Re: Runs better after some hard running

Posted by buickanddeere on August 09, 2006 at 20:05:39 from (209.240.120.216):

In Reply to: Re: Runs better after some hard running posted by Dave 2N on August 09, 2006 at 18:37:00:

I was half lost one time taking a short cut across PA with a 4x4 Jimmy and about 4000lbs of trailer and a tractor. A couple of forsaken spots looked like an old Burt Renalds movie.
The grades in places were so steep, taking off from stop signs. The tires were spinning on the stones/gravel on top of the pavement. That's with a working limited slip too. It took some real feathering of the throttle to get rolling in 2WD. It looked more like a Mount Washington road than a paved highway.
That 6.0L cooling fan did start to howl when warmed and reved up. Must have took 10 to 15+HP to turn it at 4500rpm?
The NY roads such as HWY #2 were sub standard and had the dearest fuel compared to similar in in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. For the same overall rise in elevation the NY roads had the steepest grades encountered on the trip. The shoulder was about two tire widths wide before the steel post guard rails.
The temp gauge didn't even move off 195F when climbing Mount Wasington.
The Trans Canada Highway in New Brunswick was wide with gradual turns but it did have some very long grades with a high climb. The GPS showed 2,3 and 400 ft plus up one hill and down the next. Speed limit was 68mph and we at least that.
I thought Toronto traffic was nuts until we went through Montreal during rush hour in construction. Plus my French in limited to about 3 dozen words. About half of them you use if you smash your thumb with a hammer.
Must have cleaned a few years of soot out of the engine.
Trans temp never went above 105F.
Come to think of it I did install an "Air-Raid" pipe just before the trip. It's between the stock airfliter and the stock throttle body. It may have added a HP or two and made the engine sound a bit like and old 350 four barrel with the breather lid flipped over. I can't imagine how it could improve mileage in any way.

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