2019 HD ram - 1000 ft lbs

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If you build a slower spinning motor with a lower rpm torque curve it does not need to spin faster to hold it's speed on hills. Every diesel I have had ran hotter at higher engine speeds and when boost pressures were high. It is at these higher temperatures that the diesels puke out more greenhouse gases and that is why next to no urea is used when unloaded. They can run cool combustion temperatures with just exhaust gas recirculation. The 8's tend to have less torque down low.

What temperature are you referring to? Operating temperature or EGT?
 

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no he's not. HP is a derived figure, there is no device that measures HP directly. the formula is HP= torque * RPM/5252. The torque is measured using a prony brake or dynamometer.

Your forgetting about electronics!! Rated HP and torque can be changed independently.

I had a detroit with 1650 torque, and 430hp.
It made 470hp on the cruise and the same torque, and that was in 2003.


The 2010 ram was 350hp and 650 ftlbs of torque, when the 2011 HO came out it was still 350hp and 800ft/lbs
 
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One things for sure: Horsepower = Torque X RPM / 5252. Torque is the twisting force being developed by the crankshaft. Horsepower is a measure of the work being done and depends on the twisting force x the RPM the crank is turning. You can't control the HP directly, only the torque and RPM.
 

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Your forgetting about electronics!! Rated HP and torque can be changed independently.

I had a detroit with 1650 torque, and 430hp.
It made 470hp on the cruise and the same torque, and that was in 2003.


The 2010 ram was 350hp and 650 ftlbs of torque, when the 2011 HO came out it was still 350hp and 800ft/lbs

No, torque and power are directly linked. At any point on a torque/power curve the HP will always equal torque*RPM/5252.

Think of it this way, a 200lb person on a 10ft breaker bar generates 2000ftlbs of torque, far more than a 6.7 Cummins, yet because there is no RPM there is no power and the torque is meaningless. Same with a diesel engine, torque can be a useful measure of low end grunt, but its the RPM that makes it do the work, being the reason you create more power having 600ftlbs of torque at 3000RPM then having 1000ftlbs of torque at 1500RPM.

Your above examples show that Cummins has changed the power/torque curve of the engine, but because torque was added down low only the peak HP figure remained the same.
 

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I like the new ram HD, well done truck, all the duramax and powerstroke loving haters will always hate, but man these things are getting pricy, $109,000 for a SRW 3500 limited..... kinda glad I bought a 2018 after seeing the prices, $71,000 for a 2018 SRW 3500 limited seems like an easier pill to swallow
 

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Re, the torque HP discussion, you’ll see when they do the gauntlet. Big torque down low is great to get off the line but you need to keep making torque through the rpm to make HP. You want a table flat torque line from low rpm to high ideally.

The 8.9 Cummins in my Peterbilt 348 has many different power ratings. From 300-450hp and 900-1250 torque. All they do is play with the torque curve via fuel and boost to create more or less where the want the torque in the rpm range. They put these engines into fire trucks with 450hp, they want them to be fast, while a gravel truck will get 350hp, the 1000ft lbs peak torque is the same, but the curve is pushed lower or higher in rpm, which changes the HP rating.

A big big blast of torque down low that falls sharply after is good for stop and go around town but on the highway will leave more to be desired.
 

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Your forgetting about electronics!! Rated HP and torque can be changed independently.

I had a detroit with 1650 torque, and 430hp.
It made 470hp on the cruise and the same torque, and that was in 2003.


The 2010 ram was 350hp and 650 ftlbs of torque, when the 2011 HO came out it was still 350hp and 800ft/lbs

You need to read about torque and HP. Look at the graphs for the 6.7 Cummins. Like I explained in my last post HP can remain the same with a higher torque rating because they aren’t pushing the torque into the higher rpm to affect max HP. It’s down low they’re adding torque. No electronics. It’s just more boost and fuel. Or even just adding fuel if there is enough boost already made to burn the diesel off.
 

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Same as our beloved sport of power tobogganing and the argument of whose sleigh is better, Ford dodge and a chev are all top shelf overpriced units. Every manufacturer has its own issues, and it'll always be that way. The big 3 will never be able to please the entire crowd. Simple as that.

I dream of the the day that you can custom spec your new pickup like ordering a new semi. It would be pretty sweet if you could pick your own Cab & chassis then decide which engine and trans also.

Id personally take a new F350, stuff a new Cummins under the hood with an Allison behind it and giver!
 

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Same as our beloved sport of power tobogganing and the argument of whose sleigh is better, Ford dodge and a chev are all top shelf overpriced units. Every manufacturer has its own issues, and it'll always be that way. The big 3 will never be able to please the entire crowd. Simple as that.

I dream of the the day that you can custom spec your new pickup like ordering a new semi. It would be pretty sweet if you could pick your own Cab & chassis then decide which engine and trans also.

Id personally take a new F350, stuff a new Cummins under the hood with an Allison behind it and giver!

Yeah you don’t often see a Ram truck with a Durmax or Powerstroke under it but you will see guys stick a Cummins in anything.
 

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Yeah you don’t often see a Ram truck with a Durmax or Powerstroke under it but you will see guys stick a Cummins in anything.

You are correct, but for the record, 99% of the swaps are done with mechanical 12v's due to their shear ease of electrical. 1998 rams and older. Also because you can get big big power reliably and easily. Rarely do you see guys swapping in new stuff as it isn't worth the cost and headaches associated.
 
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