Hello
please educate me are you talking gas or diesel power plant [motors] are the
diesels available in the Dakotas? That would be something.... near 30 mpg in a
Dakota
Rick ZumWalt
Sam Parthemer wrote:
> The 4.7L runs like the 5.2L...and better. We have towed a near 5000#
> payload with our 5.2L 4x4 sport CC, 3.55 gearing, and it was great.
> The 3.92 would have been better in the mountains, but with 3.92 gearing
> don't expect to run on the flat faster than 60 mph (you'll be in Drive,
> and running 3500 rpm), whereas with my wife's 3.55 geared 4x4, we
> pulled 65-70 mph in Drive running 2800-3000 rpm, and still got respectable
> mileage. On the grapevine (a steep climb from central to southern
> california), we dropped to 45-50 mph in 2nd gear running 3000-3100 rpm
> with no problem.
>
> The trade off between the 3.92 and 3.55 will get you better mileage when
> empty w/3.55 gearing. The 5.9 is a pig (I have an RT), so the mileage
> difference alone would make me go with the 4.7 (especially with some
> people claiming 19-20 mpg highway-- a 5.9 will only see high 16's-17's
> driving slower than 65 mph.)
>
> Sam '00 RT & '99 4x4
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Boris Elpiner
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 1999 4:33 PM
> > To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > Subject: DML: 4.7 vs. 5.9
> >
> >
> > I'm new to the list, so please forgive me if I'm bringing up a
> > topic that you had discussed to death earlier.
> >
> > I'm in the process of buying a 2000 Quad Cab 4x2 and I'm trying
> > to make a decision on whether to get 4.7L or 5.9L engine. I will
> > be towing a car trailer (about 5000lbs ) twice a month, but most
> > of the time the truck will be used for commuting and regular
> > day-to-day driving. Of course 5.9 has a lot better torque which
> > is great for towing, but I keep hearing how smooth, responsive
> > and efficient a 4.7l engine is. And 5.9's towing capacity is only
> > 300lbs more than 4.7's I'm leaning toward 4.7, but I don't want
> > to find myself regretting not getting the most power I could have gotten.
> >
> > I appreciate your feedback.
> >
> > Boris.
> >
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