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We have our truck back out of the shop and after I took it for a good run to let the computer adjust and between the new valve spring and one new coil it runs better that it has for awhile so I'm not longer in the mood to order a truck that isn't what I want so after we get home and I do a compression test on the cylinder with the bad valve spring, if it's good I'll do nothing if it's down it will be a new motor and I will still have the truck I want.
Denny
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The SC 4X4 with an 8' bed is my preferred truck. I'm not doing without my heated/vented seats and heated steering wheel, so when Ford dropped the SC Lariat, that put me in a CC.
Lots of people tow their 100k Brinkley on marginally maintained roads for boondocking. It's pretty easy to get stuck in soft ground and sand, so a 4X4 is a must for many people.
Since the 26 6.8 has pretty much the same hp/tq numbers as the 25 7.3, not so sure that upgrade is necessary for many.
Lots of people tow their 100k Brinkley on marginally maintained roads for boondocking. It's pretty easy to get stuck in soft ground and sand, so a 4X4 is a must for many people.
Since the 26 6.8 has pretty much the same hp/tq numbers as the 25 7.3, not so sure that upgrade is necessary for many.
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We have our truck back out of the shop and after I took it for a good run to let the computer adjust and between the new valve spring and one new coil it runs better that it has for awhile so I'm not longer in the mood to order a truck that isn't what I want so after we get home and I do a compression test on the cylinder with the bad valve spring, if it's good I'll do nothing if it's down it will be a new motor and I will still have the truck I want.
Denny
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. I'm still wondering why I had no rocker arm noise but I've never had one break on a overhead cam.Denny
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The SC 4X4 with an 8' bed is my preferred truck. I'm not doing without my heated/vented seats and heated steering wheel, so when Ford dropped the SC Lariat, that put me in a CC.
Lots of people tow their 100k Brinkley on marginally maintained roads for boondocking. It's pretty easy to get stuck in soft ground and sand, so a 4X4 is a must for many people.
Since the 26 6.8 has pretty much the same hp/tq numbers as the 25 7.3, not so sure that upgrade is necessary for many.
Lots of people tow their 100k Brinkley on marginally maintained roads for boondocking. It's pretty easy to get stuck in soft ground and sand, so a 4X4 is a must for many people.
Since the 26 6.8 has pretty much the same hp/tq numbers as the 25 7.3, not so sure that upgrade is necessary for many.
Where are you getting the HP/TQ figures for the 26 6.8 being "pretty much the same" as 2025 7.3?
https://www.ford.com/trucks/super-duty/specs/
6.8L 2V DEVCT NA PFI V8 Gas engine (horsepower = 405 @ 5,000 rpm)
7.3L 2V DEVCT NA PFI Gas engine (horsepower = 430 @ 5,500 rpm)
6.8L 2V DEVCT NA PFI V8 Gas engine (torque = 445 @ 4,000 rpm)
7.3L 2V DEVCT NA PFI Gas engine (torque = 485 @ 4,000 rpm)
7.3L 2V DEVCT NA PFI Gas engine (horsepower = 430 @ 5,500 rpm)
6.8L 2V DEVCT NA PFI V8 Gas engine (torque = 445 @ 4,000 rpm)
7.3L 2V DEVCT NA PFI Gas engine (torque = 485 @ 4,000 rpm)
https://www.ford.com/trucks/super-duty/20251/models/
https://www.ford.com/trucks/super-duty/20251/models/
6.8L 2V DEVCT NA PFI V8 Gas engine (horsepower = 405 @ 5,000 rpm)
7.3L 2V DEVCT NA PFI Gas engine (horsepower = 430 @ 5,500 rpm)
6.8L 2V DEVCT NA PFI V8 Gas engine (torque = 445 @ 4,000 rpm)
7.3L 2V DEVCT NA PFI Gas engine (torque = 485 @ 4,000 rpm)
7.3L 2V DEVCT NA PFI Gas engine (horsepower = 430 @ 5,500 rpm)
6.8L 2V DEVCT NA PFI V8 Gas engine (torque = 445 @ 4,000 rpm)
7.3L 2V DEVCT NA PFI Gas engine (torque = 485 @ 4,000 rpm)
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I bought my 2025 SupperCab a couple weeks ago.
No premium package on the XLT unless you also get the BAP. The only thing the XLT has going for it is power fold tow mirrors.
I went with the STX, better looking and LED headlights that you can only get on the XLT with the BAP. Thats an 8k upgrade on the XLT, no thanks.
No premium package on the XLT unless you also get the BAP. The only thing the XLT has going for it is power fold tow mirrors.
I went with the STX, better looking and LED headlights that you can only get on the XLT with the BAP. Thats an 8k upgrade on the XLT, no thanks.
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From: Southern Alberta
The gas SCLB having the same fuel tank size as an RCLB is a wasted opportunity in getting say at 40 gallon tank in there to take up some of the wasted space.
Where are you getting the HP/TQ figures for the 26 6.8 being "pretty much the same" as 2025 7.3?
https://www.ford.com/trucks/super-duty/specs/
Per Ford site for 2025 models
https://www.ford.com/trucks/super-duty/20251/models/
https://www.ford.com/trucks/super-duty/20251/models/
There is no change.
Where are you getting the HP/TQ figures for the 26 6.8 being "pretty much the same" as 2025 7.3?
https://www.ford.com/trucks/super-duty/specs/
Per Ford site for 2025 models
https://www.ford.com/trucks/super-duty/20251/models/
https://www.ford.com/trucks/super-duty/20251/models/
There is no change.
haven't really seen much comparison on the 7.3 10r100 vs 6.8 10r100 but by all accounts looking at the trucks 5-star dyno'd the 7.3 was a 10r100? go see if you can tell by the model/year and pic shown with the curves on the site.
i started researching hd gassers end of last summer and in 2-3 months i landed on ford and the 6.8 for what i was after, never even needed to drive any of them, now i'm 3500 kms in and as expected and happy af
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From: DFW
I bought my 2025 SupperCab a couple weeks ago.
No premium package on the XLT unless you also get the BAP. The only thing the XLT has going for it is power fold tow mirrors.
I went with the STX, better looking and LED headlights that you can only get on the XLT with the BAP. Thats an 8k upgrade on the XLT, no thanks.
No premium package on the XLT unless you also get the BAP. The only thing the XLT has going for it is power fold tow mirrors.
I went with the STX, better looking and LED headlights that you can only get on the XLT with the BAP. Thats an 8k upgrade on the XLT, no thanks.
Logistics Pro
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I have gotten used to just pushing mine closed when parked in a tight situation, no biggie.
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From: Uh oh, CA
Mine's a 22, but the power folding mirrors and the front center console is why I went with an XLT (upgraded to a Value package) instead of the XL STX. The "leather" in the Lariat is why I didn't go above the XLT.
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From: SE Vermont, South Jersey
I really wish there were a standardized format for defining "power under the curve over a defined RPM", such as "average power between 20 and 80% of engine operating range". For instance, if an engine idles at 500 RPM and redlines at 6000, it would be the average power between 1600 - 4900 RPM, at say 100 RPM increments. This would tell a much more meaningful story, JMO. If such a thing exists, I've never heard of it.
