towing rpm
I have a 2004 dodge CTD with 3.73 rear end when i tow my 5ver in tow haul mode my rpm,s are runnibf 2500 rpm at 60 62 mph, sound about right? truck is a 4speed auto
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Hannibal wrote:Mote wrote:
My old Dodge with the Cummins won't even turn 2400 rpm. The govenor limits it to 2200rpm which is around 55mph with overdrive locked out. At that rpm it sure is loud.
I can run overdrive when pulling the camper most of the time when on the highway. I do have to be carefull pulling hills thou as the torque of the engine is to much for the trans to handle and it will slip.
Something is wrong there. Peak HP is at 2600rpm. My '95 and 98 12v would both run to just above 2600rpm before the governor would reel it in. Even then it felt very ornery compared to the ISB and ISBe. They started to run out of breath just over 2900rpm but I believe if I remember right they were governed at 3200rpm.
Maybe/maybe not. There were changes from year to year and auto vs manual. With the 96-early 98 manual being the strongest.
