Could We See Big Block Gas V-8 & V-10 In New Trucks Again

timmac wrote:

myredracer wrote:
I love our 6.8L V10 F250. If we ever had to replace it, I'd be looking at an older truck with a V10 in it. Use it primarily for towing and gets little use over the winter.

We have 4.10 gears and it will out-tow just about any other pickup on steep hills. From BC to CA, over to NV and back via UT and ID, got on avg. 8-9 mpg and IIRC, as low as 6 something on a long steep uphill leg and 11 something on a long downhill leg. As high as 6600' elev. so far as well as some steep grades and no lack of power towing a 7K lb TT. MPG really sux on short local trips.

They oughta come out with an eco-boost V10. Make V10s great again. :)

I would like to put a supercharger on my V-10 motorhome.

It's possible if you don't mind spending a lot of money.

Whipple made one for the Triton V-10 in the 1990s. It was a positive displacement blower (as used for scavenging 2-cycle diesels). It needed a lot of room under the hood, so I don't know about fit into motorhome chassis. The positive displacement blower is very noisy.

Vortech and Paxton once made kits for centrifugal superchargers for the V-10. These were an even more difficult fit than the Whipple, and the boost profiles were more suitable for drag racing than boosting low RPM torque. Turbochargers have also been installed on the V-10 in F-series and Excursion applications (not to mention V-10s that have gotten stuffed into Mustangs).

timmac wrote:

myredracer wrote:
I love our 6.8L V10 F250. If we ever had to replace it, I'd be looking at an older truck with a V10 in it. Use it primarily for towing and gets little use over the winter.

We have 4.10 gears and it will out-tow just about any other pickup on steep hills. From BC to CA, over to NV and back via UT and ID, got on avg. 8-9 mpg and IIRC, as low as 6 something on a long steep uphill leg and 11 something on a long downhill leg. As high as 6600' elev. so far as well as some steep grades and no lack of power towing a 7K lb TT. MPG really sux on short local trips.

They oughta come out with an eco-boost V10. Make V10s great again. :)

I would like to put a supercharger on my V-10 motorhome.

. I did have my Dodge 488ci V-10 Supercharged in my 1 ton. Supporting electronics from Paxton sucked and did not trust the system.

myredracer wrote:
I love our 6.8L V10 F250. If we ever had to replace it, I'd be looking at an older truck with a V10 in it. Use it primarily for towing and gets little use over the winter.

We have 4.10 gears and it will out-tow just about any other pickup on steep hills. From BC to CA, over to NV and back via UT and ID, got on avg. 8-9 mpg and IIRC, as low as 6 something on a long steep uphill leg and 11 something on a long downhill leg. As high as 6600' elev. so far as well as some steep grades and no lack of power towing a 7K lb TT. MPG really sux on short local trips.

They oughta come out with an eco-boost V10. Make V10s great again. :)

I would like to put a supercharger on my V-10 motorhome.

I wish this tech being adopted by major auto makers and used in more trucks,no need for dirty gasoline or diesel

https://youtu.be/4-J7H_XmmWg

Spot on Caveman Charlie. And that was in the sixties, could you imagine what it would be like today with even more people on the road.

I didn't read all 8 pages of this thread.

But, to the OP. I hope not .

The diesels may cost more in the beginning but, if you are going to tow a lot the extra torque will be worth it. As for them being "Problematic" in the history of diesel engines there have been some that have been. (but , for that reason there have been some bad gas engines too) The 2015 F-350 that my brother owns has been trouble free so far. First time it was in the shop was this week. The right hand electric mirror would not longer fold down.

As for big gas engines. Why do you need them my 2011 F-150 with the 5 liter (302 CI ) engine makes 360 hp and 380 foot pounds of torque. That is more then a 400 CI engine used to make back in the day. With the 6 speed transmission and 3.25 gears it (according to what I could find out on line) will go through the quarter mile at 15.1 seconds and 93 mph. That is as fast as a Mustang or Camero from a few years ago. It seems to get around 15-16 mpg in normal driving.

Why would would you want to go back to big inefficient gas guzzlers ?

As for the EPA well,,, people have short memories. No one remembers when the Smog was so bad in LA that Johnny Carson used to make jokes about it every night.No one remembers Acid Rain. No one remembers Love Canal. And, the many, many, more problems we used to have.

An Eco-Boost version of the V10 would be great!

We have 4:56 rear diff gears in our small (~12K lbs. loaded) V10 motorhome and so far it has strongly pulled any grade at speed that we have traveled on ... including some up to 11,300 ft altitude in Colorado this past fall.

What I like most about the V10 - once I got used to a relatively high RPM engine in a truck chassis - is:

- Vibration-free and ultra-quiet idling for coach battery charging in noise sensitive camping areas, day or night rain or shine.

- Vibration-free and ultra-quiet idling for quick lunches in scorching parking lots during summer trips when the built-in genny might sound a bit loud to shoppers coming and going outside.

- Ultra-quiet low RPM engine running noise if arriving at a campground late or leaving from a campground early.

- Having an engine that uses the same fuel as the built-in generator, with the fuel type being available everywhere.

- Less overall vehicle weight due to not carrying around a huge piece of engine iron.

- Kindof "high RPM spirited performance" in the RV that puts a smile on my face like a sports car did in my life a long time ago.

I love our 6.8L V10 F250. If we ever had to replace it, I'd be looking at an older truck with a V10 in it. Use it primarily for towing and gets little use over the winter.

We have 4.10 gears and it will out-tow just about any other pickup on steep hills. From BC to CA, over to NV and back via UT and ID, got on avg. 8-9 mpg and IIRC, as low as 6 something on a long steep uphill leg and 11 something on a long downhill leg. As high as 6600' elev. so far as well as some steep grades and no lack of power towing a 7K lb TT. MPG really sux on short local trips.

They oughta come out with an eco-boost V10. Make V10s great again. :)

2012Coleman wrote:

NYCgrrl wrote:

Terryallan wrote:

gbopp wrote:

spoon059 wrote:
What makes anyone think that Trump will get rid of the EPA or seriously alter it?

Wishful thinking. Some hope is better than no hope. ;)

Well. If I'm not mistaken. the guy he appointed to run it. wants to shut it down. Pretty sure that is what I read

You read correctly:).

Trump stated during his campaign he basically wants to gut the EPA and his nominee for that department, Scott Pruitt, is a good friend to the fossil fuel industry.

Yea - we don't need no stinkin EPA. They don't need such an agency in Beijing...

The EPA blames that on Cows passing gas

down home wrote:

colliehauler wrote:
I don't see any big block making a comeback. If you want one you will have to resurrect a old vehicle that has one.

Crate engines are available up to 632 cubic inches.

572s are as common as dirt.
And in other post I made you got the dough, you can buy up to over 900 inches, complete.

I was referring to a new truck from the factory. It is illegal to put in a non-emissions motor into a newer truck, hence why I said older.