Hannibal wrote:
I agree with you 4x4ord but what's wrong with a gas engine running 3200rpm? Back before O/D was implemented not for towing or the faint of heart but instead for CAFE requirements, we used to run 3k~ rpm or more everywhere we went on the interstates. 3k rpm is nothing for those run forever 4cyl Hondas and Toyotas. My '98 12v 5spd/4.10 Cummins used to run 2500rpm at 70mph towing or not. 74mph was against the governor and that was all it could do. Didn't and won't hurt a thing. Higher rpm puts less stress on the engine, not more. Turbo chargers force more air into the engine increasing the compression ratio which makes more torque. That's a good thing. They also allow rpmaphobes to lug their engines when higher rpm would be better for the engine.
IDK how you figure we are "Lugging" or engines. For one, an auto transmission will not let it lug. At 74 MPH my little car engine is running 2000 RPM and I'm sure the new one are running less than that. My Cummins has been well over 100MPH and your old '95 would have too if tuned to do so. I think you need to go take you some rides in the new diesels but be careful, you might just have to walk out without your old gasser.
