Workhorse vs Ford
I am shopping again (!!) and have a question: Looking for a used gasser, and friends say the Chev 8.1 Workhorse/ Allison transmission is the best choice. Hard to find, because now I am told manuf...
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wa8yxm wrote:Navistar sold the name and the new Workhorse plant that was built to some company that is attempting to make electric delivery vans or something like that. Navistar and Workhorse have parted company. At least that was what was in the news a couple of months ago.
What GM is no longer making is the 8.1L Vortec V8 Which was the engine Workhorse designed for... Navistar last I knew still made Workhorse chassis.
While there is a whole lot of argument as to which engine is better, Ford or GM.
Most everyone agrees the Allison transmission is #1 with a gear train.
