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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Since the ICE is spinning about 10% more rev's...it moves up the HP curve
and take a look at the one provided on this thread (don't know if correct
for the OP's ICE, but for discussion...assume it is correct for the OP's
ICE)...for the same axle speed (AKA rev's...which translates
to tire rev's...which translates to MPH)
Ben, the higher (numerical) gears you have the slower the wheel speed will be.
EX: Lets say with a 3 to 1 gear with a max red line of 5000 RPM the vehicle goes 100 MPH in high gear.
Now put a 6 to 1 gear in it. Know how fast you can now go at 5000 RPM in high gear? Yep, 50 MPH.
Did you make more HP? Nope. Did the vehicle go faster? Nope. Did you make more torque to the ground? Yep! Twice the torque in fact. It didn't do anything to the HP. Nothing at all.
Think I'm incorrect? Take any vehicle to a chassis dyno and have them dyno it in 1st gear. Then have them dyno it in the gear closest to 1 to 1. Did the vehicle make more HP in 1st gear or 1 to 1?
The fact will be the vehicle will make about the same HP in any gear you chose. If anybody wants to split hairs the vehicle will put more HP to the ground in 1 to 1 by a bit.
Anybody know why?
