On Thu, 22 Oct 1998, Andre Mauboussin wrote:
> I do have the regular cab. I was being deliberately conservative on my estimate and
> you're right 380-400 horsepower is definately within reach. I don't want to totally
> kill my low end torque though as I may need the truck to pull someday. My biggest
> concern is the durability of the NV3500 trans and 8 1/4 rear at these higher
> horsepower levels. Good to hear from you.
>
Yep, conservative is good. :-) That way you're not dissapointed when
ya stick it on a dyno. ;-) I think I've killed a little of my low end
torque, but I'm only using a seat-of-the-pants guesstimate; I've never
had my truck on a dyno. (Actually, I don't know if I've decreased the
low end or wether its just that the difference between the low and high
end is greater now.) It hits really hard once you start approaching
3,000rpms though.
I'm concerned about the rearend and tranny too. At my current
horsepower level, I've already trashed one 3.55 suregrip. I've
heard from a couple of people that the NV3500 is really tough and
can probably take a lot of abuse, but I still worry. :-) The
rearend seems to be another matter. Eventually, I want to get
a bigger one or at least have the 8.25" built up.
-Jon-
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