Shaders 24v

Sorry if this has been brought up before,I was offline due to moving into another house. What do you all think of these 1/2 ton engine wars going on out there. Everytime I turn around some company is always upping the ante with there V-8. I just cannot see hauling 9k with a 1500 V-8 from any company. I am not saying it cannot be done but I wouldn't do it.

I do not know what is more intersting the V8 wars of Toyota vs. Nissan vs. Chevy vs. Ford vs. Dodge or

the Diesel wars of Chevy,Dodge and Ford.

Who here agrees that Cummins should just take the leap of "standard power" torque to 800lbs??? Heck* with just 600lbs

BigBlue

I think it's great. It means spending less money in aftermarket parts to get the power to the "satisfactory" level. All it is is a modern muscle car era.

MikeyB

BigBlue,
I don't know about that. The aftermarket is alive and well with parts for the newer gen V8 gassers. Guess people will still buy stuff to get their trucks to tow like diesels.

MikeyB

erics76

It's great. 10 years ago, a stock chevy 5.7 liter 350 had 210 horsepower. Now there are 4 cylinders makeing that kind of power, and the 5.7 liter hemi is makeing close to 400.

jfpointer

Apart from the engine power wars, some of the payload ratings seem to be a bit suspect. Ferd lists a maximum payload of 2700 lbs for at least some version of the F150. I'm not sure if I'm buying that or not...

Hoss

Personally, I don't pay much attention to them. After all, a 1/2 ton isn't a REAL truck anway.

MikeyB

I'm with you Hoss. 1/2 tons isn't real trucks. 700lb ATV in the bed of my 1/2 ton C1500 Chevy would make the rear sag really bad. And then adding a trailer, well, it was ugly.

MikeyB

BigBlue

I'm not saying that the aftermarket ain't alive with parts to upgrade these engines. I'm just saying that people will have to do less aftermarket parts to get the same amount of power. How much did you have to spend on an 01 cobra to make it kick out 400 rwhp? Now you can go to Ford and buy one with an extended warranty. That's all I'm saying. As long as there are still engines being built, there will always be an aftermarket supplying people with ways to get more power out of their engines.

dodgeman01

when are they going to have a 400HP mini-van? I'm going to have kids someday.
DM01

jfpointer

This is pretty close :
http://www.bmwusa.com/vehicles/X5/48...c48is.cdefault

Or there's the new Magnum, a bit more station wagon than mini-van, though.

crobtex

There's nothing wrong with 1/2 ton trucks. Little sissy girls have to have something to drive too.


(don't throw rocks, I'm just kidding)