Horsepower is horsepower?
If that theory is true (in real circumstances), then a 385hp 6.7L Cummins diesel shouldn't spank a 381hp Toyota Tundra when both are tested 0-60 towing a 5740# boat. But it did. Must be the adva...
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wilber1 wrote:
That heat generated in the unlocked torque converter is lost power and if you insist on putting maximum power through an unlocked torque converter for an extended period, you will fry the transmission. Torque converters are great for getting things moving but not for extended use transmitting large amounts of power.
There is soooooooo much wrong with this post I don't know where to start?
Ok, line by line I guess?
Stop with the fry the trans BS because that is all it is, BS!! :R My T400 did just fine with the TC slipping all the time. 240K when I sold the truck and still going strong. More than likely 50+ towing. C6's, T400's, C4's, T350's, 727's; all slipped and they did just fine. To say you will fry your transmission if your TC does not lock up is either ignorance or hyperbole or both.
My chief complaint with my 2001 Dodge wasn't the 235 HP Cummins but the lack of gears in the mountains. I might still have that truck if it had the six speed that is in my new one.
Once again, gears don't make power. Cummins has one of the broadest torque bands of all the diesels. Would a 5 or 6 speed work better? Sure, but not by much. Your going to be in for a big shock when the Eyetallian Dodge goes up again the Cummins Nisan in a towing contest. 8 speed, 10 speed, 100 speed, it won't matter. 50+ HP is a bunch!
You only have 300 HP if you can get it to the ground. If you take away overdrive ratios, 4 speeds become 3 speeds, 5 and 6 speeds become 4 speeds and the 8 speed becomes a six speed. The 8 speed has double the chance of finding a ratio to get max power to the ground than the 4 speed and a 50% better chance than the 5 or 6 speed. There are times when that 240 hp engine with an 8 speed could be getting more power to the ground than the 300 hp with a 5 or 6 speed. And that isn't just at the 4000 rpm you keep going on about but anywhere in the engines power curve.
:R That has to be one of the silliest comments I have seen on this board. :R Do you really think more gears will overcome a 50+ or 125+ HP advantage?
I think the 5L Cummins is real overkill for the present Titan. Unless they really beef the truck up, all they will have is a very powerful half ton with less payload capacity than the gas model. Better to put it in a new 3/4 ton, then they would have a real bridge between todays 1/2 tons and SRW 1 tons, instead of the present crop of diesel 3/4 tons which are just SRW 1 tons with less payload capacity.
Are you kidding me? What the $%^#$*&^???? A very powerful half ton? ROTFLMAO. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaa look at what the EB and the Yoda is putting out and see if you say 300 HP is a very powerful 1/2 ton truck!
I'll have a lot of fun when PUT's come out with a towing test. I also hope they include the Yoda and EB and other hard hitters in their little contest!
