Thanks! I want to get around 750 to start out with and then once people start doing 1000 builds eventually and reliably, if i still have the truck, copy one of those builds as long as its not outrageously expensive. but i know that the trx has a heavier duty transmission and some underchassis components.
Initial throttle response is a big thing though and it makes a lot of sense on a large heavy truck. I’ve had 5.7 hemi v8 rebel and now the hurricane in the rho. Hurricane for sure has many advantages. But the V8’s throttle response is very important.
unfortunately, i had to get a brand new truck, and they were not making the trx in 2026 or i would have gottne one. but the rho is still a lot of fun and honestly i think it has more potential than the trx due to the reduced weight over the front axles and better handling and breaking. it really shows off in jumps and going 118mph down gravel roads.
Ditto, We were bitching about it to the dealer when we bought our RHO and the sales guy said thats been everyones complaint about them as well.
Totally understand. I am not trying to poo poo your plans at all. I've always been drawn to the more underdog vehicles / builds. Couldnt tell you why just was always a thing with me lol. So when you say you want to do something and its not the simplest route I 100% get it. When the Hurricane HO first came out and everyone was bitching that its not a HEMI I was dismayed, like did anyone even look into it before shitting on it? Its a great power plant, and what else comes forged out the box? Not alot that I'm aware of. They did not cheap out with this motor and I wouldn't doubt thats part of the reason they want to get back to / focus on the hemi's, I would bet good money the NA V8's are FAR less costly for them to produce and the 6.2 is probably a wash.
Is it? I honestly dont know, I know on the EA888 and LS1 it was about that
It doesn’t add any power. It doesn’t claim to add any power. The reduction pulley claims to use less power that the engine is already making to drive accessories. The trade-off is they are driven at a slower rate so they may not function well enough at idle or lower RPMs. With the electrical system on this truck, I definitely would not drive the alternator slower than the system is expecting. The damper will have a little to no effect on the hurricane motor. It is already an incredibly smooth motor. It is also not a very high rpm motor so again little to no gain with the VTI.
that would be awesome but I do not see a larger discplacment one coming but they should consider like a 5.0 hurricane and put in the HD that would be incredible
6.4 rumble bee is going to be a blast I am looking forward to driving one soon.
It’s about the cylinder configuration. Inline 6 cylinder is inherently balanced. Rod journals are at 120°. The 120° offset allows the two pistons that are traveling down in the cylinder cancel out the vibration of the one traveling up in a cylinder. Pistons traveling upward, travel faster than those traveling downward in the upper half of the cylinder due to crank rod angle. The Hurricane Ho also has a forged crank. There just isn’t a problem for the damper to fix or control. I don’t know if they are, but it wouldn’t surprise me if the Pistons in the hurricane are also balanced sets. The VTI doesn’t make horse power it just helps cancel vibrations that rob power.
