01-15-2019, 01:53 PM | #26 |
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Why go to 3.42? It won’t tow as well. I wish I had 4.10. Mine has 3.73. The 5.3 won’t make nearly as much torque as the 454.
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01-15-2019, 02:42 PM | #27 | |
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The Vortec 454s had too much torque management programmed into their tuning at the factory along with a too "lazy" camshaft grind for good towin. You got to remember these trucks were being built when the masses and hipsters started thinking it was cool to own a 3/4 ton or a "dually". Most of the ones around me now are never hooked to more than small bumper pull with a golf cart or side by side I've done 0411 swaps on the 454s, played with cams- timing etc. I'm reasonably versed in them but don't know it all. I've Street, raced, and towed with them about 40 years. Still own a few, but their usefulness for me is waning. I've got this crew, an 88crew cab(square body) with one I used to tow a travel trailer with and 3-4 more "spare" engines. Just getting too old to work on them I guess |
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01-15-2019, 04:18 PM | #28 |
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If you look at GMs truck engine choices in the late 90s, the 454 had the most power and torque offered. The 454 would out tow the 6.5. Both of my 454s are regularly towing/hauling combinations of 15,000 pounds.
I do have a tune(but still running the black box pcm) on my 99 I don’t have a time on my 96. It has a real transmission, and a 4.88 axle. |
01-16-2019, 02:57 PM | #29 | |
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Currently I am running a Cummins powered Chevy and have an 06 megacab Dodge. I hate the ISB Cummins. As soon as I finish my 88 CC SRW Cummins Conversion the Megacab will be sold, as the only thing I like about it is the G56 trans. In 05-06 I considered buying a new Chevy with a D Max, but GM would not build one with a standard transmission by then. I don't pull with automatics. I always hear from people I know about how much their Dmax/Allison or Powerstroke will pull. I have "unhitched the wagon" from my truck on 8-10 different occasions, but have yet to ever have one of their trucks back under neck of my trailer once they see it. |
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01-17-2019, 12:05 AM | #30 |
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Beautiful trucks! Love me a c/k crew cab. Here’s my ol girl! She doesn’t get driven much these days, but pulls a trailer like a mutha! 2000 c3500 factory shorty.
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I've finally got some white back on mine.
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06-11-2019, 03:48 PM | #32 |
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Here is my old girl.
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06-11-2019, 06:26 PM | #33 |
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Mingoman, it is looking really good.
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06-11-2019, 06:39 PM | #34 |
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7.4 or 8.1?
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Our 99 the family truckster.
Bought it new has 119k now be 20 years in August 7.4 auto 4.10
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Incorrect crew cab group. Doh!
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