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does anyone know the stock ratings on the 7.3( hp and torque) just wanted to know how muchmore power the stock 6.4 has and if i would notice a big difference while towing
Having owned both a 6.4 and a 7.3 I will say that the 7.3 hands down gets better fuel mileage and has more low end grunt. The 6.4 is a towing machine though so I would say it comes down to the fact of how often and how much do you tow. If you are a monthly tower then I would say get you a nice, clean , used 7.3 and have fun because you'll get twice the fuel mileage outta the 7.3 then you will with the 6.4, but if your a weekly tower and need the big towing capacities then hop on the band wagon and get ya a 6.4
Cowboy Steve
Last edited by powerstroked162; Nov 12, 2007 at 05:30 PM.
I thought for '02 it was 250/515 for auto and 275/520 for standard or something real close to that (at the flywheel)...
EDIT: Found this on the specs page here on FTE for the '02 F250 with the 7.3:
"The 7.3L Power Stroke<SUP>TM</SUP> turbo diesel V-8, the best-selling engine in its class - gas or diesel, produces 250 horsepower and 505 lb.-ft. of torque with the automatic transmission; or 275 horsepower and 520 lb.-ft. of torque when joined to the manual transmission."
I thought for '02 it was 250/515 for auto and 275/520 for standard or something real close to that (at the flywheel)...
EDIT: Found this on the specs page here on FTE for the '02 F250 with the 7.3:
"The 7.3L Power Stroke<SUP>TM</SUP> turbo diesel V-8, the best-selling engine in its class - gas or diesel, produces 250 horsepower and 505 lb.-ft. of torque with the automatic transmission; or 275 horsepower and 520 lb.-ft. of torque when joined to the manual transmission."
So if you use your 250 flywheel HP and a 15.1% driveline loss, you get the RWHP=212.2 number that I gave! In addition, I gave measured curves vs RPM for both RWHP and RWTQ, and I believe those are dead on accurate as measured on a load (not inertial) dyno.
I've used those curves to help calibrate the volumetric and thermodynamic efficiency functions in my PSD engine model, so that my model now produces curves that match the measured ones very closely.
So if you use your 250 flywheel HP and a 15.1% driveline loss, you get the RWHP=212.2 number that I gave! In addition, I gave measured curves vs RPM for both RWHP and RWTQ, and I believe those are dead on accurate as measured on a load (not inertial) dyno.
I've used those curves to help calibrate the volumetric and thermodynamic efficiency functions in my PSD engine model, so that my model now produces curves that match the measured ones very closely.
ernesteugene, I would have to agree about the water braek dyno, that it true hp at the wheels while drawing down the engine. Also it measures an accurate hp through load, not speed of how fast/quick you can spin the rear tires. Although I will say both dyno numbers will be close. Just remember everyone that you will never get identical dyno numbers, even in the same truck back to back. Trust me, I dyno trucks at work (Mack & Volvo) dealership and a lot of other trucks. Gearing, suspension and a lot of other factors play into getting those numbers.
Haha. All these numbers are different from the FTE website.
Go up top to Articles/Specs ====> Click down to Specs... Select your year and then click specs again.
2000 => 235hp, 500ft/Tq. (Man and Auto)
2001 => The 7.3L Power Stroke® turbo diesel V-8 produces 250 horsepower (15 more than last year) and 505 lb.-ft. of torque with the automatic transmission, and 275 horsepower and 420 lb.-ft. of torque when joined to a manual transmission (late availability)