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Old May 7, 2009 | 04:49 PM
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hey i have a quick question. recently when i was offroading i experienced how "weak" my truck actually is. my question is can my jet stage one chip actually hurt my torque in the lower rpms? its pretty bad i cant even spin the tires it just kinda bogs untill 4000. but once i get to about 4000rpms its takes off like well pretty fast for a v6 truck. should i sell the stage one and try the stage two? any other programmers(ik this is justa chip) out there? i need to hurry and get 4.10s or 3.92s lol
 
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Old May 7, 2009 | 05:39 PM
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The V6 is made to rev...not much twist below 3000 RPM. Gears would be huge.
 

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Old May 7, 2009 | 08:17 PM
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gears will get the dud up and moving, 4.10 would be perfect
 
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Old May 7, 2009 | 08:57 PM
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thanks guys
 
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Old May 8, 2009 | 01:07 AM
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You will get the most out of 4.56 gears, if you are highway mpg conscious then go with 4.10 gears. I'm using a superchips cortex on my wifes 2007 Durango 4x4 and she loves it.
 
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Old May 8, 2009 | 07:34 AM
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The V6 is made to rev...not much twist below 3000 RPM. Gears would be huge.
Yeah rev that **** up Dont lug the pooo weed wacker jk
 
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Old May 8, 2009 | 08:43 AM
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The 3.7 tries hard, and has a good heart. But this isn't the Special Olympics, so it's still a loser .

I think the high gearing in the 4speed really hurts too. 2.84:1 in first? Jeez. I know the torque converter helps overcome that, but in the manual, *2nd* is 2.53:1. With a quiet exhaust. 4.10 or 4.56 will be just fine for highway crusing under 70 or so.
 
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what kind of rpms would i be pulling do 70 with 4.10's? would highway mileage instead of say 19-21 i get now be like 15-17?
 
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would 3.92s be a good alternative or still weak?
 
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