I currently drive a 97 F-250HD 460 5spd. I am lookin to get a PowerSroke (95-97) , would love to get a superduty but i dont want to spend that much. Has anyone here done the move from a 460 to a PSD? What difference in power and mpg's would i notice? I currently get about 9-10mpg empty, a bit worse when i put my 9' camper on.

Thanks for the input guys!!
Jeff

 

MPG wise you will get 15-20, depending on diff. gears, and drving style. As far as power, it's almost a totally different kind of power where the 470 can get up and go (has the HP) but the 7.3 has the torque. So you will be able to sustain a long pull up a hill, etc... Other guys will have more to say i'm sure

 

From what i have read, my 460 has about 240HP and 400lb/ft what would a PSD have?

 

I owned an F250 460 auto 4.10 rearend towed a 29' travel trailer with it. I never had a power problem with it. My sole complaint was fuel economy it got 9 mpg empty and 6 mpg with trailer in tow.

I changed to the PSD auto 3.55 rearend towed the same trailer. Power about the same maybe a little better fuel economy a major improvement empty I get 15 to 18 mpg and I drive it hard Trailer in tow I get 10 to 12

 

you will love the psd. go drive one. although if its a stock one it will probably be a dog. if you tow a lot and it sounds like you do i would recommend the 5 speed. psd and e4od dont get along especially when you start to mod your psd.

with some bigger injectors a chip intake and exhuast you can be easily over 300 rwhp and over 650 ft lbs of torque.

 

The 97 psd had a rating of 225 hp and 460 ft lbs torque

 

Zinfinity, just looked at your gallery and man is that a clean looking rig you got yourself there! very nice! Although i've not had the 460, I can say that'd i've driven one (and have owned 2 PSD's) and personally never go back to gas. Like psu927, it's "torque" power instead of "horse power" power. The torque on there trucks is amazing. With a few mods, intake exhaust, you will never go back to gas. Depending on how heavy your foot is, you can get between 14-18 ish MPG empty and around 10-14 towing, depending on what you're pulling. Go drive one, see what you think. The only challenge is going to be finding one as nice as you're current rig!

-Robb

 

I have had 2 460s one carburated the other injected both pigs on fuel the injected truck had more get up and go. I went to a IDI about 6 years ago sold that went to a 95 PSD a year ago I will never go back to gas again.

With my F-450 I get around 11-13.5 mpg which is hell of a lot better than 6-8 mpg the 460 used to get never really got better than 8mpg empty.

 

Robbgt: You are correct about finding one as nice as my current truck! I have been spoiled with this truck, i love the color combo and everywhere i go i get compliments!! Hopefully i will get lucky and find one almost as nice!!!

 

there out there for a pretty penney. you should of seen robbs old truck.

 

Haha thanks man Happy 2000 posts by the way!!!

Sorry for the thread jack...

-Robb

 

My 94 460 was a great truck for it's day. I made the switch last year and haven't looked back. Of you don't tow or drive a lot of miles gas is good but if you do, diesel is tops.

 

89 F250 with 460, auto 4.10 rear end. 10 mpg solo / 6 mpg pulling 12,500 fifth wheel trailer.

95 F 350 7.3, auto 4.10. 17 mpg solo / 10 pulling.

 

my 1995 f350 with the 460 got about 10mpg, loved the truck though and had lots of power, sold it 4 years ago(wish i hadn't now) and now own a 2004 psd. the power is great and the mpg is even better.

i just wish i would have kept my 1995 for a toy.....will be in the market later this year for another one.................

 

Zinfinity-

I had a 89 460 for 4 years. Loved it until it blew up on the side of hte freeway due to a blown fuel line. Never thought I could afford a PSD until I started looking on the used truck dealer market. Found a beauty and i never look back. Doubled my milage and tripled my peace of mind. (Temp goes down when stuck in traffic... ;>))