BenKey Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 I know that zippy posted a little about Matt's 408 towing. I wanted however, to state that even a stroker that has been built all out with big cam and stgIII heads still can tow better than the stock motor. No surprise I'm sure, but usually the low end is not very good for larger cams. The stroker low-end torque more than makes up for any deficit in low end. I would also like to say that the 2600 stall did very well. My tranny temps only hit 185* in 94 degree weather, stop and go traffic. I towed my boat about 30 miles one way and it weighs about 2800-3000lbs. Could not even tell it was back there and the motor/tranny combo never struggled a bit. Still have not fully tuned it yet. Idling is good. Been working on VE/PE fueling and it has been fun so far. Have not even started working on maxing out the power or timing changes, but it is pretty quick. Very similar to my Radix. As soon as I get a set of headers on it, I expect it will do even better. If the lb/min readings are any kind of indication, I have logged 46lb/min just playing around. No hard starts yet, but quite a few WOT transitions from a 50mph roll. Just turned over 400 miles this morning. Will be towing the boat to VA (1000 miles) tonight. Will be doing WB tuning up there. May hit the 1/8 mile track just a few miles away (from where I'm staying) in a couple of weeks to see where it is at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 very cool. good to know. i haven't tried towing anything with matts because he doesn't have a hitch on his truck, but i remember saying that i thought it would be very impressive if you had to pull anything. the engine just seems to shrug off extra weight like it's no big deal. you're going to be real excited as you get the timing where you want it. the best i've done with matts so far is 47 lbs min. of air through the maf, but that was in 65º air. my attempt is to pull 50lbs min. out of it at 60º air temp. hopefully the new cam will be coming soon and that will make it a breeze. sure is nice to drive with that 4" stroke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j4nash Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 good to hear the truck towed good. i have pulled our boat with my truck and it pulles it like a champ. our boat is about 4000 lbs dry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenKey Posted September 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 Just in case anyone is wondering, I got 12.6mpg over 920 miles while pulling the boat. I maintained it at 65mph the entire way. So overall mileage was pretty decent. Tranny temps barely breached 150*. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 did you end up getting into the mountains? the people that live around there call them hills, but they for sure are mountains... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bseen Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 What trans cooler are you running? My trans temps run 165 to 200 not towing antthing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenKey Posted September 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 What trans cooler are you running? My trans temps run 165 to 200 not towing antthing. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I have one of the B&M coolers. Not sure of p/n, but I know it's the 11"X11", 29,200btu one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j4nash Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 this is the tranny cooler we put in my truck. click the coolers link and you will see the pics on my truck jagperformance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j4nash Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 i will just post the pics up so you guys don't have to go look for it. if you guys want more info on it give joe a call at jag performance try these they should be a little smaller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenKey Posted September 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 You need to learn to re-size your pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bseen Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 Do you still have the trans fluid running in the rad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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