Just for fun; curious!
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From: Almost Heaven
Just for fun; curious!
Howdy ho fellows. I ran my truck from 0 to 60 and taped it, so see how many seconds it took. I'm just curious how long it takes an average stock 300 to reach 60 from a dead stop. Looking at other videos of 302's and a few Lightnings I find that a 300 doesn't do too bad, considering. Yes it's the slowest of the three but obviously the 300 wasn't made for horsepower.
Have any of you timed your 300 to see how fast it took to go to 60+?
Have any of you timed your 300 to see how fast it took to go to 60+?
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Why? Which motor do you have?
11 seconds. After looking around I found that is the average 0 to 60 for 300's. I was tickled pink! The video is on my YouTube if you want to see it.
YouTube - Part 2 300 I6 No Muffler 0 to 60 It's no V8 but she did pretty well. 209K miles on the truck, I'm pretty proud of her. :P
11 seconds. After looking around I found that is the average 0 to 60 for 300's. I was tickled pink! The video is on my YouTube if you want to see it.
YouTube - Part 2 300 I6 No Muffler 0 to 60 It's no V8 but she did pretty well. 209K miles on the truck, I'm pretty proud of her. :P
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Why would you think it is that slow? I know they aren't fast but almost any vehicle made in the last 25 years can get to 60 in under 18 seconds. Unless it is geared to max out at like 45 for a yard truck or something. I would think 11 seconds would be right about where a good running 300 should be.
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OK, you're going to shame me into timing it. 3.50s, 31 x 10.50s, the OD 4 speed, it's not quick.....but now I feel obligated to know for sure.
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I never timed mine but as long as it keeps beating the V8 Chebbies I'm happy. And I have never had mine over 3500 RPM, just catch another gear.
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I would think that would depend greatly on the tire size, how much bigger of a gear, and engine power. Going a little bigger would probably help you get up and go a little faster, but you would top out quicker if everything is stock. For example your truck may be a little faster with a 3.55 and 29" tire then a 3.08 with the same tire, but would be gear bound with a 4.56 and 29in tire. Of course if you ad more top end power and could rev higher the gear numbers would change slightly. That is how it was explained to me at least. Someone in the offroad forum posted a great link to a site that has a tire size to gear ratio chart that shows what you would expect RPM wise. It might be helpful in this case because it is color coded for "stock" "mpg" and "performance"
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I would think that would depend greatly on the tire size, how much bigger of a gear, and engine power. Going a little bigger would probably help you get up and go a little faster, but you would top out quicker if everything is stock. For example your truck may be a little faster with a 3.55 and 29" tire then a 3.08 with the same tire, but would be gear bound with a 4.56 and 29in tire. Of course if you ad more top end power and could rev higher the gear numbers would change slightly. That is how it was explained to me at least. Someone in the offroad forum posted a great link to a site that has a tire size to gear ratio chart that shows what you would expect RPM wise. It might be helpful in this case because it is color coded for "stock" "mpg" and "performance"
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That depends on what you mean by top end I guess. This is the part that gets me all confused. Yes you should get your top end back. But here is the catch. A faster gear (numerically lower - 3.08) and a small tire make your engine work harder to get to speed and without the benefit of high horsepower will top out when it doesn't have the power to push more outside the powerband. A slower gear (numerically higher - 4.56) will get you to speed faster but may top out at the same speed just because of reaching rev limit. And yes changing tire sizes affects it.
This stuff makes my head hurt. My brother works at a driveline shop so I just say "Hey put the gears in and shut up!" Like I said there is a chart that shows what what you can expect tire size to gear ratio somewhere. If you work backwards and look for your tire and gear size it will tell you if you can do better with a bigger tire or gear or whatever.
This stuff makes my head hurt. My brother works at a driveline shop so I just say "Hey put the gears in and shut up!" Like I said there is a chart that shows what what you can expect tire size to gear ratio somewhere. If you work backwards and look for your tire and gear size it will tell you if you can do better with a bigger tire or gear or whatever.
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OK figure you run the same gear and you have no spin off the line. By going to a shorter tire your 0-60 will improve because you will come off the line faster but you top speed at the other end will probly drop some and the reverse is true by going to taller tire your 0-60 will be slower but top end should improve somewhat. Remember this all depends on everything being equal and no tire spin.
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Exactly. That is what I was trying to say but in a much easier form! Like I said all that gearing stuff gives me a headache. Until I got bigger tires and stuff I just took it for granted that it would work. Luckily my brother rebuilds differentials and makes driveshafts for a living.