Workin' Rig
Stone Cold Bo Norris
Just out of curiosity W'R....what do you get for gas mileage pulling your trailer and empty?
Not enough
Ive never actually checked it, and the fact the carb is messed up and running rich...but I pry get about 12 or so running around and pry 8 or 9 pulling the camper, im hoping for a improvment once i get the carb fixed.
What really suprised me was how well it handles it with only 3.07 gears....On some steep hills i have to pull it into 2nd manually but i can still keep 45 or so pretty easy, and I still have plenty from a dead stop pulling out into traffic with it. The 400 must really be a torquey engine....Alot of people i know always say its a boat anchor and to swap in a 460...but honestly i dont think a (stock Carbed) 460 would do much better and prolly suck more gas. Im one of the few fans of the M Block engines, my Dually was always powerful but i figured it was the mods and 4.30 gears, but i must say this stock 400 impressed me.
I would rather pull it with my 78 1 ton, but my ol lady hates that truck
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