3.0 will still win. Until it gets beat and I see it with my own eyes I won't believe anything else. I know what my truck is capable of and I remember riding in my friends 2.9. It had a 3 speed and it was a turd after 50 mph. Yes i'll agree that the 3.0 does seem to drive better with a trailer than without for some reason. Maybe because the weight keeps the engine in the higher rpms. I'm sure theres 2 members on here that live close enough to race and settle the discussion.
No 2.9 ever came with a 3 speed...
That was probably a 2.8.
A 2.9 is a totally different ball game my man.
Ive driven plenty of 3.0s, on a 50-80 run, yeah, id give it to the 3.0.
But up thru 3rd gear, a 2.9 is damn hard to beat.
Oh and btw...my 2.9 isnt tired. Now that i got it running good it runs as hard if not slightly harder then rusty #1 did.
Im tellin ya...come ride in my 2.9 someday, hell ill even race ya, i will PROMISE ill stomp a mudhole in ya untill we get up to around 45-50, and then you wont have enough to get past before the 1/4 is up.