90 F-150 4.9litre - Tow Vehicle How do I....

95GTS · 08-13-2001, 10:20 PM

3.08's? Yeah those suck for pulling. I'd go with probably a 3.73. Maybe 4.10s but that's pretty steep for that motor. I had 3.55s in my 90 F150 4x4 with a 351W and I pulled a 24 ft. gooseneck stock trailer. It did really well but it's now been replaced with a 99 F250 SuperDuty Ext Cab 4x4 w/a V10

. You cold probably get away just fine even with 3.55s and get good gas mileage. The inline six is a pretty good engine but if you really need the towing power I would upgrade to a V8 truck. At least a 302. The 351W is a great torque motor but not very good on the gas mileage. I get about 12-15 with my Lightning. Pulling a car or heavier is going to put alot of strain on the 6 cyl. The E4OD will do fine. That's what I had in my truck. The Lightning's use the heavy duty E4OD tranny that was used in the Powerstroke trucks. You oughta just get yourself a Lightning to tow that stang. You'll get to the strip/show alot faster and in style

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1994 Red SVT Lightning #2019

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08-13-2001, 10:20 PM	#1
95GTS Git jiggy Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: MO USA Posts: 865	3.08's? Yeah those suck for pulling. I'd go with probably a 3.73. Maybe 4.10s but that's pretty steep for that motor. I had 3.55s in my 90 F150 4x4 with a 351W and I pulled a 24 ft. gooseneck stock trailer. It did really well but it's now been replaced with a 99 F250 SuperDuty Ext Cab 4x4 w/a V10 . You cold probably get away just fine even with 3.55s and get good gas mileage. The inline six is a pretty good engine but if you really need the towing power I would upgrade to a V8 truck. At least a 302. The 351W is a great torque motor but not very good on the gas mileage. I get about 12-15 with my Lightning. Pulling a car or heavier is going to put alot of strain on the 6 cyl. The E4OD will do fine. That's what I had in my truck. The Lightning's use the heavy duty E4OD tranny that was used in the Powerstroke trucks. You oughta just get yourself a Lightning to tow that stang. You'll get to the strip/show alot faster and in style . ------------------ 1994 Red SVT Lightning #2019