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Diesel Wrench
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From: Dallas, texas
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i have a hard time expalining to myself why people buy v-10 trucks for towing!!! why does some one buy a mega cab to stick a hemi POS in it. its like a twinkie with no cream filling. same goes for the fords. if yall can make sense of it... be my guess
Diesel Bomber
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From: Capo Beach, CA
I thought that the V-10 and the Hemi were two totally different engines.
How much horsepower can a mildly bombed Hemi put out? What kind of transmissions do they come out with?
If I had a mildy-bombed 500 HP Hemi, and a 6-speed, it would have enough gears to keep it up in RPM and it'd pull hard. Wouldn't be as long-lasting or fuel efficient, but with some nice exhaust it'd sound sweet up a grade at 5,000 RPM. Couple with the fact that you might be able to have the Hemi to a sustainable 500 HP for the price of the Diesel option, and it's not an entirely bad idea.
And some people just don't like Diesels. Considering how ignorant and stupid so much of the Diesel community is, I don't really blame them. You know, those "my cousin stacked two boxes on his Duramax and now it puts out 900 HP and 1700 ft lbs" people? If all I knew were those morons I'd build a towing 6.1 or 5.7 liter and kick all their butts, up the grade or in the sled pull.
I think that gasoline engines do still have the power-for-dollar ratio in their favor...
How much horsepower can a mildly bombed Hemi put out? What kind of transmissions do they come out with?
If I had a mildy-bombed 500 HP Hemi, and a 6-speed, it would have enough gears to keep it up in RPM and it'd pull hard. Wouldn't be as long-lasting or fuel efficient, but with some nice exhaust it'd sound sweet up a grade at 5,000 RPM. Couple with the fact that you might be able to have the Hemi to a sustainable 500 HP for the price of the Diesel option, and it's not an entirely bad idea.
And some people just don't like Diesels. Considering how ignorant and stupid so much of the Diesel community is, I don't really blame them. You know, those "my cousin stacked two boxes on his Duramax and now it puts out 900 HP and 1700 ft lbs" people? If all I knew were those morons I'd build a towing 6.1 or 5.7 liter and kick all their butts, up the grade or in the sled pull.
I think that gasoline engines do still have the power-for-dollar ratio in their favor...
BOMBARDIER
Joined: May 2008
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From: New Holland Ohio
alot of people now to look at the the gas station signs and just say no way, and like begle said alot of people dont like diesels there loud they smell and it cost more to fix one when they break down, which now with the modern diesels the first two are not right but the third one is def right, and the initial cost factor when you go to buy one at the dealership can deter that...
, and like begle said alot of people dont like diesels there loud they smell and it cost more to fix one when they break down, which now with the modern diesels the first two are not right but the third one is def right, and the initial cost factor when you go to buy one at the dealership can deter that...
Diesel Wrench
Joined: May 2008
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From: 704 - NC
yes, the v10 and the hemi are two totally different engins. dodge makes a v10 engine for performance, which can be found the vipers or the srt-10 trucks. the trucks are not made for towing, but for racing. ford on the other hand, idk what the 
they are doing with there v10 in an f-2/350
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with 500 horsepower and 525 lb.-ft. of torque.
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