gjones
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So, what's the best way to increase towing power on a '85 CUCV ? My buddy bought a camper, and his CUCV will only do about 50mph going up a hill while towing the thing.
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He's towing a 5500 LB tailor (unloaded). Says it'll do 70 mph without the trailor. So, at this point he's going to look in to having a turbo installed.Buy a different truck. 50 mph towing up hill with a CUCV doesn't sound bad to me.
Does he understand the implications of driving it at 70mph?He's towing a 5500 LB tailor (unloaded). Says it'll do 70 mph without the trailor. So, at this point he's going to look in to having a turbo installed.
It shouldn't take to long to find out.Does he understand the implications of driving it at 70mph?
True the speedo is probably off at that speed. Do I run it that hard a lot, no. 55 is usually plenty. I was just posting my experience with my truck.80 on the speedo is one thing. Traveling 80mph on the road is different. (You're going to be turning 4100+ rpm to do that with a 31" tire and 4.56 gear) The 6.2 is a oversquare engine design, so that lends to a higher top RPM. But the original design of the 6.2 was for economy in the 1800-2200 rpm range. Which in the CUCV pickups means about 45mph tops.
Now, will it run at 3-4K? Sure. I've run mine routinely at those speeds. (Mainly I run around 2800rpm) Will it come apart at those speeds? No, probably not. Will it suck the fuel tank dry at high RPMs? YES.
Just because something can, doesn't mean it should.... (At least not all the time)
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