Quote Originally Posted by GQtdauto View Post
I'm amazed that ours same year but an auto towed that 2.7 plus tonne van round oz three times , yeah it was slow but we weren't in a hurry and yeah didn't like steep hills but as has been mentioned find the sweet spot in revs and drop back a gear .
Ours used less fuel at around 2800-2900 and ran cooler but that was with OD turned off .
Not to out a dampener on it but your realize the auto is capped towing at 2.5t??

Not sure if the crd is better but I find mine fine..
Car was 3.5T and camper 1.4T.
Sure I missed the down low on hill starts but once above 1200rpm it pulls fine..
I wasn't in a hurry though (who would be in this outback country) and sat on 90kmh most the time but hills etc didn't seem to bother it.
Adelaide hills I was in 4th but they are long and steep..

If your wanting more power east coat performance can do mail order remaps on Di's.
They have done a lot of work on different parameters to suit each mod.
Of course on dyno is best to get the best but for $700 and a week down time it's imo a brilliant investment..

Worth a think about anyway if your towing a lot..