Sure you didn't hit the speed limiter? Also keep in mind that like
other things, your truck probably has a terminal velocity (for lack of a
better term), a point at which you will need a LARGE amount of power to
get a speed increase, because of aerodynamics and other factors.
Chris Lambert wrote:
>
> OK guys I was a little disappointed with the 4.7 today. While racing a guy
> in a neon R/T (I still beat him) I was on the highway in 4th going
> uphill. It would not accelerate past 108mph. It was floored, just ran out
> of steam. Well in 5th it started to accelerate again but still you
> know... Any ideas? Although after this I needed to do a burnout, went to
> a favorite place of mine and continued to roast them up... Started in first
> and got on the brake... nice... then decided to try and shift to second...
> well it went about 30' but then it started to really roast in second with
> me on the brake to hold it in one place... really, really rough pavement
> too... but I am still disappointed... I am going to look into this a little
> more later in the week once all this snow is off the roads... also after I
> clean my K&N...
>
> Chris
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