My r/c 4wd is a '10 so it has 390 hp and the 5 speed auto. It also has 3.92 gears & a sure grip rear. However it's not loaded up with a lot of extras so it probably weighs less than most. It will run circles around all the Magnums I've had & gets as good of mileage unloaded as my last Cummins truck.

I think I've heard it tick a bit on startup a few times but I don't really pay any attention to it. It has 62,xxx miles on it. I've done nothing to it but had the oil changed regularly and a set of spark plugs put in it at 50,xxx miles.

I tow a car trailer with it ever so often and it pulls it easily, even in the Missouri hills where I live. It doesn't have the torque of a Cummins, of course, but moderate towing isn't an issue. I hauled the load pictured about 150 miles.
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