24,000 miles isn't nothing. break a 100,000 with no slipping on stock components and I will be impressed. 75,000 on my goerend 47re (150,000 on some components)and only a failed govenor solenoid. the most that I tow is 7-10 thousand though.btw what are your egts running with a 530 horse tune with the weight you mentioned?how much boost?rail pressure? fuel pressure @ high pressure pump? cause if all those things are monitored and in check with a 530 hp tune on the dyno with no turbo or injector/injection pump mods you are way ahead of any dodge....I can only run a 30hp conservative tune(smarty) on my 04.5 towing simular weights as you....my guess is you are running a smaller tune when towing?
You are correct, but I didnt think you would catch it. As with my Dodges as well, I run a much milder tune towing that heavy.
Boost will hit around 42lbs. Rail pressure around 24k, towing. The highest Egt's I have seen towing is 1450. That's pulling my camp trailer up a pass. Typicle towing equipment I usually only see around 1250. 65ish mph on the freeway.
Whilst running the 275 tune, I will hit high 40's is boost, similar rail pressure, and depending on how long I hold it, I have seen 1600's egt's.
With my Smarty, I run the 60 or 90 hp tune. The problem with the G56 was it couldnt take the torque with the Smarty and handle the weight. The 48re once built does a much better job, but I run a modified edge in that truck, and it in no way compares to the torque that I can put down with the G56, Smarty combo.
Here it is all laid out for everyone. I like my Dodges. I bought the G56 truck after having to rebuild the 48re. It was supposed to be nearly indestructible. However, once that went out and not being able to add a single better part to it, I have come to the conclusion that I will never buy another Manual for heavy towing. Auto's can plainly be built better to handle the power. Now dont get me wrong, I would rather have the Manual for every instance in pulling that much weight. But after installing another stock trans, they will not hold up. The problem I have with Dodge has nothing to do with power, or transmissions really. But ujoints, tie rods, brakes, rotors, track bars, heck just about every other part under the truck. I am sick of fixing the sum beotches.
Time will tell with this new Ford. I only need to make it another 20k to surpass how long the Dodge tranny's lasted. So we will see.
On another note, I may run down to the drag strip for some test and tune this week just to put some of this to bed. I was told this truck should run in the mid 13's as it sits. CAI, Cat back exhaust, and Spartan Tuner. If I can make it, we will see.
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