I would expect the opposite. The diesel should take the gasser on hills
because of the great amount of inherent torque, but should lag behind the
V10 a bit on the flats, until the turbo spooled up.
-- Later, Jon jonsdak@midmaine.com http://jonsdakota.tripod.com 1996 Dodge Dakota Sport 4X4, 3.9L V6, 42RE, 3.92:1 8.25 axle, "BackRack" Headache Rack, Mopar slide-in bedliner, Dodge Motorsports decals, steering wheel cover, and front license plate, diamond-plate bedrail covers, Lund VentVisors, Lund BugShield, Jensen MP-3310 CD/MP3 Receiver, Pioneer TS-G1347's in front, TS-A5713's in rear <raymond.irons@gm.com> wrote in message news:OF7C09EF0E.E112E1A2-ON85256C4B.003B86A5@mail.gm.com... > > > Ed, > My Dad is retired and he has had several 5th wheel trailers over the > years. His current trailer is a 39 foot Teton Home. Way back in 79, he > wanted to buy a new Dodge with a 440 to pull his trailer and Mopar had > stopped building anything bigger then a 360 in the pick up truck. He also > wanted a club cab and his second choice was chevy until he found out that > GM didn't, at that time, build an extended cab, only a crew cab. So he went > to Ford and bought a F-250 super cab with a 460. He had that for 10 years > and traded it in for another Ford, F-350, crew cab, 460, 5spd. In 85 he > made the switch back to Dodge. He bought a 85 Ram 3500, CC, V-10 5 spd and > he has never regretted it. With the current price of the Cummins engine, > the cost of diesel fuel, which is supposed to be going up a good bit in the > near future, he figured he would never realize the cost savings of the > diesel. He came to Louisiana a few years ago to visit me when I was > stationed there. He called me when he got home and told me about his trip > home. He said he was driving across Arkansas and a guy came up along side > him with a Ram 3500 Turbo Diesel, towing a horse trailer. Dad told me the > guy would go flying by him on the flats but when they came to a hill, Dad > could easily pass him. They finally got to a fairly long flat stretch and > Dad didn't see the guy after that. So to close out this rant, my advice to > you is to try to convince your Dad to consider the Dodge with the V10 or > the new Hemi. It'll cost him loads less in the long run. > > > Ray Irons > Dover, DE >
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