You sure that 25' weighs 3700 lbs?
My 24' Jayco LiteHawk has a sticker of 3450 but loaded for travel it's a
bit more. Truck stop scale weight of truck/trailer was 9800# on one trip.
9800 total - 4600 loaded truk = 5200 lbs - and yes I do carry a lot of
stuff.
I got 3.55 LS,5 sp and 318 with towing package. I also lose speed up
hills. Fuel mileage stinks when towing at 3000+ rpms but towing up hills in
5th gear just doesn't work. ( unless you want to cruise at 75+ ) Towing
above 5000' is a different story. I live at 1100'.
A 3" catback ,K&N air filter,Jacobs ign and synthetic blend oil helped me.
Helped around town mileage too ( 16.5 -17 mpg ).
Also I had about 190k miles on my last long trip with original engine and I
expected a little slowdown.
Victor Williams
Marietta, GA
'95 CC, 318 5sp, Jacobs ign, Jardine catback. 212+k miles
>Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2002 21:21:30 -0500
>From: KenCo <kenco.fish@verizon.net>
>Subject: Re: DML: towing trailer
>
> Hello,
> I am towing a 25 ft 3700 lb travel trailer with my 97 4x4 318. I checked
> what gears I have in the back and my glove box says 3.5 (not 3.55). The
> truck seems to loose power
> in the hills, is there a better gearing to have for towing? I am
thinking
> of getting a k&n filter charger and a new performance TB. Would these
> help or hurt me? I am looking for more power towing, any ideas? I would
> rather modify my Dakota than buy a new truck.
> Thanks.
> John
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