Its a joke towing heavy if you campare it to the V10.
It weighs less, its has better rear end gears and it still won't run with the 6.8 in the hills.
Fuel and maintance per mile is cheaper on the V10 than the 460.

 

The 7.3L PSD option was less money on a dually (DRW) by $350. So the option in a SRW truck was about $350 more (overall option price for the 7.3L PSD went up slightly in 2001, but was still a $350 difference between SRW/DRW in cost of the option between trucks).

 

I buy the maintenance and fuel costs, it's a much newer motor with better technology hooked to it. It should be superior in these departments. And overall the newer trucks with the V10 are better designed and more effecient than the older 460 trucks. But, if you don't do the math and listen to what I'm telling you. The 460 is better.

 

 

Don't forget to factor in the additional fuel economy over the gas engines over the last ten years. But to be fair, you also have to consider the 4 times the cost for an oil change in a PSD.

There is no such thing as the BEST engine. It all depends on what you need your truck to do. I'll be the first to admit that I do not NEED my 7.3 PSD 4X4 Super Crew Cab truck 95% of the time. So it is fair to say that I am wasting my money with it. However, I do love the fact that no matter what I want to haul or pull, or no matter how many people I want to take with me, I have the most truck I can get to do the job when I need it to. I have a gooseneck ball, fifth wheel hitch, bumper hitch, 4 blade and flat 7 blade RV plug, and on board air compressor, tank, and air bags so I can pull any trailer I may ever need to. I am paying for the peace of mind more that I am a truck I need.

So, what I am really saying is that anybody who claims they have the best engine without considering the job the truck needs to do is being narrow minded. It doesn't make sense to buy a semi tractor to only take your wife and kid to the movie theatre or the grocery store any more that it makes sense to buy a Chevrolet Impala to haul your cattle to the sale barn. It's all relevant.

I do understand the comparison the original poster was making in cost when new between the engines vs the market value today. They do seem to be close when you consider the 7.3 costed more, but is worth about the same more now. If you need it, it doesn't matter, but in my case I have lost what interest that $5,000.00 difference would have earned in the last eight years while driving my PSD that I really didn't need most of the time.

They are all good. Just pick the one you want or fits your needs best and go with it. They all have their advantages and disadvantages. If there was only one BEST engine, they would have only sold that one. The designers recognize that one engine doesn't fit everyones needs best......so therefore they offer you choices.

I'm sure everyone will be happy to hear that I will now stop rambling on an on...I'll shut up now

 

So I'm narrow minded? I'm cool with that, it beats the hell out of driving a V10

 

That is why I have a Super Duty and a Suzuki Sidekick. They are both fun and cool to me. It is also why my wife has a mini-van. Different rigs for different needs.

 

and the 460 is awesome in my 55!. course it still only gets 5mpg on a good day if I can keep my foot out of it... (not likely!)

Sam

 

Ha ha, I have a job where people are just dying to meet me... I am a service director for a mortuary here in So Cal, we specialize in veteran's services as we are only a few miles from the Riverside National Cemetery. So between the one or two services I have for the whole 8 hours I'm at work, I kinda find a little downtime...

 

Downtime + mortuary = funny!

 

Definitely not what I planned on doing when I grew up... lol...

 

Sooo, your truck is worth over $15000 yet you only paid $6000 and the same truck with a gas V8 is worth almost $10000? Shows to go you that those KBB numbers are purely abstract. When your friend's mom sold you the truck, it was worth $6000 to the seller. If the KBB numbers are fact and not subject to the whims of each individual sale, it sounds like an ideal time to buy a V10 or V8 gas powered Superduty!

 

Ok whats going on here the debate has always been about performace not the price. People want to know which one out performs the other not which cost more on resale value. I mean PSD is better than gas in my opinion but each has its own advantages.

 

Don't worry V10 guys, when Ford discontinues the V10 our trucks will become rare and go up in value, while the PSD's will be a dime a dozen!

 

Sorry could not resist!