So pickuptrucks.com just reported 411HP/434lb-ft for the 6.2L V8 - at least for the Raptor anyway.

 

is there a article that goes with it? If i could get a link that would be awesome please. I hope its 411 to the wheels not at the flywheel.

 

never mind. my bad i found it.

 

I'll pay for performance. Meaning equal of better than what I have now, two GM 6.2/6sp's. I paid 42K for my Sierra Denali and 52K for my wifes Yukon XL Denali, only because they had the 6.2. They are hands down the best vehicles I have ever owned, and I have owned a lot. It looks like Ford will put the 6.2 in Harley, but I hope they offer it in the Platinum or the next lower tier 1/2 tons, only because the Harley is just too much 'look' for me. I get crap now at the jobsites when my Denali is clean, so I keep it covered in dirt/mud, then no one notices it. I even smashed the rear end up recently when I forgot to lock my chipper down, and she smashed into the rear and I'm keeping it smashed.

 

i keep alternating what i want F150/SuperDuty, but an F150 Lariat Crew, long bed, 6.2 V8 with max tow package sounds good to me. I wouldn't get the Harley either.

 

I'm thinking that Ford will over the 6.2 in XLT and up simply because GM is offering the 6.2 in the LS or SLE trim and up.

 

Honestly, how come no-one ever thinks about what R.P.M. the torque curve starts. Instead of just numbers, ya know? That's quite important considering actual usable power. Instead of say my old "HEMI" p.o.s. Revving like crazy just to pull a small boat up hill.... Ill take a 6.8.

 

Same HEMI that actually put 247 H.P. to the wheels, out of its claimed 345.... Again, Ill take torque..

 

Your exactly right. One must look at the curves. I researched GM's 8.1 and 6.0 both that I owned, and the marketing motor the 6.0Max, and found the 6.0Max wouldn't cut it for my application. I was left with nothing to buy, even from Ford, and the new upgraded Hemi was not out yet. GM canned the 8.1. When the 6.2/6sp came out, I did it all over again, and found the 6.2 had 417ftlbs at 3500rpm, and had well over the 6.0 even at 2500-3000rpm, which was not too bad condidering it was mated to the 6sp, so I took an educated guess/buy on it, and it works pretty good. Ford always seems to be conservative on applying torque and trying to spread it out the most compared to the other two. The 5.4 does a nice job for such a small engine. So I'm hoping their 6.2 is better than my GM 6.2.

 

^^^^^ I could have not said it better myself, I loved my 3v 6.8 V10.

 

Have you had a v10? Its a very reliable and strong engine. Its not a race car engine and never wasn intended to be but there are many of these engines with 3-4 hundred thousand miles on them that work hard. Airport shuttle buses have them and many other applications. No lame duck. I had an 02 super duty with one and it was a very strong engine. Pull one hell of a load. No duck sir at all. It did like gas but not as bad as some big engines.