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Jul 31, 2012 | 02:08 AM

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joshofalltrades

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i've not compared my van to a pickup, but i have to say that with all due respect to the c6, 3.55 gears and current weight of 8000, she has quite a bit of power. i haven't actually checked my 0-60 time or been to a dyno, but i'm as satisifed as i can be until/unless i decide to drop $3k on a turbo kit, which isn't likely to happen any time soon.
and i don't know what plumbing problems would actually cause a loss of power. the water seperator was placed along the frame rail (i hear its up on the firewall in pickups), the air cleaner sits not more than an inch from the body, but appears the same as those found in pickups, the exhaust doesn't look cramped... so i don't know what disadvantage it would have.
and i get 15MPG, which is absolutely unheard of on a gasser of this weight

Jul 31, 2012 | 10:39 AM

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IDIDieselJohn

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The diesel vans have no less power than trucks. Some things on the engine are in different positions, and some things are different, like the drivers side exhaust manifold, and the oil cooler.

The fuel filter head is on the drivers side, rather than on the passenger side like in trucks.

Both vans and trucks have same power. I don't know who told you that the van engines have less power due to being stuffed in a van, but hes sadly wrong.

Jul 31, 2012 | 11:02 AM

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powerstroke72

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That was the case on the Pre-Powerstroke vans but after the PSD was introduced, the power levels were different for the vans versus the trucks.

Jul 31, 2012 | 11:05 AM

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IDIDieselJohn

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For PSD I can see why, a PSD takes up so much more room than a plain and simple IDI

Jul 31, 2012 | 11:08 AM

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powerstroke72

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Yeah indeed. I loved the IDIs. When I was in the car business in the late 80s and early 90s, we had a contract with a large construction company that only bought F-350 crew cab 4WD trucks. All of them were dark blue 7.3 trucks and all had manual transmissions. They were HUGE for the time but those were great trucks.

Jul 31, 2012 | 12:26 PM

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big vann

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Do the 4x4 conversion and use the 460 or a Windsor.My E150 weighs about 5600 lbs empty(has two captains seats and carpeted rear).With a aluminum headed 351 and 3:50 gears it gets about 13mpg in the mountains.It also passes emissions here on the left coast.I doubt you'll get much better mileage with a smaller engine as less cubes will work harder to move that mass.