gear changes for better towing
I just took a trip with my new fifth wheel and I am beginning to see that my truck is somewhat lacking in the power department. On even the slightest hills interstate overpasses my speedometer would k...
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lancekeys wrote:
Thanks for all the replies. I don't think I will go with a diesel for now, and don't want to get this to a gas vs diesel. I just want to make things easier for now without spending too much money. In the long run I think I will get a V-10, but that will be a while from now. May just get a smaller trailer before that point.
I will be odd man out on this one. What you need is HP. You don't gain HP with a gear change. (Oh you may gain a bit from keeping your engine in it's power band a bit better but it won't be much.)
HP is a time base formula.
To make math easy if you go from lets say a 2 to 1 gear to a 4 to 1 gear you will double your torque but half your speed. What gain is there?
See the point?
What you need is more HP to pull the hill faster and you won't get that from a gear change.
