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Old Nov 10, 2007 | 02:36 AM
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... Around town from stop light to stop light is when you notice you are towing something..
Street racing while towing a trailer???
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Old Nov 10, 2007 | 03:48 AM
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Street racing while towing a trailer???
LOL!! Not street racing. Just bothers me to see people having to go around me because it is taking me so long to get up to speed..
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Old Nov 10, 2007 | 12:03 PM
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Don't get me wrong, I'm always up for more power. On the other hand, if I'm dragging 8k lbs behind me, people will just have to deal with it. I had no trouble staying out of the way in the mountains and that was the most important thing to me. I didn't want to be the guy doing 30 mph in the truck lane and getting passed by the tractor trailers while I was towing through the mountains. That wasn't the case. Everything else I can live with, these trucks tow pretty well overall.

I'm thinking of a cold air kit (as much for fuel mileage as performance) and possibly a mild tune. I don't want to have issues with detonation when pulling lots of weight up an 8% grade, so I am a bit reluctant to tune it right now.
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Old Nov 11, 2007 | 07:43 PM
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Don't get me wrong, I'm always up for more power. On the other hand, if I'm dragging 8k lbs behind me, people will just have to deal with it. I had no trouble staying out of the way in the mountains and that was the most important thing to me. I didn't want to be the guy doing 30 mph in the truck lane and getting passed by the tractor trailers while I was towing through the mountains. That wasn't the case. Everything else I can live with, these trucks tow pretty well overall.

I'm thinking of a cold air kit (as much for fuel mileage as performance) and possibly a mild tune. I don't want to have issues with detonation when pulling lots of weight up an 8% grade, so I am a bit reluctant to tune it right now.
I for sure dont want issues..
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