Jason, as you said, we have run this thread into the ground, and then some, so I won't go into great detail as Jon Smith will probably kill me!! hee hee LOL, but seriuosly, the stuff Will has experienced is NOT normal by any means, I would never trade my 4.7L for a 5.9L, I have had very good results with the 4.7L, especially with the hard life mine has had. The 5.9L has one foot out the door, take a close look at that aspect, the 5.9L is going, going, gone, outta here!
The 4.7L is moving into the future, it is a high tech, effiecient engine that has been proven to match and or exceed the 5.9L in every dept., for pratical purposes.
The 4.7L (287), I'm confident, can produce 1 hp per cube, normally aspirated, mine is currently 260 hp + with only minor mods. You'll have a hard time seeing those numbers from a 360 cube 5.9L that's NA.
Matt Y2K-HEMI
'00 RC 4.7L 5spd
14.23@94.49
In a message dated Sun, 25 Feb 2001 11:33:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, "Will Coughlin" <willcoughlin@hotmail.com> writes:
<< Jason, at this point, I would tell you to get the 360,and the trailer! I
don't really like the 4.7L the more that I deal with it and would take the
360 over it any day.Plus you would get the 46RE tranny which can be upgraded
with the deep pan and shift kits,etc(IE crap that's not available for the
45RFE). I have the 4.7L and would gladly trade it for a 318/360 truck
anyday,even if it meant I had to go automatic.Mine runs like crap-it
constantly gets hot,won't idle for crap,the fan clutch is still screwed,etc.
I would especially opt for the 360/46RE combo if you were going to tow
anything. The 45RFE shifts pretty sloppy and that means heat,and lots of it
during a slippery shift with a heavy trailer.IMO, get a QuadCab
360/46RE/(9.25")3.92SG gears,and add an oil cooler,dual oil filters, Biggest
tranny cooler you can strap on there(preferably electric fan assisted),Shift
kit,Deep pan,And all the other heavy duty stuff.Just my thoughts.HTH,
Will Coughlin willcoughlin@hotmail.com
'00 reg.cab,2wd,4.7L/hd5-spd/3.92sg(9.25")
http://www.geocities.com/willcoughlin/index.html
----Original Message Follows----
From: "Jason Bleazard" <jbleazard@home.com>
Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: DML: 4.7 or 5.9?
Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2001 21:18:17 +0500
Okay, I know this is a FAT (frequently argued topic), but we're trying to
decide which engine we want in our new Quad Cab 4x4. The archive search
engine doesn't seem to like searching for numbers (it tells me there have
been zero articles posted to the DML matching the string "4.7"... that
just can't be right).
Anyway, this truck will be used for daily driving, highway traveling,
camping, exploring, just generally taking us wherever we need to go.
My first instinct is to go with the 4.7 for the gas mileage, and to avoid
the standard belly pan gasket and pinging issues that plague the V6, 318
and 360.
The reason I'm thinking we might want the 360 (other than bragging
rights) is that I was thinking about the possibility of getting a flatbed
trailer and dragging my '95 Dak around on it. I haven't been able to
find any towing specs on the 4.7 anywhere. This trailer idea isn't
definite, just a possibility.
Any other issues I'm not considering? Anyone know how much the 4.7 is
rated to tow?
Thanks,
Jason>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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