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Originally Posted by 7dee2
First off really nice Burb!  How do like the GVOD setup pulling your trailer, does the 327 have enough grunt with the new gears? I drove a new 2015 F250 (6.2 gas, 6-spd auto) with a car trailer behind it that was geared/tired like you describe (3.73/33 tire) and it was great in the city and on the freeway (13/14 mpg @ +75mph). After some research though I found the Ford had a really low first gear 3.97 vs the T400's 2.48 first gear. That and giving up 50+ cubes 379 vs 327 what do you think is it hard to get it all rolling? I've been mulling over these same drivetrain upgrades myself. |
Well I guess to answer your question the 327 left something to be desired as far as tq and power it did ok once it got rolling and got 10mpg towing the airstream
Changing from 3:73 to 3:42 didnt help with towing but if you take into account my rear tire size of 27" that makes the 3:42 comparable to a 2000+ truck with 4:10s
The big hills even splitting the gears with the gv I would loose about 10 mph on a hill. It was work dropping and splitting gears so the LQ4 should help alot