Shes Gone

El Camino Man said:
Lol I dont mind the interior. The rest of the truck is beastly! I love this thing! My biggest compliant on my Ranger was lack of power... not a problem with this thing lol. I used to dread pulling a trailer with my Ranger but now I wanna tow somethin!

And no wrroies on me leavin. Im definitly stickin around!
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just curious if you have calculated your MPG yet. (not trying to be mean)
 
El Camino Man said:
The guy that owned it before me said he was pullin 11. Not too bad for like 450 ft lbs lol
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damn that a sh*t ton of torque reminds of the old 8L that some Dodge Rams had (the movie Twister confirmed it has an 8L)
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Whats the gearing in your diff? Is it a 3spd or 4 spd?
 
Its actually a 5 speed (C6+OD). And I got depressing news when I learned it has an open diff... 3.55 gears... Heck my Ranger had a better rear end than this one! Lol
 
And I lied. Just looked up the specs. 400 ft lbs lol.

And yes. Id like to swap in some (at least) 3.73s if not 4.10s; limited slip of course. It cant possibly hurt my mileage lol.
 
El Camino Man said:
And I lied. Just looked up the specs. 400 ft lbs lol.

And yes. Id like to swap in some (at least) 3.73s if not 4.10s; limited slip of course. It cant possibly hurt my mileage lol.
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Lo i dont think it would have much impact on MPG at this point. ;)
 
Lol prolly not. My gpa tells stories of an old Chevy he used to have wayyy back in the day. Chevy 3/4 ton, 454 w/ a Posi. He says itd get 8 or 9 mpg whether goin down the highway or with a load of wood in the back
 
Actually I just got cab lights from Clinton today lol. I know what Im doin tomorrow!

Im gonna look up that guy that does the custom decals on here and see if he can do one that looks like the old style "7.3L Powerstroke" sticker that went under the emblem and get one that says "7.5L Gasaholic" lol
 
El Camino Man said:
Actually I just got cab lights from Clinton today lol. I know what Im doin tomorrow!

Im gonna look up that guy that does the custom decals on here and see if he can do one that looks like the old style "7.3L Powerstroke" sticker that went under the emblem and get one that says "7.5L Gasaholic" lol
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or maybe a sticker that says= 7.5L or 7.5 MPG?
 
El Camino Man said:
Its actually a 5 speed (C6+OD). And I got depressing news when I learned it has an open diff... 3.55 gears... Heck my Ranger had a better rear end than this one! Lol
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i thought it would have an E4OD for the trans? eather way it should be a 4 speed, C6 is a heavy duty 3 speed +OD.

my buddie's 460 has 4:10's in it and it's got a ton of low end power, but it screams on the highway. you're probibly best off with the 3:55's, not like that engine dosin't have the low end power to move it along even with taller tires.
 
El Camino Man said:
Its actually a 5 speed (C6+OD). And I got depressing news when I learned it has an open diff... 3.55 gears... Heck my Ranger had a better rear end than this one! Lol
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That would be a 4 speed. The E4OD was the C6 with electonic components to make it a 4 speed.

No american auto maker had an automatic 5 speed until FORD put one in the ranger in 97
 
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