7.3 Ford gas engine
Maybe looking to buy a new ford with the 7.3 gas engine. Need to know the good , bad about the 7.3
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Mine's a '22 Supercrew long bed, 3.55 rear towing an 8500 lbs 34' travel trailer. I get 10 ish mpg towing and pulls very well. The shifting with the 10 speed is a bit wonky sometimes on slow speed up shifts. It over runs the engine speed and shifts surge in 1,2 and 3. Auto engine brake on downhill braking is overdone for my taste. I have taken to using manual in specific situations I now recognize ahead of time. Stays in engine brake mode way too long for practical use. Has the engine screaming even when bottom of hill has been reached and back on the gas. I have 30k miles on so far and very few real complaints. Truck averages about 15.5 mpg in mixed driving unloaded. I averaged over 17 on a trip to Nashville and back averaging 65 mph and up. It loafs along at 1750 rpm at 80mph in 10th, and zero to 60 comes up pretty quickly for an 8000lb truck at 8 seconds flat. Very happy with the truck so far.
