Hit that gas pedal man!! From what I remember when we were rebuilding a 350 out of a 92 bayliner last year (pretty much the same engine you have), they have their best torque at around 3700 RPMs. With that 350 and the 3.73 rear end you have, you should be able to pull your rig just fine.
BUT if you want a new truck, I've been looking a lot myself recently for myself. From my research,
- If you like creature comforts and bells and whistles, a GM is the way to go. You get a lot of truck for the money. And they did a really nice job with their redesign.
- If you want a smooth comfortable ride, Ram is the winner hands down. They ditched the rear leafs and went with traditional shocks in the back, and man is that a smooooth ride.
- As for the eco-diesel someone mentioned earlier, it's a great use of a small diesel and gets great millage. And there's something about that diesel rumble. but like previously mentioned, the extra maintenance expense kills you. I ran the a fairly in depth comparison between the hemi and diesel (I'm an analyst, so numbers is what i do haha), and at the current average fuel, DEF, and engine oil prices, the eco will be about $.035/mile more to drive. I estimated that if you tow about 30% of your total driving, or drive 85% on the highway the additional cost will offset
and as forest gump said... that's all I have to say about that
