TC Magazine Dodge 3500 gas engine road test
This article is very interesting, backed up with good data and observations. Sort of what one would figure for the gas engine... Dodge 3500 gas engine with TC
Forum Discussion
RZAR66 wrote:
I am experiencing the same numbers as TCM is. I have almost the same truck as they do with the exception of my trucks 4.10 vs. their 3.73 rear end.
If I was buying a gasoline equipped HD truck it would have 4:10 gears. My first 3 diesels had 4:10 gears and they got decent fuel mileage towing.
I pulled a dozer on a GN trailer 1,250 miles, 3:73 gears, 5th gear at 65 MPH through mountains and flat a got 9 MPG calculated. Total weight was 24,100 lbs. Empty trailer with a total weight of 13,000 lbs. MPG was 13.
5th gear with a 3:73 calculates close to 4:10 gears in 6th on my RAM 3500. It's just that the gearing is coming from the tranny instead of the diff.
