V-10 problems
I started out years ago towing our 7,000 lb trailer with my old chevy 2500 with the 350. I tow mostly in the Sierra and Rocky Mts. I hated the way I had to slow down to 45 mph going up the grades. So ...
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Desert Captain wrote:Turtle n Peeps wrote:Max HP will not necessarily get you the best performance vs Max Torque particularly when climbing steep grades.
Really? So less HP will get you up the hill faster? :h Why won't max HP get me the best performance because I guess I have been doing it all wrong in the race game all of these years. :R And don't start with the it's two different things because it don't matter if you accelerate a car down the track or accelerate a truck and trailer up a hill it's all the same.
Look at the chart. Max HP is max HP.
Performance:
The accomplishment of a given task measured against preset known standards of accuracy, completeness, cost, and speed.
If all you know is foot to the floor fastest is always best I can understand how the definition of "performance" eludes you. When I climb a long steep grade at 3,250 utilizing max torque cruising at 50 getting about 8 mpg how does flooring it to 4,250 which gains me maybe 5 mph at a cost of twice the fuel consumption improve my overall performance?
I'll stand with my statement "Max HP will not necessarily get you the best performance vs Max Torque particularly when climbing steep grades".
The OP is looking for performance/speed. So Turtle is correct. The best performance is at max HP. But as you pointed out burning more fuel. But the OP was inquiring about performance not relative fuel economy.
