โOct-31-2014 12:28 PM
โNov-01-2014 08:20 AM
NC Hauler wrote:Ron3rd wrote:NC Hauler wrote:
Aw shucks...my truck came in 3rd...Does all I ask it to do so reckon I'll keep it:)
NC, your Cummins sucks! The magazine said so ๐
I know it, dogonit...but I'm not going to tell my truck or let it read the review (I didn't read it either, leafed through it and saw the Ram finished last behind the Chevy/GM, Ford, Toyota, Nissan, Honda and Mitsubishi pick up trucks...Believe it JUST beat out the old VW diesel pick up truck from years back..:)....good news on that one .
Yeah I'm going to keep the old beat up, ugly, underpowered loud diesel engine, and loud enough EB (per another review), to drive one bongers.
Yeah, I'll just avoid trying to see how fast I can take off from a dead start to see how fast I can do it, or race up the side of a mountain while towing my 5er...nope, I'll just take my time and hope I don't break down while towing or while commuting to work it to work.....
โNov-01-2014 07:23 AM
โNov-01-2014 06:39 AM
buddyIam wrote:
Turtle,
This is what stinks
Dang, Ford has torque converter lock up down to 900 RPM, (I like that) and by fare the lowest 1st gear.
3.97
2.32
1.82
1.15
0.86
0.67
It also had the highest torque 860 and HP 440.
This stuff doesn't make sense.
Then also why did they choose to test the lower power version of the Cummins with lower rated 68RFE?
โNov-01-2014 05:24 AM
โNov-01-2014 05:20 AM
โNov-01-2014 04:52 AM
Turtle n Peeps wrote:
For the last time............:R.............or maybe not, {B torque is not power. If it were, the Ram would have beat the hell out of the Bow Tie and Blue Oval.
โNov-01-2014 04:32 AM
buddyIam wrote:
The 5252 number is not exact. It's just a number that is used in all HP calculations. It was a steam engine salesman's pitch to sell steam engines. ๐
โNov-01-2014 01:58 AM
rjstractor wrote:buddylam wrote:
The difference in HP could be the result of higher RPM of a very small amount.
Now if the Alison first gear was very low compared to the Ford and Ram. The DMAX would create a great deal of torque in first gear that might lead to a initial lead that might be insurmountable within a 1/4 mile.
I'll say it a different way. Something stinks.
Either the tests are faulty.
The Dmax is under rated.
The Ford and Ram are over rated.
None of the 3 above have anything to do with my sisters or hookers.
It appears the customer is being deceived in some form. That is what concerns me.
Something that no doubt is a factor is torque management. I don't know how exactly the computers manage it, but you can almost guarantee that none of those trucks have full torque available in first gear. If they did they would need huge driveshafts and axles to avoid drivetrain damage at the hands of a driver lacking common sense. I imagine that is why the Ram Cummins with a 6 speed manual is derated quite a bit from automatic models. I'll bet a software change or two could up the hp and torque to the same as an automatic, but the driver would have to have brains enough to not drop the hammer in low gear with a 20K trailer in tow!
โNov-01-2014 01:52 AM
BlackSilver wrote:
Wow! You guys act like somebody called your sister a hooker.
They're just stupid trucks, not a religion!
Sorry I posted the link.
โNov-01-2014 01:45 AM
โOct-31-2014 11:56 PM
No, the ford has the most power, the ram the most torque in the high horsepower version. But ford was also higher in torque than the ram that was tested
โOct-31-2014 10:51 PM
โOct-31-2014 10:18 PM
buddyIam wrote:
Boy, Alison sure takes a big jump from 1st to 2nd
โOct-31-2014 10:13 PM
buddyIam wrote:
I found it. The 68RFE is:
3.27
1.84
1.41
1.00
.82
.63
reverse is 4.44
โOct-31-2014 10:10 PM