notorious benny Member 54 Member For: 18y 2m 3d Posted 13/03/10 06:28 AM Posted 13/03/10 06:28 AM LOL!! Of course the point is to get more power out of less capacity!! At the end of the day a N/A EL Falcon can tow 2.3 Tonne...... A modern Turbo is just going to do it all the easier.For any vehicle when your towing a big, heavy load you should always excercise some semblance of mechanical sympathy both for the driveline and the brakes.
Paulie2256 Legacy Donating Member 7,441 Member For: 17y 10m 9d Gender: Male Location: SE Melbourne Posted 14/03/10 12:58 AM Posted 14/03/10 12:58 AM (edited) Easy enough to get the same horsepower as a prime mover but a bit tougher to get the torque Kenworth right? Edited 14/03/10 01:04 AM by Paulie2256
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 22y 5m 6d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 14/03/10 01:05 AM Posted 14/03/10 01:05 AM
Paulie2256 Legacy Donating Member 7,441 Member For: 17y 10m 9d Gender: Male Location: SE Melbourne Posted 14/03/10 01:15 AM Posted 14/03/10 01:15 AM quiet you that's what happens when positng before looking things up. you always see big numbers when looking at truck specs. I must have been thinking of displacement anyway, I just looked at cat engines. 40-10,000KW
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 22y 5m 6d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 14/03/10 01:28 AM Posted 14/03/10 01:28 AM lol...sorry wasn't aimed at your post.
FPV TRANNY Im the one and only Legacy Donating Member 3,557 Member For: 21y 8m 24d Gender: Male Location: In my house Posted 16/03/10 08:06 AM Posted 16/03/10 08:06 AM Hey I agree with benny boy.My T tows my boat with no fuss at all.Having that torque down low does it easier than the boss.Like benny said.You use a bit of boost to get up to speed but when its there,it doesnt even whistle.
Paulie2256 Legacy Donating Member 7,441 Member For: 17y 10m 9d Gender: Male Location: SE Melbourne Posted 16/03/10 12:55 PM Posted 16/03/10 12:55 PM I have actually towed another car (braked trailer) with my ute from mt buller to mornington. hahah my bro lost the keys while doing a bit of shredding last year and we had to spend the night in the car after breaking into it with a wire. worst night ever let me tell you. Anyway the turbo was unmodified back then but may have been running a generic (not proud of this) tune, cant remember.Still just sat in vac down the highway and drove as if there was nothing attached. except for when it was time to stop.
matsfgxr6turbo Member 388 Member For: 16y 7m 25d Posted 12/04/10 07:53 AM Posted 12/04/10 07:53 AM if turbos arent't supposed to be under load towing stuff all the time how come they use them on trucks?
rockafellqeinstien Member 325 Member For: 18y 2m 8d Posted 15/04/10 11:40 PM Posted 15/04/10 11:40 PM Just did a 1200kay round trip across the hay plains a fine piece of black top
BA-XR6T Member 69 Member For: 16y 9m 14d Gender: Male Location: Miranda Posted 16/04/10 12:51 AM Posted 16/04/10 12:51 AM (edited) If weight isn't good for the Turbo's, then why does nearly every truck have a turbo intercooled engine? Just curious?Edit; Might help to read all the topic, just noticed matsfgxr6turbo's post Edited 16/04/10 12:54 AM by BA-XR6T
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