V6 vs. V8 to Pull The Z

BGTV8 · 11-05-2012, 03:34 PM

Sway = not enoughball weight, opr possibly gross mass of trailer and load is uot of proportion to the tow-car weight.

A good rule of thumb is that the weight of the vehicle doing the towing ought to be about half the comined weight of tow vehicle, trailer and trailer load.

I tow with a 5.4 litre Ford V8 utility - 550 Nm of torque and1700kg dry weight (the vehicle type is really only seen in Oz) - a bit like a low slung C1500 or F150, and will be upgrading to a Nissan Navara with 3-litre twin turbo diesel (650Nm of torque) next year.

Trailer weighs 700Kg and race car weighs 1000kg and we also carry 70kg of wheels/tyres as well as around a 100Kg of tools and other spares.

I run the tow car on propane with a 140 litre tank in the tub and that gives me 18 litres/100kms when towing, with a 600km range.

I have towed with a 4-litre straight 6 but they really don't have the torque to maintain a reasonable speed and work pretty hard on the hills.

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11-05-2012, 03:34 PM	#36 (permalink)
BGTV8 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: 03350 Australia Posts: 1,515 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z M6 Rep Power: 39974	Sway = not enoughball weight, opr possibly gross mass of trailer and load is uot of proportion to the tow-car weight. A good rule of thumb is that the weight of the vehicle doing the towing ought to be about half the comined weight of tow vehicle, trailer and trailer load. I tow with a 5.4 litre Ford V8 utility - 550 Nm of torque and1700kg dry weight (the vehicle type is really only seen in Oz) - a bit like a low slung C1500 or F150, and will be upgrading to a Nissan Navara with 3-litre twin turbo diesel (650Nm of torque) next year. Trailer weighs 700Kg and race car weighs 1000kg and we also carry 70kg of wheels/tyres as well as around a 100Kg of tools and other spares. I run the tow car on propane with a 140 litre tank in the tub and that gives me 18 litres/100kms when towing, with a 600km range. I have towed with a 4-litre straight 6 but they really don't have the torque to maintain a reasonable speed and work pretty hard on the hills.