I agree with you 100%!!! The 1999 Trooper I just traded in (for my Durango) was
really quick on the street. It pulled 15.9 in the 1/4 mile (with exhaust and
front fan disconnected, all else stock) Also, when I towed my 2800 lb impulse to
the paint shop on a 2000 lb trailer, the Trooper performed excellent!! However,
I doubt it would last that type of use for too many years. I towed my car up the
5 fwy North of LA, up the hills and it would keep up and all but I had to drop
her into 4th gear to maintain speed and the revs were up like 4000 + rpm's! So I
got me a nice durango with a big v8 so no more high revving worries.
-=Mike
DICEMAN469@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 10/3/00 5:31:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time, bernd@texas.net
> writes:
>
> > > I think they are just comparing the dodge v6 with the other v6's
> available.
> > > Like the 215HP 3.5 isuzu, 240 HP nissan, etc.
> > > Or, dodge want's them to report that so dodge can sell more v8's. (J/K)
>
> CRAP. Crap crap crap crap crap!! Looks good on paper is all. HP is good an
> all when you're talking about dinky tin-can cars..but when it comes to trucks
> the only thing that matters is displacement. Displacement equals torque and I
> don't care how fast you spin that stupid motor you're not going to pull a
> boat anywhere with too little of it. I don't know the torque figures on those
> two motors but I'm pretty sure they're not much closer than 50 ft/lbs. These
> new SUV's are geared towards the mainstream...people that never tow anything
> and never go offroad. Sure they show them running through the mud and sitting
> at the crest of a cliff in the desert, but I dare one manufacturer to give
> Bernd their truck for a WEEK and see how much of it comes back to the parking
> lot. They're built for show only. In my eye no high-revving small
> displacement twin-cammer will ever compare to the pushrod V8. Period.
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