Bseg4me2
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NoMo, so happy to hear another happy V10 buyer. So few of us are taking advantage of one of Ford's best ideas in many years. I passed many semis the last two weeks. These are long B-train units doing 65 MPG on two way traffic roads and I never needed a run even though I weighed over 11000 pounds, I would hang close, wait for my space and hammer her, you feel the rush, you hear the motor scream up to 5200 RPM, upshift smooth, and speed climbing fast up to 85 MPH,
and wham your past that truck and back in your own lane with lots of time to spare,
What a feeling!
and wham your past that truck and back in your own lane with lots of time to spare,
What a feeling!
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Joined: Nov 2001
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From: OK
Thanks guys. I'm no newbie to the V10... this is my 4th one. 
I just can't believe how much better the '05 is when compared to the '00, '01, and '02 model V10s I've owned. The combination of 3 valves and extra tranny gear is amazing. Even with less than 300 miles on it, this new truck is a lot stronger than the '01 w/full Banks Powerpack I used to own.
I just can't believe how much better the '05 is when compared to the '00, '01, and '02 model V10s I've owned. The combination of 3 valves and extra tranny gear is amazing. Even with less than 300 miles on it, this new truck is a lot stronger than the '01 w/full Banks Powerpack I used to own.
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Joined: Feb 2000
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From: Mesa
Congrats NoMo. Us old timers needed to catch up with the new and improved.
There must be some sort of engineering going on with the exhaust. What I've noticed on mine:
1) before and after the cats, the tubing is reduced to 2" or less, about a 1/2" wide area. You can see it right were the tubing enters/exits the cats.
2) the tubing after the Y is only 3" in diameter. After the muffler it's 3 1/2" .
There must be some sort of engineering going on with the exhaust. What I've noticed on mine:
1) before and after the cats, the tubing is reduced to 2" or less, about a 1/2" wide area. You can see it right were the tubing enters/exits the cats.
2) the tubing after the Y is only 3" in diameter. After the muffler it's 3 1/2" .
