Thats what I am thinking too. If its only letting 70% throttle that would explain alot.
If it turns out to be the case that they are pulling power all the time and not just when it "senses" a hot clutch, I will be livid. I paid for the HP/TQ, I expect to be able to use all of it. Even if that means I have to put an aftermarket clutch in it to do so.
Aftermarket clutch already in. Far superior to the stock setup.
Guys, knock it off, crap like this makes actually getting to the bottom of things annoying.
Some vehicles have a throttle calibration procedure. Something like turn to run but don't start the engine, slowly press the throttle to the floor, slowly release, maybe do that several times, etc. Maybe worth researching.
That is the trouble I have with my manual. Spent to much time in a Peterbilt trying to keep the rpms low, hard adjustment to make.
Just a question, are the weights you listed the actual (as in you weighed the whole rig as it was loaded up and ready to roll) weights, or the "curb" or "dry" weights for the trailer and SxS? . And what about camping gear and anything else you had in the trailer/truck? How many people were in the truck? Just based on my personal experience, it seems like people are always taking the empty weights for trailers and dry weights for the things they put in them, and also forgetting about the tank full of gas in the SXS, the weight they added to their "empty" trailer (hardware you installed, tie downs, spare tire and mount for the trailer, storage cabinet you hung up in the front, etc), the extra gas cans and all the other things they put in the trailer (and all the accessories they added to the SxS/motorcycle or whatever toy they've got in the trailer). In my personal experience, any time someone gives the weight for a loaded trailer and they've come to that number by adding up the what they put in it (instead of actually weighing) it seems like they're under by at least 20%.
Just my wife and I, one cooler, two back packs. Actual weight of the equipment. My point still is, I don't buy for a second the only factor from the manual tow rating to the auto tow rating is the trans. Its the same 3.6 allegedly, UNLESS, they use a totally different tune. There's no way that going to an auto magically produces more power from the power mill. Mechanical advatage, yes, but thats been covered. I should be able to select a low enough gear to produce power to move the load. I cannot, that leads me to believe the ratings are grossly inflated at best.
I just want to make this absolutely clear, you weighed your trailer and sxs as part of this process?
Covered, but then something you seem to ignore the impact of (as you seem to be ignoring the impact of exceeding the tow capacity and frontal area rating, along with the impact the the larger tires, lift, and aerodynamic impact of changing the front bumper).
This is really tough to address because it is such a subjective thing; also in the auto if you mash the pedal it is going to create an audible change...when it downshifts to a lower gear (probably 3rd?) and pushes the RPMS up into the powerband.
The much larger V8 in that truck produced a pretty flat torque curve, so it was producing significantly more torque at the RPM it was turning (those old V8s tended to produce max torque fairly low in the RPM range, that thing probably pumped out more torque from 1500 RPM up than the gladiator will at peak). Also, if your K20 was a manual and geared like my old Chevy pickups (4 speed "granny low" SM465), it's top gear (4th) would be equivalent to 4th in the manual gladiator, its 3rd would be lower than the gladiator's 3rd (I'll note here that depending on the truck, the gear shift may have been labeled L,1,2,3 or 1,2,3,4). Also, did that K20 have tires as big and heavy as your Gladiator does?
I think there's a misunderstanding here about the the frontal area, it isn't just the amount of "exposed" frontal area of the trailer that matters, it is the total frontal area. You don't subtract the area that the truck covers; the only difference in whether it is the truck's frontal area vs the trailer's frontal area is whatever difference there is in the aerodynamics between the truck and the trailer (and honestly that trailer with its little V front is probably more aerodynamic than your jeep, especially with the stubby bumper; you've basically got giant scoops on each side shoveling air into the wheel wells).
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Probably the same reasons so many other things are unavailable, out of stock, and so on - supply issues, possible supply chain issues.
