Ram Goes to Stunning 900 lb-ft of torque
The 2016 Ram 3500 breaks the towing record previously held by the old Ram 3500 (at 30,000 pounds) by moving up to 31,210 pounds,more than two tons beyond its closest rival. To get there, Ram went from...
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Don 85 was the first year for tuned port injection.
All I remember reading at the time was how GM had a weak tranny and the only way to save it was to pull timing out with TM or it would not live. They had the weak 700R4 then. I don't remember what row boat box they had at the time but it was week also.
Anyway, back to 900 ft/lbs. It would be interesting to put it on a scope see when you get a full 900 ft/lbs. My bet is not very often.
With electronics the manufactures can play all sorts of BS numbers games.
I can hear it now. Buy brand X because we have 2,000 ft/lbs of torque. What they don't tell you is it's only going to be for a micro second. It's a very slippery slope if you ask me. Pretty soon the whole rating system is going to be bogus if the powers that be let them keep this up.
All I remember reading at the time was how GM had a weak tranny and the only way to save it was to pull timing out with TM or it would not live. They had the weak 700R4 then. I don't remember what row boat box they had at the time but it was week also.
Anyway, back to 900 ft/lbs. It would be interesting to put it on a scope see when you get a full 900 ft/lbs. My bet is not very often.
With electronics the manufactures can play all sorts of BS numbers games.
I can hear it now. Buy brand X because we have 2,000 ft/lbs of torque. What they don't tell you is it's only going to be for a micro second. It's a very slippery slope if you ask me. Pretty soon the whole rating system is going to be bogus if the powers that be let them keep this up.
