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460 power
I just got back from my hunting trip and I need more power for pulling my heavy load. My truck is a 97 F350 with a 3:55 rear gear and going up long hills the truck just did not have the power to keep the speed up. My 92 with a 460 pulled better with a bigger load. It would not up shift at the top of a hill without lifting off the gas petal. I have only owned this truck for a few weeks and there has been many things that nneded fixing. There might be something I have over looked. I changed the plugs and gas filter and both looked like they might have been the original.
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From: Blairsville,Ga
Originally Posted by krewat
The 460 at the end of it's life was notoriously weak...
The 3.55 gears aren't helping either. What size tires are on it?
The 3.55 gears aren't helping either. What size tires are on it?
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the gears, switch to 4.10 (maybe 4.30?) and you will be fine.
those gears you have are horrible for pulling, no wonder it feels like a lazy dog.
those gears you have are horrible for pulling, no wonder it feels like a lazy dog.
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