Gas vs PSD
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I like the idea of the V-10 Bill. I was bummed out that Ford only gave it 6.8 liters though. At the time Dodge had theirs with 8.0liters and I thought Ford dropped the ball. I almost bought an excursion with the V-10 but the displacement didn't sit well with me. So instead I bought a Durango with the 5.9. LOL I do not have it anymore, and now I want an Excursion with the 7.3.
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Modular motor junkie
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Ford would have had to build a whole new motor to do that.
The 4.6/5.4/6.8 famliy has very close bore spacing and can't be made much bigger.
The new 6.2 has a wider bore spacing so it can be bored wider and have biger valves.
If they would make a V10 off of it (like they did off the 5.4), it could be a 7.8 V10 making close to 500 HP and 600 TQ.
Why would the smaller displacement turn you away from it though?
I know a guy that has owned both a ford and a dodge V10, He said they both towed the same and the Ford had better MPG's.
I will be the first to say the dodge sounds better.....
Good night Sam, I have got to go to sleep.
The 4.6/5.4/6.8 famliy has very close bore spacing and can't be made much bigger.
The new 6.2 has a wider bore spacing so it can be bored wider and have biger valves.
If they would make a V10 off of it (like they did off the 5.4), it could be a 7.8 V10 making close to 500 HP and 600 TQ.
Why would the smaller displacement turn you away from it though?
I know a guy that has owned both a ford and a dodge V10, He said they both towed the same and the Ford had better MPG's.
I will be the first to say the dodge sounds better.....
Good night Sam, I have got to go to sleep.
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IMO, Ford hit the nail right on the head in a compromise of efficiency and power with the 6.8L.
JL
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The ones that I like are the people that have the s10's that are lowered to about half an inch off the ground........ We pulled one like that about a year ago and it took forever to get it loaded. We had to put 2x6's in front of the tires and pull it forward a few inches at a time onto gradually higher stacks of 2x6's until we could get it on the rollback.
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Bill he is just like you, runs around town with his foot on the floor doing 90 mph... Most V10 owners obey the speed limit.
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Foot to the floor I top out at 105, not 90.
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Thats 137 MPH, You take the limiter off?
Thats fast for a truck!
The land speed record for a stock truck is only 25 MPH faster than that.
Wonder how long it would take you to stop from that speed...
Yes, a stock 6.0 will out pull and out run me, you have 325HP and my early V10 is making 265. Go race an 05-10 V10 and you will get a rude suprise.
Thats fast for a truck!
The land speed record for a stock truck is only 25 MPH faster than that.
Wonder how long it would take you to stop from that speed...
Yes, a stock 6.0 will out pull and out run me, you have 325HP and my early V10 is making 265. Go race an 05-10 V10 and you will get a rude suprise.