Gas vs PSD
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From: Amherstburg, On canada
I didnt realise V10's never broke down - ever. My 6.0 has never left me stranded - anywhere in a 100k, but i would never stand here and tell you its never had issues. I should have bought 1 of those zero maintenance no cost ultra high horsepower 6.8 motors. Whats your fuel consumption by the way?
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I'm going to have to doubt this. The 460 makes 250-300 hp 400 fttq. The 2v 5.4 isn't anywhere in this spectrum. Don't get me wrong I love my 5.4s. I'm in debt again cause I wouldn't let her trade her 04 off. Anyone wanting to can look up my earlier posts when I had my 05. I hauled very heavy w/ it. I'm not saying it won't haul. I don't see in any stretch of the imagtion it out pulling the 460 or the 7.3.
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With all due respect, but this has to be one of the most ridiculous things I have ever read on here.
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From: Rogersville, TN
I'm going to have to doubt this. The 460 makes 250-300 hp 400 fttq. The 2v 5.4 isn't anywhere in this spectrum. Don't get me wrong I love my 5.4s. I'm in debt again cause I wouldn't let her trade her 04 off. Anyone wanting to can look up my earlier posts when I had my 05. I hauled very heavy w/ it. I'm not saying it won't haul. I don't see in any stretch of the imagtion it out pulling the 460 or the 7.3.
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From: West TN
bill you must have missed the part of his post where he said he wanted a good towing truck. maybe not in his book but in mine that means a truck with good power and good fuel mileage. yes a v 10 can pull it but not get over 10 miles per gal. my 6.0 will pull the same load and get 13 to 14.
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From: Rogersville, TN
I have owned two 7.5's and one obs 7.3 and towed with two sd 7.3's. The 7.5's were better from idle to about 2500 rpm, but fell behind past that. Plus they got about 8 mpg. My 7.3 will maintain speed better in 5th gear, get better mpg's and require less downshifting, but it won't top a hill within 10 mph of my 5.4 if I let them downshift and them run where each engine makes the best power..
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I know this is a ford forum but I have a dodge ram hemi that will out right rape the 5.4 power wise (if you think otherwise you are kidding yourself) and I towed our toy hauler trailer topping a hill called cajon pass on the I15 in socal at 45mph at 3500rpm in the peak power. Now our 7.3 rapes my hemi towing the same trailer which peaks the hill at 60mph. I like all truck btw.
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I didnt realise V10's never broke down - ever. My 6.0 has never left me stranded - anywhere in a 100k, but i would never stand here and tell you its never had issues. I should have bought 1 of those zero maintenance no cost ultra high horsepower 6.8 motors. Whats your fuel consumption by the way?
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I know this is a ford forum but I have a dodge ram hemi that will out right rape the 5.4 power wise (if you think otherwise you are kidding yourself) and I towed our toy hauler trailer topping a hill called cajon pass on the I15 in socal at 45mph at 3500rpm in the peak power. Now our 7.3 rapes my hemi towing the same trailer which peaks the hill at 60mph. I like all truck btw.
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From: Rogue River, Oregon
That's funny, The owner of Roger's Transmissions, in Eureka, Ca swears Ford trannys are by far the worst. But then again, what could he possibly know? He only rebuilds them for a living...
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Remember they are in the business to make money, not to make your truck unbreakable.