Gas vs PSD
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honestly, if i ever saw 10 mpg or less out of my truck i would junk it. i would have to be pulling the boat in those pictures a few pages back before i would admit to 8.08 mpg. gassers complain about the maintenance costs of a diesel, but with both of us pulling the same trailer you would spend more on your first tank or two of gas than i spend on the extra oil, fuel filters, coolant additive, and oil filters in a year.
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The kids were having fun thinking daddy was at work and then he came home and ruined it by making me qualify my statements. I can't speak for the 6.4 since I have never owned one but the 7.3 and the 6.0 both are members of the aforementioned category....whatever that was.
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haha, I tow going 80 to 90 down the free way.
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that begs my next question....... with all that available hp the v10 has, what in gods name were you towing that you had to run it wide open for 30 minutes straight? an aircraft carrier? 747? the space shuttle? if its as powerful as everyone says it is, you shouldnt have to be at wot for that long with any load.......
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Going back down, you have to actually stop half way and siphon some fuel out of the tank to keep it from overflowing.
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That right thar is funny. I don't care who ya are.
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that begs my next question....... with all that available hp the v10 has, what in gods name were you towing that you had to run it wide open for 30 minutes straight? an aircraft carrier? 747? the space shuttle? if its as powerful as everyone says it is, you shouldnt have to be at wot for that long with any load.......
I got up to 90.
I dont have the new V10, I have the first V10 with 265HP.
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also, if youre pulling 12k lbs at 90 mph, remind me to stay off the roads near you........
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And thats a bumper pulled 12k. The van probably doesn't handle very well at 90 by itself, especially if its 11 years old. Add in 12k with a pivot point several feet behind the wheels and the thought of how much it must sway makes me cringe.
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well that makes sense then. i didnt know he had a van. the van did have less hp than the truck. this totally changes our whole discussion then.....i thought he was crazy for comparing a 310hp v10 to a psd, now i find out hes comparing a v10 with the same power ratings as my 5.4 to a psd......
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Unbelieveable how this discussion has blossomed, when the trueth of the matter is neither the Diesel nor the V10 could pull the Christmas tinsle out of a cats butt. Why it's the Subaru Justy's 3 banger with its ability to spool way up there in the rpms to really get the most HP and tq goin'. Jeeez, didn't you know that?!?!? HA!!!
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Have fun!
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well that makes sense then. i didnt know he had a van. the van did have less hp than the truck. this totally changes our whole discussion then.....i thought he was crazy for comparing a 310hp v10 to a psd, now i find out hes comparing a v10 with the same power ratings as my 5.4 to a psd......
98-99 265HP V10
00- to now, van 305
00- 05 pick up 305
05- now 362