I tow my Neon SCCA car with my 4.7 HO 2007 Dakota Quad and it does just
fine. I can cruise all day between 65 and 75 MPH and get between 12 and 13
MPG. The car is being towed on a full steel open trailer, not just a dolly.
----- Original Message -----
From: "M.B." <mailinglists@moparhowto.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2011 2:04 AM
Subject: Re: DML: 4.7 sucks for towing
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>
> Realize the Durango probably weighs a thousand pounds more than a Dakota.
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> Friend of mine's 4.7L 5 speed Dakota (before it got t-boned) hauled a car
> trailer with a Dodge Spirit on it, fully loaded with his belongings, plus
> the bed of the truck full of his belongings, cross country from Chicago to
> Spokane WA with nary a complaint other than having to downshift to third a
> lot and getting like 8mpg.
>
> Not that I'd recommend it, I'm sure he was WAY over the GCWR for the
> truck.
>
> M.B.
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>
> On 07/01/2011 09:04 PM, Barry Oliver wrote:
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>> So, I used my '00 Durango [4.7] to drag my motorcycle trailer up to a
>> track weekend today. Good lord the 4.7 is a rev-happy weakling!!! 65 mph
>> on flat road should not require 6k rpm in second gear to achieve.
>> CRAP!!! My Dak with the 5.2 tows WAAAY better. So, the 4.7 is faster
>> than my 5.2, but the 5.2 pulls better and oddly enough gets better
>> mileage while doing it.
>>
>> So, is swapping a 318/360 into a 4.7 durango that hard of a task?
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