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01-05-2015, 09:17 PM
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Rivet Master 
2013 27' FB International
El Dorado Hills
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Not to be argumentative, but Wikipedia says the 454 in 1970 made 390 HP and more to 450 HP for the Corvette. And, the internet doesn't lie.
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01-05-2015, 09:23 PM
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#162
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Rivet Master
1972 31' Sovereign
1975 31' Excella 500
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Truck and Trailer
Lol, in 1970 I think they used gross horsepower, but even if not, the pre smogger Mark IV motors were A LOT stronger than the post smoggers.
There was a drop in 70, a bigger drop in 73, and a huge hit was taken in 78.
In 78 the large port heads went away, and the "peanut port" heads prevailed throughout Mark IV production all the way through till the Mark V was discontinued.
These heads were pathetic.
1/2 Ton 4WD Truck, 72 Sovereign Hensley Arrow
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01-05-2015, 09:40 PM
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I just purchased a ram 1500 crew cab hemi with 3.92 tow 13400 plenty to tow and brake with my future 27th serenity. the video below you tube is what sold me
2013 Ram 1500 HEMI Sport Takes on Tundra & the Ik
: http://youtu.be/us6d5R1q23U
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01-05-2015, 09:44 PM
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Rivet Master
2013 27' FB International
El Dorado Hills
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Well the biggest difference between the old 454 and today's fuel injected 5.3 is fuel efficiency. Overall similar or better power today. I'm guessing towing is 11 or 12 mpg today vs maybe 8 then. Not towing a much bigger difference. Driving at altitude also much better with the newer engine. Today's newest engines do a remarkable job extracting more and more power from fewer cubic inches.
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01-05-2015, 10:06 PM
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#165
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4 Rivet Member 
2017 27' International
Fall City
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Originally Posted by m.hony
Has all this bickering caused anyone to buy a truck? I think not.
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C'mon MHony, you know the reason for all this incessant bickering is that there is so little at stake.
BTW, I think diesels are better than gas, Honda generators are better than Yamaha, Equalizer's are better than Hensleys, Coke beats Pepsi and don't get me started about whether synthetic is better than dyno oil. (slinks away now that the mines are set....)
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01-06-2015, 05:30 AM
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Rivet Master
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And Rams are better than Chevy are better than Ford ans Airstreams are the best made. We need to start a new thread, this is fun. Jim
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01-06-2015, 06:43 AM
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Rivet Master
2013 31' Classic
billings
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 Someone don't have enough to do. !!!
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01-06-2015, 06:46 AM
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Common Sense
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Someone don't have enough to do. !!! |
Yea, if any of us had "enough to do", we wouldn't be on here!
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01-06-2015, 12:30 PM
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Rivet Master
2013 30' Classic
Greenwood
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Originally Posted by Flht2k
I just purchased a ram 1500 crew cab hemi with 3.92 tow 13400 plenty to tow and brake with my future 27th serenity. the video below you tube is what sold me
2013 Ram 1500 HEMI Sport Takes on Tundra & the Ik
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I've watched some videos of Tundra 5.7, Ford Ecoboost, and Chevy 5.3. The Ecoboost honestly performed better, but I wonder about long term reliability of the twin turbos. Holler at me in 200,000 miles, 300,000 miles, or 400,000 miles. Are the turbos in diesels reliable for the long haul? Or is there an expensive rebuild at 200,000-300,000 miles?
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2006 Vivid Black Harley-Davidson Road King Classic
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01-06-2015, 01:53 PM
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Rivet Master
2015 25' FB Eddie Bauer
2013 25' FB Eddie Bauer
2012 20' Flying Cloud
Small Town
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Is all I can say is that you won't be passing a virgin! Some days I get passed 4 times by the same fellow.... |
On the mark!
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2022 Ford F350 6.2 V-8; equalizer hitch + Shocker air hitch
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01-06-2015, 02:01 PM
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Rivet Master
2015 25' FB Eddie Bauer
2013 25' FB Eddie Bauer
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Originally Posted by kscherzi
Not to be argumentative, but Wikipedia says the 454 in 1970 made 390 HP and more to 450 HP for the Corvette. And, the internet doesn't lie.
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... more power than my 454 had in '73 ...
as long as this is wandering ... off we go into the ...
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2022 Ford F350 6.2 V-8; equalizer hitch + Shocker air hitch
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01-07-2015, 04:49 AM
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#172
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Rivet Master
2013 31' Classic
billings
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01-07-2015, 04:50 AM
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Rivet Master
2013 31' Classic
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I meant 30000 hours...
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01-07-2015, 05:24 AM
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Rivet Master
2005 39' Land Yacht 390 XL 396
Common Sense
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Originally Posted by mefly2
... more power than my 454 had in '73 ...
as long as this is wandering ... off we go into the ...
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What's the manufacturer's tow, and max CVWR on that?
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01-07-2015, 09:57 AM
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2013 31' Classic
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 The truck is 55,500lbs and 43500 on the trailer,I did look at the above utube of the 1500 hemi 5.7 ? I would have a hard time running a loaded engine up a 7 o/o grade, driving like that would really shorten the life of everything, I still like the 1500 rpm cummins......
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01-07-2015, 10:35 AM
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2005 39' Land Yacht 390 XL 396
Common Sense
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Originally Posted by tjdonahoe
The truck is 55,500lbs and 43500 on the trailer,I did look at the above utube of the 1500 hemi 5.7 ? I would have a hard time running a loaded engine up a 7 o/o grade, driving like that would really shorten the life of everything, I still like the 1500 rpm cummins...... |
Guess I did not make myself clear....I was joking about the Corvette in the picture above.
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01-07-2015, 01:32 PM
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Airjeep
2012 27' FB Eddie Bauer
Zurich
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Originally Posted by SteveH
Guess I did not make myself clear....I was joking about the Corvette in the picture above.
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Here is a picture of another Corvette towing 23 Airstream. It was too much for the springs, pushing each end down by3/4 ".
The placard states that the total weight of cargo and passengers is 388# IIRC.
It did tow very nicely, however.
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01-07-2015, 01:47 PM
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Airjeep
2012 27' FB Eddie Bauer
Zurich
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Hope it shows this time.
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01-07-2015, 01:54 PM
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Rivet Master
2005 39' Land Yacht 390 XL 396
Common Sense
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Wow! Are you in Australia?
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01-07-2015, 01:57 PM
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#180
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Rivet Master
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Mantua
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I saw that on ancient aliens!! Jim
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