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99- 03 7.3 235 HP.
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I believe you missed the entire point of the "torque is everything" debate. The situation redstroker described is about brute strength to pull an object up a hill. Torque is the brute strength and horsepower is how fast the strength can be applied. If you don't have the strength in the first place, it doesn't matter how fast you can apply it.
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I believe you missed the entire point of the "torque is everything" debate. The situation redstroker described is about brute strength to pull an object up a hill. Torque is the brute strength and horsepower is how fast the strength can be applied. If you don't have the strength in the first place, it doesn't matter how fast you can apply it.
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Yeah a 5.4 would pull it, once it was moving.lol I highly dought that a 2wd 5.4 would have even budged it. The 7.3 almost didnt keep traction and i was hardly givin it throttle. It might have started to move it you dumped the clutch at 5k, but the tires wouldnt hold. I just put it in low and let the clutch out till it started boggin and just gave enough throttle to keep the rpms just above idle.
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Yeah a 5.4 would pull it, once it was moving.lol I highly dought that a 2wd 5.4 would have even budged it. The 7.3 almost didnt keep traction and i was hardly givin it throttle. It might have started to move it you dumped the clutch at 5k, but the tires wouldnt hold. I just put it in low and let the clutch out till it started boggin and just gave enough throttle to keep the rpms just above idle.
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If you revved it, and gently let the clutch out the 5.4 would pull it ok.
I would rather pull it with a V10 still.
With my V10 i have lost traction on pavement pulling posts.
Really need a pallet in the back for weight.
I would rather pull it with a V10 still.
With my V10 i have lost traction on pavement pulling posts.
Really need a pallet in the back for weight.
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Yeah a 5.4 would pull it, once it was moving.lol I highly dought that a 2wd 5.4 would have even budged it. The 7.3 almost didnt keep traction and i was hardly givin it throttle. It might have started to move it you dumped the clutch at 5k, but the tires wouldnt hold. I just put it in low and let the clutch out till it started boggin and just gave enough throttle to keep the rpms just above idle.
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Your whole post, is so true LOL... so so true.
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I didnt have to ride the clutch long. Just the first few sec to get it rollin then i let it all the way out. Just didnt wanna bust a ujont or somethin so i kept it slow.lol The a$$ end of the truck was walkin side ways, but the tires wernt spinnin.lol I had to pull up the hill at an angle to the truck to stay out of the intersection and to make the turn to get off the main road.