Post by mywifesls on Aug 9, 2004 12:34:44 GMT -5
If I were a rich man! Just came home a few days ago from a weekend camping trip. Had to go up through Eisenhower Tunnel... twice. Folks from Colorado know it. Once going up, once going down. Man, I tell you! The 3.0 needs more power! Went through an ***-load of fuel! Good thing Silverthorne's just over the "hump" for a refuel! The engine was at 4000 rpm's or more for most of the climb. And yes, the tunnel is at the top of a pass. Uphill which ever way you come. 5000+ rpm's when the engine started losing power on the steep climbs and down shifted! I wish I had the money to throw at this truck and engineer a supercharger system for it. Anyway, that's my rant for today. By the way, had an awesome time! Got the truck sideways a couple of times when I was FLAT FLOGGING it over some gravelly dirt roads. Who says you can't drift in an SUV?!! The MS gets surprisingly light when traction gets lose and speeds increase! 
