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My 4.9 has plenty of power, no problems with it at all and I pull a trailer every day. It's actually 5.0 but that designation was already used for the V8 so they went with 4.9. I drove my truck (with trailer) 20 miles with the temperature gauge pegged as far hot as it would go, rattling and chattering away until it wouldn't go anymore. The starter even melted. Had a friend pull me home the last mile and when we got there I popped the clutch and it ran beautiful now that it had cooled down.
Which 4 speed do you have? Overdrive or underdrive?
Which 4 speed do you have? Overdrive or underdrive?
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Originally Posted by Just call me Sean
My 4.9 has plenty of power, no problems with it at all and I pull a trailer every day. It's actually 5.0 but that designation was already used for the V8 so they went with 4.9. I drove my truck (with trailer) 20 miles with the temperature gauge pegged as far hot as it would go, rattling and chattering away until it wouldn't go anymore. The starter even melted. Had a friend pull me home the last mile and when we got there I popped the clutch and it ran beautiful now that it had cooled down.
Which 4 speed do you have? Overdrive or underdrive?
Which 4 speed do you have? Overdrive or underdrive?
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From: FLORIDA
Originally Posted by 7700 in Alberta
Wow! Are you still running that motor?
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I drive an 87' 302, but the I-6's ain't nothing to bitch about. Owned a bunch. I think it pulled my boat a smidge easier too.Both are ok on the roll, but the I-6 got things rolling from a dead stop seemingly w/ less strain.
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Originally Posted by ymeski56
I drive an 87' 302, but the I-6's ain't nothing to bitch about. Owned a bunch. I think it pulled my boat a smidge easier too.Both are ok on the roll, but the I-6 got things rolling from a dead stop seemingly w/ less strain.
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my truck use to pull my travel trailer which weighs as much as 4500 loaded up. i never had trouble pulling that on level ground or normal hills. i just live in a valley that i have to pull it out of and there's hills from hell i gotta pull the thing up.
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I used to use my I-6 to take my 32 ft'er to the ramp & launch. 8200 lbs. not counting the trailer. 80 gals. of gas & 125 gals water...I'm not saying it was "liking" it, but it gotter done! The biggest bear was getting the damn thing to stop! If a clutch have been involved, not sure of the outcome there. It was an A/T.
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oh yah. my truck with overdrive off can pull anything, just not at 55 up a steep hill lol. biggest thing iv pulled was about 6000 pounds up the hill and i had it floored going about 40 mph. i will NEVER do that again to my f150.
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From: FLORIDA
Originally Posted by ymeski56
I used to use my I-6 to take my 32 ft'er to the ramp & launch. 8200 lbs. not counting the trailer. 80 gals. of gas & 125 gals water...I'm not saying it was "liking" it, but it gotter done!