I've used one of those before, they actually work pretty well I was
surprised how great they handle. I used a Ram w/ a 318 and got the same
results, plenty of power to spare, CC does know how to make a
truck....Glad you had fun the past few days driving the f#$% out of your
truck, keep it up.....
Bruce
>
> I just finished hauling a u-haul "autotransporter" (very heavy) with my
> '83 Toyota 4x4 (stormchasing vehicle) on the trailer from northern
> Virginia to western Kansas.
>
> This '97 V8 4x4 CC 5-spd has some serious power. It pulled the trailer
> at just about any speed I wanted. I occassionally had to downshift to
> 4th (with a 20 mph headwind) but could do 70 to 75 mph uphill.
>
> Gas mileage ran between 9 to 11 mph. After I dropped the truck and
> trailer off in Kansas, I went to visit family in Denver. I had it on
> cruise control at 80 mph and averaged about 16.5 mpg. Leaving Denver
> early this morning, I put it in 4 wheel drive (4 to 6 inches of snow on
> the road). No problems their either.
>
> To sum it up, I could pull the trailer and truck at 70 to 75 mph with
> power to spare. I wasnt pushing more than 2500 rpm.
>
> Dave Thede
> '97 Dakota Sport CC V8/5-spd 4x4
> K&N FIPK clone
> Gibson dual cat-back system
> SnugTop "SnugFit" fiberglass tonneau cover
> http://members.xoom.com/tnadoman
>
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