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sorry for the dup post. mods, please feel free to remove one. I wasn't aware of the delay (2nd class status as a newbie?) until I re-posted and saw something about mod approval.
Handled, no worries!//85e150 Moderator
Last edited by 85e150; 08-16-2019 at 05:25 PM.
Reason: advise on dupe post deletion
I haven't even driven the truck since I put the bigger injectors in and did some other stuff to it, so my towing experience was when it just had a tune, 4" exhaust, intake, and a billet compressor wheel, all of that was under $1000 to do. Also even if the 6.2 pulls as good or better than a stock 7.3 it won't last nearly as long doing that, I have seen long haul 7.3 trucks with over 500K on the original engine.
If you look up Flatbed Ed he got over 400,000mi. before his 6.2 lost a cam shaft. He has over 600,000mi on his truck now with original trans and rear end with the remained engine. He has an F350 with a flatbed that he uses to haul pipe with for a living.
If you look up Flatbed Ed he got over 400,000mi. before his 6.2 lost a cam shaft. He has over 600,000mi on his truck now with original trans and rear end with the remained engine. He has an F350 with a flatbed that he uses to haul pipe with for a living.
I have seen plenty of 7.3s with over 600K on the original engine, that have towed heavy their whole life.
I know you said that tongue in cheek, but that's not a very fair comparison. You have to include gearing if you want to make the comparison fair. Note that the gas motor can make use of a lot more gear which will multiply its torque and still arrive at the same speed by the shift point. You can skip this exercise and just look at the hp curve to determine that the torque at the rear wheels will be better for the gas motor than the 7.3.
I so very much agree with Chris here.
I'll be interested to see the forthcoming data on all the new engines when paired with the 10-spd HD trans.
Of note, take a 6.2L with 430 ft-lbs, a steep 1st and 2nd gear from the new 10-spd tranny, then multiply by some 4.30 diff gears, and Viola!!! The ability to move a BIG load. Sure, it's hard to overcome the obscene torque the new diesels make, but the point of this conversation is how the 6.2L compares to the old venerable 7.3L. Pretty darn well, when equipped right.
As I mentioned in this thread, I've decided to remain in a holding pattern for a while RE the purchase of a new truck. Once the new 7.3 gas engine trucks start coming out, I'll return to follow the 7.3 gas threads.
On my way out the door here in 6.2 forum, I'll offer a defense of the venerable 7.3 PSD, that received quite a few hickeys in this thread.
True, the PSD was (and is) slow in acceleration. But there is more to the equation of what makes a good truck engine.
Ford thought enough about the capability and durability of that engine to use it in the F450 and F550:
Note that the F550 "bus" has TWO stripper poles. A smaller, 6.2-based F350 bus would likely be limited to a single stipper pole. That is a significant setback.
Ford also put the 7.3 PSD in the F650 and F750:
International also used the same engine in its 4700 line:
Here's the list of trucks (other than F250 and F350) that run the 6.2:
I don't think anyone is bashing the venerable 7.3L PSD; it's a heck of a motor. We had one in a 2000 250SD and loved it. Got rid of it with 270+k miles on it, and the only problems we had were the typical things like the pedestal o-rings leaking, oil cooler leaking, fuel heater, etc. Those are just items which succumb to time/age. Still a good running engine.
It's just that, in stock form, it really was not an engine that made a lot of power; it was slow to accelerate. It did a great job of pulling a load. And will little fuss. My only complaint is that those old engines are NOISY compared to gas engines, or today's diesels.
08-16-2019, 04:53 PM
