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Desert_Captain
Oct 24, 2018Explorer III
Phil, welcome to the thread was wondering when you would be joining us. :B
What I said was: "Obviously, with or without a toad, the 450 is humping 3,000 - 4,000# more than the 350 every mile it rolls down the road assuming they are loaded to, or near their respective GVWR/ GCWR's"
No the 350 - 450's are not all that different and it is a combination of the extra weight and the 4:56 rear end vs the 4:10 that costs the extra mileage. The 350 just benefits from having the same motor and trans with a lot less work for it to do.
:C
What I said was: "Obviously, with or without a toad, the 450 is humping 3,000 - 4,000# more than the 350 every mile it rolls down the road assuming they are loaded to, or near their respective GVWR/ GCWR's"
No the 350 - 450's are not all that different and it is a combination of the extra weight and the 4:56 rear end vs the 4:10 that costs the extra mileage. The 350 just benefits from having the same motor and trans with a lot less work for it to do.
:C
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