Hey was wondering how much horse power the 6.0 has thanks

 

325 hp
570 ft-lb

 

Usually about 280 horse, 490lb-ft to the rear wheels.

 

325 hp, no doubt about it!

 

huh? im prrtty sure the engone produses more than the numers ford has said the truck could tow 17,000 pounds

 

PSD is talking about rear wheel horsepower---not rated horsepower--there is a difference.

 

yeah but we all know its underrated

 

Only been here a short time, but if I were to choose a side, I would go with PSD 60L Fx4 he seems to know his stuff but it is up to you.

 

PSD is right. The motor produces 325hp but power is lost on its way to the ground through all the components it takes to turn the tires.

 

so you mean all trucks have the power lose ford being the leaat becuase we all know fords tow more than chev or dodge

 

Engines lose 15-20% of their BHP when you measure RWHP with an automatic, it is closer to 10% with a manual tranny. All manufacturers advertise BHP because it is the highest number and is the standard. It is funny I see this happen in almost every HP thread on the net, someone mentions BHP then someone has to mention RWHP then everyone gets confused. They are BOTH right 325BHP or 280RWHP it is the SAME thing. But we all know HP is not the important thing for pulling it is the 550+lb-ft of torque.

I frankly don't care what the RWHP is, mainly because it gets people too confused. Not to mention the people that dyno their vehicle and wonder why the numbers aren't what the factory lists them at

 

so you mean all trucks have the power lose ford being the leaat becuase we all know fords tow more than chev or dodge

 

Technically speaking, Chevy and Dodge both put out more RWHP than our Fords stock according to an article in Diesel Power magazine a couple of months ago. But until the introduction of the LBZ Duramax, the Powerstroke would still out-perform the other two in all aspects of towing while making less power.

 

 

Not sure what to tell you other than that we dyno these trucks on a very regular basis, and almost all of them will register 280-290 horsepower stock depending on driveline configuration. The stock 325 horsepower rating is at the crankshaft (base horsepower) and is quite accurate; the rest is lost through the driveline just like any other vehicle.