Matt -
Unless you have two identically equipped trucks with the same rear, the same
gears, and the same tranny, only one 4.7 and one 5.9, then neither you or I
can look to anything else other than the factory rated numbers.
Jack
"Barret, Matt" wrote:
> Sam, What mods have been done to your engine?? I'll agree the 4.7L won't
> beat the 5.9L in the Torque dept., but beat them it will, and does,
> regularly ;) And not "Heavily modded" either, atleast not yet :) Only
> point I was trying to make with Jack was it wasn't a 50 ft. lbs difference
> in the two engines. I never said the 4.7L had more TQ.
>
> __________________________________
> Matt--VA--Y2K-HEMI `00 Sport Plus RC
> 4.7L 5spd. 9 1/4 3.92 LSD, Homemade air intake,
> 3" Flowmaster cat-back, Bosch +4's
> 14.48 @ 92.40 MPH
> 209.9 RWHP/285 RWTQ
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> -----Original Message-----
>
> <From: Sam Parthemer [mailto:srp@home.com]
> <Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 9:47 PM
> <To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> <Subject: RE: DML: R/T difference Re: Jack
>
> <Mine puts out 327 ft lbs. of torque to the rear wheels, and 237 hp...
>
> <I also have had a few 5.2L (still have one), and even if a 5.2L doesn't
> <have the HP of a 4.7L, it does have more torque... and the 5.2L isn't
> <a match for a 5.9L in the torque department... No way. I've driven the
> <4.7L... I like it. But it won't be able to beat a 5.9L unless heavily
> <modded.
>
> <Sam
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