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eff the clutch pedal. Allison all the way!
I couldn't care less about milage. I can sit back and enjoy the drive with the Allison. I pull trailers all week long. I'll never again have a clutch (except on the toter,didn't have a choice). Hell, even new buggy is a torque converter driven Fortin sequential. If there was a way I'd convert the busa to an auto box also.
The cost of all these changes would go a very long way towards just buying a capable vehicle to start with ..........................................besides that I get approx 9 miles a gallon towing,13+ city,empty AND a warranty!!!!. I would have to drive for a very long time to recoup the cost of the upgrades and the time you guys put yourselves through to gain a couple mpg. Not worth it to me.
well mpg's do matter to myself as well but not as much as a comfortable trip towing my load and the peace of mind of the reliablility and longevity of my engine and driveline as well being able to maintain speeds. my 1999 f350 diesel dually 4x4 quad cab may be extreme over kill for what I am pulling but it does the job more than enough on every aspect accept mpg's imo. now I say this because the best mpg's I have seen pulling 10k to 11k have been 9.3 mpg and worst at 7.5 mpg in a 50 mph cross wind for 6 hrs of that drive. of course I probably should say that 9.3 mpg is at 75 mph with the cruise set on a pretty warm day. with my 1995 f250 2wd ext cab obs I got 9.5 almost all the time except in extreme wind, pulling the same load ( my toy hauler) down the same roads at the same speeds. that truck weighed in at 6850 lbs on the scale. where I haven't weighed this 99 dually, all the posts I have read of others weighing there's, looks to put it at 8500 lbs to 8900 lbs. so a little bit more weight than the 1995 and it had 4.1's. this 99 has 3.73's, I wish the 99 would have 4.1's but it is what it is. I always got 19 mpg at 75 to 80 mph in the 1995 empty, with the air on. this 1999 only get 18 mpg at it's best empty at those same speeds on the same roads, so not the worst considering the extra weight, tires and wind drag compared to the 1995 obs truck. I will say that I do prefer the shape of the hood and dash in the obs truck over super duty ( sd ) body style for vision and practical use! now I keep getting told that If I would slow down while pulling I would get better mpg's.........prob right ......but i'm not slowing down!! I built the suspension on the camper and added the fifth wheel air hitch in the bed of the truck so I don't have to those mod's won't pay for themselves in mpg's but do in safety an comfort imo so that is all I needed to justify that!! enemy is trying to achieve the best of both worlds with the upgrades and mod's on his truck. he has 3.55 gears so really not pulling gears but it does the job just fine, just push's the egt's to the top end of the acceptable range. empty his truck does amazing on mpg's! so with these mod's he not only brings the power up and gauge #'s down to add to the longevity of the engine but does slightly increase mpg's. enemy as well as myself are not willing to allow or pay, just any diesel mechanic, to work on our trucks simply due to lack of pride in soooooo many of the industry today. in doing these mod's we also gain the knowledge of future repairs and diagnostics. there is one diesel mechanical shop I do trust called c&c complete in bennington neb. all of these guys race there trucks, have blown many parts up , have tried many of the aftermarket performance parts and know the powerstroke diesel's inside and out. the one down side to them is all there thoughts are on extreme racing so they don't always pick the daily driver friendly parts the best shop imo though!! enemy is correct our trucks are paid for so a few mod's are nothing more than making sure the truck does exactly what we want them to do in a very comfortable way just like our sand rails since I no longer use a truck on a daily basis anymore, I personally can't afford or justify a $60k truck just to sit on standby for pulling my toyhauler camper, it would be nice but just can't. now I know it does take a lot of time that most don't always have and I can't speak for enemy but for myself, I actually find it fun to do the mods or repairs on my trucks.
these are damn nice....a bit pricy but damn nice. you will really like that. in a truck the auto is nicer in town or city driving! but I grew up with a stick and pre-fer them to this day for pulling but no fun at all in town especially driving a dually in the city!! the lanes are not wide enough
Swerve hell,I run right over the "competition". hehheheee
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