Better take off

[Scoop549]

91 3.0 straight drive he wants more bottom end power cheap, first vehicle

 

[Dirtman]

New gears are about the only thing that would make any difference but they are not cheap, especially if it's 4 wheel drive.

 

[Scoop549]

Ok ty

 

[RonD]

Power to weight ratio

Add more power or reduce the weight

Yes, 4.10 rear axle will help alot and a Manual transmission
The 3.0l Vulcan was designed as a high RPMs engine
Most engines have best torque/power at 2,500-2,800rpm
3.0l Vulcan has that at 3,500-3,800rpm

So RPMs need to be HIGH right off the bat to get any power at all, its the DESIGN

You need to "drive it like a rented mule", doesn't hurt it, its what it was designed to do

If you drove around another engine and didn't go above 2,400rpm you would think it was under-powered for sure
Yet people drive around the 3.0l without going above 3,400rpm, and say its under-powered, DUH
Know your engine, read its specs

 

[8thTon]

Wow, I’ve yet to get my 3.0 off the ground!

 

[Dirtman]

Wow, I’ve yet to get my 3.0 off the ground!

You're using the wrong fuel!

 

[adsm08]

Add wings?

B-17 wings if you can get them, sturdy, good aerodynamics, hard to come be these days though.

 

[fixizin]

Maybe convert to Flex-Fuel (heads + 'puter + $700 sensor + soft lines + ??...) and run E85?... been running straight E85 in my '99 V-VIN lately and yeah, she really torques-up above 3,800 RPM... gotta double-clutch to give the synchros a break... kinda hard to hear the stereo though...

 

[ericbphoto]

Maybe convert to Flex-Fuel (heads + 'puter + $700 sensor + soft lines + ??...) and run E85?... been running straight E85 in my '99 V-VIN lately and yeah, she really torques-up above 3,800 RPM... gotta double-clutch to give the synchros a break... kinda hard to hear the stereo though...

The truck IS the stereo.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Swap in a 2.9.

 

[fixizin]

B-17 wings if you can get them, sturdy, good aerodynamics, hard to come be these days though.

Don't forget the top-turret, with twin .50s, to keep the F-150s from gittin' too uppity!

Here's a drop-in model I found in the LMC catalog... your pursuing enemies will slip and fall on all the links and empty brass littering the ground...