Seriously why does everyone(almost everyone) are like the 3.0 sucks you should of got a 4.0!!! or a 2.Whatever. It pisses me off these haters!

Cause the 3.0 is slow but so is the 4.0,unless it's the sohc 4.0,but im happy having a 3.0

i really dont know, they just gay haha. they say that it has the mpg of a 4.0 and is strong as a 2.whatever like you said. i think i see more people in the 2xx,xxx with a 3.0 than anyother engine. id say it gets wa better mpg than 4.0, and props to the 2.whatever if they are the same cus the 3.0 has quiet a bit of power imo! i would also rather my engine live longer than less mpg and more power...3.sl0w FTW!

I've had a 4.0 OHV and IMO they suck. It didn't last as long as my 3.0 even though on on my 4th engine, the 3.0 vulcan I have sounds like a V8. When I had a terminator muffler on there people swore I had a V8 until I showed them. Even when I start the old 3.0 it revs up on it's own like the 5.0 does (it revs up a little but not much).

i personally am amazed at the power the mighty 3.0 has to offer i could have bought a 4.0 for 500 less and more miles but i went for the 3.0 cause like you i'd rather get an addition 100 thou out of my motor rather than an a few more hp my old truck was proof had a 3.9 with 500+ thou on it and still got it but i prefer my danger ranger

I have a dynomax turbo ss cat-back exhaust and people think I have a v8 allthe time!LOL

Well i prefer power over speed cuz i dont go fast with kids but i do haul alot and the power is definately there my dad beat my truck for six years using it like a hauler and it still runs now and runs good! Ive had 2 other 2.whatevers and the motors got good mpg that was it. in my opinion the vulcan 3.0 is bulletproof. my dad bought mine in october of 2002 and even then it sounded like a v8 with stock exhaust. i told him he needed dual exhaust but he is old fashioned or something so i bought it from him for 1000 dollars and 5 months later i had a custom dual exhaust put on and i still get compliments and some guy asked how i got it to sound like that and at the time my timeing belt was squealing so i had to ask what sound and i told him its a v6 with a custom dual exhaust and he had to get it on his old chevy. i stand by the 3.0 and i always will

idk why people think the 3.0 is slow i had 145 hp and i could go really fast and now i have a turbo with a kat back exhaust system and a superchip and now it has about 270hp and i beat alot of cars in races.

My 3.0 has plenty of power i pull a bass boat with no problems i have 102,634 miles on it and don't burn's no oil and gets 17mpg in town and 21 on the hiway why do i need a 4.0 I am satisfied with it.