I am rurnt. Ruined for the non hillbillies.

My wife got a new-to-us ride awhile back, Lord knows she deserved it. Been driving a 98 model with a bazillion miles since I’ve known her.
She’d been insisting on me pulling the boat with it, practically throwing the keys at me.

Now I have been a heavy duty truck guy most of my life. If it didn’t have 8 lug wheels, I wasn’t interested. And driven diesel forever. My usual truck, 1 ton Dodge/Cummins, we’ve been partners 20 years. My thinking had served me well, great economy, brakes and clutches last forever, pulls handles stops anything. When I’d used a half ton to launch my boat while camping a few times, was thoroughly unimpressed. Tongue weight alone would near slap bumper to the ground.

But let me tell you - her ride is a half ton, silverado 4x4 with the direct injection 5.3, 2019 model.
I was blown away with how it handled my barge [emoji15]
Yes, it did knock bottom out of the mileage, dash was showing 11.8 for the last 50 miles after pulling out of Pickwick, my Cummins will hold 16 or better pulling boat. But as bad as that bothers me, I realize 87 gas is a lot cheaper than diesel, so probably a wash. Oh, and comfortable - all bells and whistles I used to scoff at.
The ONE hill leaving JP Coleman park, it’s for real. My old Cummins pulls it in 4th of the 6 speed, just flexing like it’s saying is that all you got?
I thought the gas 1/2 was gonna choke on it. When I first hit it, yep.
Thought I was gonna have to get out and push. But toed into it a bit, it dropped a gear, only flashed up a bit over 3,000 rpm and then went on up it fine.

Gosh I almost wish I hadn’t done that, now I’m wanting to trade my beloved Goat off [emoji22]




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I got rid of my F250 Powerstroke and went with a V8 ITorque Toyota. I am loving the room, bells and whistles and it pulls my boat like a charm.

Next time I think I will have it pulled down into manual and turning 3ish before I hit the bottom of that hill and we’ll be great. As I get older, I drive stuff like I want it to last [emoji38]
I believe that will be a lot gentler than letting it kickdown on its own. One reason I’ve owned manual trans for years. But another thing that did impress me, I often go up there one way then come back different. One big long hill I go down, stop sign at bottom - I rolled off the throttle and was reaching for the brakes, it starts downshifting while chattering something in the dash about “grade braking applied”
Did I mention this thing is spoiling me? [emoji23]


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They are getting lots of power and torque out of engines these days

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They are getting lots of power and torque out of engines these days

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Yep, I’ve got a wee bit of a banzai ecm reflash in the Dodge, and there won’t be anything ever make me smile like that - I believe if you tied it down solid it would twist something out. And still gets 21 empty. But the new tech is amazing.


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I upgraded to a 2015 F150 from a twice worn out 06 Silverado in March.

The Ford has the 2.7 turbo V6, Chevy was a 5.3, both 4x4. I believe the Chevy was rated at 310hp and the Ford is 325, which isn't much more, but the big difference I noticed is in the torque and where it's delivered. The V6 makes it all down low, hardly ever downshifts, it really drives and tows like a diesel. The V8 needed to downshift and get the RPMs up.

The Silverado always got 14-15 average, the Ford has stayed between 18-20. Pretty significant savings, makes the payment easier to swallow.