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Originally Posted by 300bhp/ton
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A lot of it has to do with driver, at last Years ALRC National trials my Uncle
bagged 1st in class in the CCV (Cross Country Trial) for stock deisel. He was
using a completly stock 2.5TD pickup 90 yet still managed to get where most of
the 80" V8 coiler specials did.
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I think almost all of it has to do with the driver. I know that in what was my
stock, except for parabolics, Series, I went many places that locked trucks
had problems with. Even in my stock and slightly saggy '87 RR. I remember
driving up one particularly hard rock on the Chinaman Gulch trail. I drove both
trucks up first try. The wife was driving the RR, but didn't want to drive up
that. All the other trucks on the trail were locked, and most took at least 3
tries to get up. Then again, I have been 4-wheeling for 27 years, so I do
have a little experience.
The first time I took my 1.9 TD out, right after the install, was to Moab.
While right off the throttle was a little less torque than the 2.25, once I
got going it was great. Those 2.25's are low rpm torque monsters, but I
wouldn't ever go back. I could just imagine what a 2.5 would be like.
