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Old Jan 8, 2016 | 12:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Greenscobie86
Thats awesome, I wonder if a V10 in Low Range could have done it too!
I don't want to take away the impressive factor from gfmk but yes a V10 can move 25,000+lbs surprisingly well in 4x4 high but I have never towed anything as impressive as an airplane!

Looking forward to pictures of this, love the Expeditions but don't own one myself.
 
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Old Jan 8, 2016 | 02:08 AM
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Always hating on the 6.0! The VT365 is great motor that navistar has had very little problems with. In 2003 it was ranked #4 on Ward's 10 best automobile engines available in the US market. Ford rushed navistar to production so they cut some corners on the upgrades and emissions that the EPA imposed on them. Then Ford tweaked it further to get 325 HP & 560 ft lbs torque out of it and whala the 6.0 was born. But the 6.0 is good motor that you can squeeze 500-550hp out of pretty easy! Well once you drop about $5k or $6k in it fixing the bugs! LMAO!
 
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Old Jan 8, 2016 | 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by TexPiggyPounder
In 2003 it was ranked #4 on Ward's 10 best automobile engines available in the US market.
By July of 2003, the entire Ward's voter board was asking "Do you want fries with that?"
 
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Old Jan 8, 2016 | 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by twigsV10
I don't want to take away the impressive factor from gfmk but yes a V10 can move 25,000+lbs surprisingly well in 4x4 high but I have never towed anything as impressive as an airplane!

Looking forward to pictures of this, love the Expeditions but don't own one myself.
Its an Excursion ...........King of SUV'S....LOL
 
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Old Jan 8, 2016 | 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by TexPiggyPounder
Always hating on the 6.0! The VT365 is great motor that navistar has had very little problems with. In 2003 it was ranked #4 on Ward's 10 best automobile engines available in the US market. Ford rushed navistar to production so they cut some corners on the upgrades and emissions that the EPA imposed on them. Then Ford tweaked it further to get 325 HP & 560 ft lbs torque out of it and whala the 6.0 was born. But the 6.0 is good motor that you can squeeze 500-550hp out of pretty easy! Well once you drop about $5k or $6k in it fixing the bugs! LMAO!
That is soooooooo True.I spend 1000.$ a year on mine
 
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Old Jan 8, 2016 | 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by holeshotwalt
By July of 2003, the entire Ward's voter board was asking "Do you want fries with that?"
Nice!lol
Actually I think they got jobs at Ford as part of the 6.4 development team!
 
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Old Jan 8, 2016 | 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by TexPiggyPounder
In 2003 it was ranked #4 on Ward's 10 best automobile engines available in the US market. Ford rushed navistar to production so they cut some corners on the upgrades and emissions that the EPA imposed on them.

Montgomery Ward's ??
 
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Old Jan 17, 2016 | 06:33 PM
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Here you go.

The pic says it all
 
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Old Jan 17, 2016 | 10:58 PM
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Nice looking Excursion! Kind of forgot I was looking for an airplane in the background once I saw your truck....
 
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