Gas vs PSD
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by nature the gasser is going to have more internal friction than a diesel, so the parts are going to wear a lot faster. diesels pump a ton more oil on moving parts than gassers, so parts like bearings don't wear as quickly(less vibrations at higher mileage) and cylinder walls/rings dont get worn as much(not as much loss of compression over time).
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Okay this is freaking stupid, I think this thread should just be ended. I mean we could sit here for the next 10 years fighting over what who thinks what is better and obviously everyone bought the truck they wanted. I mean the guy who started this post is not looking to buy a diesel. I am not sure what type of answer he wants but maybe this will help "V10's are better than diesel, they can do everything that a diesel can do and they are cheaper and this is coming from a diesel owner!!!!".
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Who are you? The Raja of Punjab? You are registered here for a whole two days and you decree that this thread should be ended? I doubt you even took the time to read this whole thread from begining to end. Sorry, your highness. We do not end threads just because you personally dislike them. This is the type of thread that will never end conclusively. So grab a cold one and sit back and enjoy the ride. Continue to post your experiences and opinion. That's what it's all about.
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I think it is fair to state that traditionally diesels have had a much longer service life than their equivalent gas engines.
Is that the case with the V10 vs. the PSD?
Arbitrarily - not necessarily.
I don't have the statistics to back it up, but I would not be remotely surprised if the average service life of a PSD equipped truck was around 50-100% greater than that of a V10.
This isn't necessarily 100% based on the fact that the engine is more durable (although medium duty diesels like the PSD are designed for a service life @ 90% of capacity for 250,000miles in lieu of 150,000 for a gas engine) as the diesel trucks are more expensive to purchase its easier for owners to justify higher ongoing maintenance and repair costs because the replacement cost is higher.It doesn't need to be stupid, in fact it can be quite informative to the users who may be considering a new truck.
By the same token it can be a lot of senseless drivel if the users wish it to be too.
And what does that have to do with the price of fish?
Is that the case with the V10 vs. the PSD?
Arbitrarily - not necessarily.
I don't have the statistics to back it up, but I would not be remotely surprised if the average service life of a PSD equipped truck was around 50-100% greater than that of a V10.
This isn't necessarily 100% based on the fact that the engine is more durable (although medium duty diesels like the PSD are designed for a service life @ 90% of capacity for 250,000miles in lieu of 150,000 for a gas engine) as the diesel trucks are more expensive to purchase its easier for owners to justify higher ongoing maintenance and repair costs because the replacement cost is higher.It doesn't need to be stupid, in fact it can be quite informative to the users who may be considering a new truck.
By the same token it can be a lot of senseless drivel if the users wish it to be too.
And what does that have to do with the price of fish?
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What would I do with all of my spare time if this thread ended? I guess I could go over to the gun boards and argue .45 vs. 9mm.
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Im going to 100% disagree with you based of my opinions and we are all entited to our own opinions. We have a fleet of 20-22 Ford 250/350's combined. We "used to" have V10's but than got rid of the 5 we had because we had much better luck with diesels. We drive anywhere from 125-144k miles "per year". We haul and tow machines that you probably will never even haul in the lifetime of the truck you own and I don't mean this in a rude or mean way but the gasser were only lasting 200k at max without major problems. We have about 14 diesels that have well over 320k miles and have only had minor problems. They still run the same way as when we picked them up off the lot. After all the miles we put on them they always seem to have lagging problems, although we had one go 285k than it just pooped out.
That is the most I have hauled and about the worst I will push it, what are you running for weight?
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So I am going to say:
.45 = 7.3L PSD
9mm = 5.4 Triton
.357 = V10 Triton
Fill in the blanks for the 6.0 and the 6.4. Maybe .40 S&W and 10MM, respectively?
I will be taking this thread to NEW HEIGHTS by being flamed by both the truck nuts and the gun nuts.
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.45 all the way!!!!