Moderator: volvite
How fast do you go up a 3% and 6% grade hill? Back in 1993 pulling a 4800 pound dry weight 30 foot travel trailer with a 1993 Chevy Suburban I could only go about 45 to 50 MPH and only got 10 MPG while towing.disallow wrote:If you take your time, I don't think you will have an issue. But don't expect to win any races. And WDH is a must.
is that the Pathfinder would do better, engines have come a long way since '93.Calicajun wrote:How fast do you go up a 3% and 6% grade hill? Back in 1993 pulling a 4800 pound dry weight 30 foot travel trailer with a 1993 Chevy Suburban I could only go about 45 to 50 MPH and only got 10 MPG while towing.disallow wrote:If you take your time, I don't think you will have an issue. But don't expect to win any races. And WDH is a must.
I have to agree that the 4.0L has a lot of guts. It’s the trans that worries me. My former 98 Tahoe with the 5.7L cost me ~$1600 to rebuild at a shop when it was around the 100K mark. The PF has a very sophisticated $5K trans. If it hasn’t been contaminated, what is it going to run me for a basic rebuild? I’m at 94K now… worrisome.tonyb wrote:A 1993 Suburban with the 5.7 had 210 hp and 300 ft-lbs torque, the R51's have 270 hp and 291 ft-lbs torque, 60 more hp and 9 fewer lbs foot of torque and the pathfinder weighs 1400lbs less.
I'd say it would do better, but it might scream alittle more than the chev would. But she likes it...tonyb wrote:Thanks for the feedback, both trailers we were looking at sold before we pulled the trigger. Nothing else on the market around here so I'm going to keep on the look out and probably wait until next season.
My guess to:
is that the Pathfinder would do better, engines have come a long way since '93.Calicajun wrote:How fast do you go up a 3% and 6% grade hill? Back in 1993 pulling a 4800 pound dry weight 30 foot travel trailer with a 1993 Chevy Suburban I could only go about 45 to 50 MPH and only got 10 MPG while towing.disallow wrote:If you take your time, I don't think you will have an issue. But don't expect to win any races. And WDH is a must.
A 1993 Suburban with the 5.7 had 210 hp and 300 ft-lbs torque, the R51's have 270 hp and 291 ft-lbs torque, 60 more hp and 9 fewer lbs foot of torque and the pathfinder weighs 1400lbs less.
Well, all sounds good on paper, guess I'll find out for sure after we buy the trailer. Thanks for posting the spec's on my old Subruban. I couldn't remember what they were on that car.is that the Pathfinder would do better, engines have come a long way since '93.
A 1993 Suburban with the 5.7 had 210 hp and 300 ft-lbs torque, the R51's have 270 hp and 291 ft-lbs torque, 60 more hp and 9 fewer lbs foot of torque and the pathfinder weighs 1400lbs less.