Improving Towing
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Will do, would like to put a AFR gauge in it to see whats going on.
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Nice read....I'll have to start gathering parts.
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Seems like a band-aid to me on a basically stock engine. I want to see if I can time out the ping by going back to stock timing specs.....we'll see.
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HEADS. you can get about 75hp from them when ported correctly.
Look up BOPORT on here, he ported his heads WITH dyno results. The results speak for themselves. I am getting a set done on my truck whenever I get around to going Mass Air
Look up BOPORT on here, he ported his heads WITH dyno results. The results speak for themselves. I am getting a set done on my truck whenever I get around to going Mass Air
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yes, it was like 32 hp with the porting and 76hp with headers
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...-are-in-4.html
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I am confused as to how an automatic transmission improves towing power.
Ease, certainly, and gear- matching, slightly....
but on the highway, the somewhat lower losses of a manual box are a (tiny) asset, not hindrance- it'd seem.
t
uses 4 low quite a bit while moving trailers around the farm- it's a lot easier on the clutches.
Ease, certainly, and gear- matching, slightly....
but on the highway, the somewhat lower losses of a manual box are a (tiny) asset, not hindrance- it'd seem.
t
uses 4 low quite a bit while moving trailers around the farm- it's a lot easier on the clutches.
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From: Gilbert, PA
I am confused as to how an automatic transmission improves towing power.
Ease, certainly, and gear- matching, slightly....
but on the highway, the somewhat lower losses of a manual box are a (tiny) asset, not hindrance- it'd seem.
t
uses 4 low quite a bit while moving trailers around the farm- it's a lot easier on the clutches.
Ease, certainly, and gear- matching, slightly....
but on the highway, the somewhat lower losses of a manual box are a (tiny) asset, not hindrance- it'd seem.
t
uses 4 low quite a bit while moving trailers around the farm- it's a lot easier on the clutches.
Taking off. The torque converter is a torque multiplier
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Ya, just moved a bunch of horses around with my aunt's auto-
that first 15 mph is certainly a lot easier. As is crawling along behind a
herd of cows....
...at speed, tho, I still like the manual. Personal preference, I'm sure!
t
that first 15 mph is certainly a lot easier. As is crawling along behind a
herd of cows....
...at speed, tho, I still like the manual. Personal preference, I'm sure!
t
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From: Mi'kma'ki
There's countless reasons why new truck owners no longer wanted manual shift transmissions anymore and the market dried up.Having to shift yourself is aggravating work unless you just primarily run down the interstate.People like me using trucks in rural settings with slow country,hilly roads and stop and go driving,along with moving around on job sites,could press a clutch and move a shift lever,literally hundreds of times per day.While I have had and driven many of manual shift vehicles over the years and I fully understand the control and fun factor from time to time,overall,any advantages you thought you had,grows old real quick when you drive a lot.
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A strong, performance clutch is no fun for gray hairs. Sitting at a red light with your foot on the clutch pedal is not an option, painful. A buddy sold a pretty nice turbo diesel 'cause his knee wouldn't take it. I don't look forward to getting old and broke-down. You have to be clever to compensate but cleverness isn't as easy as it was either.
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A strong, performance clutch is no fun for gray hairs. Sitting at a red light with your foot on the clutch pedal is not an option, painful. A buddy sold a pretty nice turbo diesel 'cause his knee wouldn't take it. I don't look forward to getting old and broke-down. You have to be clever to compensate but cleverness isn't as easy as it was either.
Hahaha...paying for being groon the destroyer in my younger days, wouldn't trade it for the world.