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- Subject: Re: HP-Torque of chevy V-6?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec17.112207.13139@bsu-ucs>
- Date: 17 Dec 92 16:22:07 GMT
- References: <28231@oasys.dt.navy.mil> <1g97t0INNapp@crcnis1.unl.edu> <1992Dec13.160900.28853@nosc.mil>
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- In article <1992Dec13.160900.28853@nosc.mil>, koziarz@halibut.nosc.mil (Walter A. Koziarz) writes:
- > In article <1g97t0INNapp@crcnis1.unl.edu> jskean@unlinfo.unl.edu (jonathan skean) writes:
- >>samblane@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Sean Samblanet) writes:
- >>(does a 4.3L V6 Chevy S-10 make a good tow vehicle for a
- >>4500 pound trailer?)
- >
- >>I'd say look at the other trucks in the pits pulling the same kind
- >>of race cars. Even here on the fairly level Great Plains you
- >>don't see any S-10s. Anyway, a 5.7L V-8 is going to crawl up hills
- >>with that kind of weight. You really need a big block. No doubt
- >>the 4.3 will do if you have lots of patience, but then what
- >>are you doing with a race car in the first place? Buy a Tercel
- >>to commute in and a 7.6L to haul with or accept a compromise that
- >>gets lousy gas mileage and still won't pull.
- >
- > Naw, bad advice as far as what the tow-vehicle should be... If you're gonna
- > recommend someone get a commuter-car *and* a purposeful tow-vehicle, then you
- > should at least know what to recommend. For the tow vehicle, anyone buying
- > other than a Cummins-powered Dodge D/W (depends upon whether 4wd is needed...)
- > 250/350 is making a huge mistake. 359cid of Cummins produces 400lb-ft of
- > torque at 1700rpm, pulls 11,400lbs of trailer *and* delivers 20mpg... There
- > *AIN'T* a gas-pig made that'll match that capability, especially not a
- > pig-block. Plus, since it's turbocharged, the Cummins doesn't 'wheeze' at
- > altitude like the pig-blocks, it just lives up to its nickname of 'Come-Along'.
- >
- >
- > Walt K.
- Aren't diesel engines more durable than gas engines? I
- also read some where that Cummins' engines have a good warranty?
- Is this true? Any insights greatly appreciated
- Daniels
-