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Thread: F150 V8 towing Imagine 2400BH
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02-08-2019, 09:00 PM #21
luke79 - See this thread and the attachment to post 93 which is from the 2018 F150 Sales Brochure.
https://www.mygrandrv.com/fo...140#post196140
Your V8 won't have the pulling power of the Ecoboost turbocharged V6 . . . but it will still get the job done.
RobLast edited by Cate&Rob; 02-08-2019 at 09:02 PM.
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02-09-2019, 09:40 AM #22
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I can't get to the attachment, I see the image that the attachment is there, but can't download it. Anyway, I don't think I'll be able to do anything about the payload capacities on my truck right now. We'll live with the vehicle for now, and upgrade to a better truck (f250) if need arises.
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02-09-2019, 09:43 AM #23
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02-09-2019, 01:03 PM #24
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Your 06 Silverado is a PFI (port fuel injected) engine and is surely capable of handling the 2400BH. The newer SIDI (spark ignition, direct injection) engines make much higher torque at lower RPM and in most cases will not be running high RPM as in the old days. For instance my 2015 5.3L SIDI makes very similar torque to the GM 6.0L PFI engine. Demographics will dictate what final drive will work best, but I would not be changing final drives if I live in Michigan and may travel out west once or twice during the time I own my current truck. The OPs truck is fine as is for the 2400BH where the "nice to have" items can always be added as time and money allow.
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02-09-2019, 01:16 PM #25
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02-09-2019, 04:29 PM #26
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02-10-2019, 08:54 AM #27
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what? All I know in the rear end gearing 430 gears is a lower gear than a 373. And a 355 300 to 1 is a higher gear. I wasn't talking about his transmission gears. At least that is the way that we do it here in Colorado. My f-250 carries 430 to 1 gears. If I switch to 373 gears in the rear end the truck will be higher geared down the hwy and not pull as well. But deliver better mileage when empty with 373 gears. I have been doing this a long time. The bigger # the lower the gear. Had a 68 CJ5 when I was kid 488 rear end gears which is much lower than 327 gears in my world.Russ & Deb
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02-10-2019, 08:57 AM #28
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Russ,
Get out your calculator and divide 3.73 by 1. Then divide 4.30 by 1. Let me know which number is higher. This would be the numerically higher ratio gear. Many times lower gear is referred to as a high numerical ratio. In engineering terms, we use high ratios as what you refer to as low gear. For pinion to ring gear count the higher the ring gear tooth count to the lower pinion count can be referred to as a lower gear.
JimLast edited by MidwestCamper; 02-10-2019 at 09:10 AM.
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02-10-2019, 11:01 AM #30
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Russ,
The reason a numerically high ratio is referred to as low gear comes from long ago when low gear produced low vehicle speeds. In the transmission world, low gears had a lower number. For this reason and why this drives confusion we use ratios. The higher the ratio, the lower the output speed. So in terms of output speed a higher ratio could be called low gear. To avoid these discussions in engineering we refer to ratios where we calculate final output speed and distance traveled based on engine speed though the available ratio and tire diameter. So as trucks are rated at higher towing capacity the ratio becomes numerically higher.MidwestCamper
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