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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Turtle n Peeps wrote:
#2. Did not Cummins bump the torque but not the HP? :h
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IOW, all Cummins did was bump the FT/LBS and NOT the HP. (read the above link)Sorry, but since HP is a timed based formula the truck won't go any faster up the hill despite what some on RV.Net believe. Like I said, do the math.
Since I'm on this rant I will continue about it.
IMHO Cummins is about to the end of the rope with HP on their big 6. Sure, they can take torque to the moon, but with HP that is about as far as they can go. Raising RPM is always a problem with big stroke engines.
Same way with the GM Ally. The 1000 Ally is about to the end of the line. Oh sure, GM can play games with torque limiting and all of that jazz, but that is just smoke and mirrors. The 1000 just can't take much more power without big improvements.
The only one that can really do a lot more with their diesel is Ford. That engine has a lot left in it HP wise. Where DMax and Cummins are pretty much at the end of the line.
Going to be interesting to see if Ford brings HP up in the net few years. I say they will. They have the engine to do it, they have the tranny to do it............There're going to do it!!!!
A lot of what you wrote makes sense but, with regards to the Cummins, I stated available HP at 1,700rpm NOT peak HP. The latter has not changed, but the former has. You are a little confused and need to understand HP and TQ are related, not independent. This is the math; Horsepower = (Torque x RPMs) / 5252
