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"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch) 09/11/2013 at 11:33 • Filed to: tips

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Power numbers for the 6.2 announced.

420hp and 460 ft-lbs. Its not the power that gets me, 420hp seems so pedestrian these days, its the 460 ft-lbs. from 6.2 liters...378 cubic inches...52.4 Gills! Seriously, thats pretty good for a workaday truck engine. I remember the 8.1 liter last put into a truck in 2008 only made 455 ft-lbs and a paltry 355 hp. Its predecessor the 7.4 had 410 ft-lbs and 290 hp. This is a meaty engine.

Not only is it better than its fore-bearers, its better than any current truck engine that burns gas. Saying that, it is the newest engine in the neighborhood and so it should best its competition, i don't suspect that Nissan, ford, Toyota and Ram will be letting that number sit on the high spot for too long, but it does beg the question...how much more do we need to satisfied? as a result you can now tow 12,000 lbs...with a half ton.

Milky > HammerheadFistpunch 09/11/2013 at 12:02

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Too bad its still not nice to look at.

HammerheadFistpunch > Milky 09/11/2013 at 12:08

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to each his own. I think the ram is a fine looking car, and the silverado...in the flesh...is fine looking too. The f150 i have never been fond of, but thats just me. same with the Tunrda.

Frank Grimes > HammerheadFistpunch 09/11/2013 at 12:59

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I can wait until I could afford one in the junkyard for my mustang. Of course the direct injection might make it tricky.

Frank Grimes > HammerheadFistpunch 09/11/2013 at 12:59

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seconded.

PS9 > HammerheadFistpunch 09/11/2013 at 13:48

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No amount of torque is high enough here in 'murica. Once we've built a truck that can tow the earth into Jupiter's orbit, then we can rest. For a few days. Then it's back to work building the LS, a V8 with each piston being the size of our sun. Because 'MURICA.

HammerheadFistpunch > Frank Grimes 09/11/2013 at 14:03

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don't worry, GM has a long history of selling crate engines with ecu's and all, you can probably get one in 3 years right out of the box.

SpeedSix > Milky 09/11/2013 at 15:49

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To me, the RAM seems to be the only large pickup able to pull off a massive chrome grille. The F-150, Tundra and the Silverado/Sierra don't do so well, and I'm pretty sure the Titan (gasp - it's still around) doesn't even have a chrome grille available.