Well, about a month ago my son totaled my 2003 F350 with a 5.4L. We had taken very good care of that truck and it was sad to see it ruined. Fortunately, my son was able to walked away from the accident without a scratch.

Yesterday, I bought a 2006 F350 CC with a V10. Hopefully I will have as much luck with this truck as I did the 2003. We have a 30 ft travel trailer that the 5.4L would struggle with on hills. I'm hoping the V10 will have an easier time towing the trailer.

 

You will love the extra power you have. Make sure and get a 5 Star tune from Mike for towing an enjoy it even more!

 

Congrats on the new purchase. The V10 is a great power plant with plenty of power. There is alittle throttle lag but what doesn't have it with the drive by wire. Enjoy the truck and better keep your son out of it so he does'nt burn the tires off of it.

 

Congratulations! I'm sure the extra power will be obvious. You're going from a 2-valve 5.4 with the 4-speed 4R100, to a 3-valve V10 with the 5-speed Torqshift. It's going to be a HUGE difference. Good luck with it

 

Recently got a similar truck and I'm loving it.....though it's not my DD. There are so many diesel Super Dutys in California I had to go to Washington to find the V-10 I wanted. 5 Star huh?

I'm new here so I guess I have to make more posts before I'm alowed to put up pictures.....

 

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I bought my V10 E350 almost three months ago and I still wake up smiling every day, happy to go to work.

My wife is tired of it: "quit staring at your van"
"I'm tired of hearing about your van"
"no; lets just take the car"
etc.

 

nice! show us some pictures of your new ride!!

 

Pay more attention to her shoe collection and she'll appreciate the new van!

 

She appreciated it the first time I ran it WOT with her. That V10 and 5 speed automatic makes for an exhilarating 0-50mph sprint.
"Whoa, that actually IS pretty impressive."
She takes full advantage of our V6 Ford Contour's tachometer sweep range on a regular basis. It's a zippy car with good charge above 4,000rpm (once the IMRC kicks in).

But even a skeptical girl was impressed with the 6.8L!

 

Imagine that engine in a mustang with half the weight

 

I got a chance to tow with the new truck last week. What a difference from the 2V 5.4. However, it likes the petrol a lot more than the old 5.4, that's for sure.

 

I have fantasized about that for many many days already!

 

I think about that daily

 

I have the same truck with a short bed. My previous truck was a 2003 F250 5.4L and yes the 6.8L does like the gas. I pull a 14,100 lb 5th wheel camper and the 6.8L does a much better job. I get about 7 to 7.9 mpg pulling that 5th wheel. It will get 11 mpg empty at 65 mph. Same mpg at 55 mph!

What does the Five Star do for the 6.8L?