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Old 01-05-2011, 06:38 PM   #117 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by autoteach View Post
The one limiting factor was power, coming in at just over 100hp in the late 1980's. The hp was fine for around town, great for heavy off hwy work in tight quarters, but really didnt allow the truck to reach its full potential, IMO. I can imagine if it had 150-175hp 4 cylinder, it would have been incredibly more popular than what it was.
Horsepower isn't everything...

I've pulled 12000lbs behind a 120hp diesel suburban in my teens, 2 trailers a camping trailer and a concession trailer and the suburban was loaded to the ceiling. Besides being slow and having a 55mph top speed everything worked just fine, no overheating or any other issues.

You need the right gears to pull not necessarily HP. It is very unfortunately that everyone figures they need to drive an F1, even if it takes the house and bank to pay for the fuel.
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