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New gears are about the only thing that would make any difference but they are not cheap, especially if it's 4 wheel drive.
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
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
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Wow, I’ve yet to get my 3.0 off the ground!
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Add wings?
B-17 wings if you can get them, sturdy, good aerodynamics, hard to come be these days though.
B-17 wings if you can get them, sturdy, good aerodynamics, hard to come be these days though.
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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... 
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The truck IS the stereo.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...
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Swap in a 2.9.
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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...
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