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| | | | Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 211 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 211 | Ok so i drove my buddies wrangler the other day. 5 speed, 4.0 liter straight six, small tires. I got on the interstate i realised the acceleration after 50 mph is barely noticeable (i even dropped a gear!) with my foot on the floor. It probably took 30 seconds to hit 70 mph from 50. My question is, how in the name of god can my old rattlebang truck with its little 250 accelerate hella lot faster than that and can actually hit 90 mph (haven't tried goin faster, but i could)??? I would also like to know how my truck should do on towing. I think i have a 3.73 diff but im not sure (how do i check?) and the only thing ive towed with my truck is a 19 ft. center console boston whaler, but i had my parking brake on so i cant really judge how good i pulled it. One last question, does anyone roughly know how much my truck would weigh? '65 C10 Stepside SWB 250 I6.
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Preston | | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | I really don't know what to do with this. Comparing a Jeep to a Chevy truck should be in the Greasy Spoon.
How your truck will tow depends on a lot of factors, like what do you want to tow. What ever it is, you don't need the parking brake on to do it.
Determining rear end gears has been covered dozens of times in Engine and driveline. Try a search.
The truck's weight is covered in the Resto-pac. Have you ordered yours yet?
In the future, please ask one question per post and ask it in the proper forum for the question. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 841 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 841 | if you hit 90 mph i bet you don't have a low geared rear. my 250 in my 64 has never been over 60 mph at 60 it's screamin. if you do have a higher rear it won't tow as good. 65 c10 weighs about 4000lbs. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,644 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,644 | (deleted comment about Jeeps)
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| | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | As I said in my response, this is not the place to discuss Jeeps. | | |
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