Ike Gauntlet 2017 3500s DRW 22,800# load
Pretty surprising results Uphill towing 22,800# 1. Chevy Duramax 3.73 axle ratio (445hp/910tq) 10 min 16 sec 2. Ram Cummins 4.10 axle ratio (385hp/900tq) 10 min 28 sec 3. Ford Powerstroke 4.10...
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4x4ord wrote:CumminsDriver wrote:
I haven't seen this mentioned yet, but since the Chevy and Ford are very close power wise, and the results reflect that, maybe the Ram was just a very good performing truck which really surprised everyone?
Rich
If all three trucks were putting out their claimed power the Chev would come in about 30 seconds ahead of the Ford but the Ram would have been 2 and a half minutes behind the Ford. The new Duramax is claimed to have 150 lbft of torque and 48 more HP than the previous Duramax, yet it seems to be very comparable to the outgoing model. So it seams to me that both the Ford and GM were not performing anywhere close to where they should have.
Honestly with the Ford having 4.10's and a deeper geared transmission in the first 4 gears, I thought it would walk away from the other two, even with 5 less horsepower than the Chevy. It certainly showed better 0 - 60 times and the gearing was the reason why.
As for the new Duramax, I've seen videos of the it going up against the outgoing LML Duramax and it beats the older engine but not by as much as I thought it would.
The Ram/Cummins is just a solid great performer all around that gets the job done year after year. Regardless of what some think, they are great trucks like the other two. I've owned them, and would have one right now except the other half liked the GM seats better :).
Rich
