Ford 7.3 engine users?

spoon059 wrote:

Grit dog wrote:
Regardless how them 2 TFL jokers do their “tests” there is ZERO chance that ANY gasser pickup has anywhere near the holding power of a comparable diesel with a good exhaust brake. Not even worth discussing. Not even if you’re trying to blow the pistons out backwards at 6000rpms in 3rd gear, “grade braking.”
Again, anywhere from Denver to Appalachia/Canada to Mexico, a gasser will serve just fine. Not many kill ya hills in fly over states.

Well... this thread imploded quicker than I thought. Not a single soul is saying that a gas engine brake is anywhere as strong as a diesel exhaust brake.

I'm just trying to get real world users to give their experience. But typical RV.net, it goes sideways immediately.

Appreciate the consistency guys. I'll just try different forums and hope that people can read and stay on point...

Umm in your first post, you asked how the engine braking was compared to your Cummins diesel.
I’m totally on topic, btw. Just because I respond in a colorful manner, no need to get the ole bvds in a twist. The Ford 7.3 brakes as well as any other naturally aspirated gasser of similar displacement with a locking torque converter. It doesn’t do “better” or “worse” than any of them. IE there’s no magic built into them. If you’ve never used downshifting a gasser to provide compression braking before, and only towed with your 2015 Ram, you will be seriously disappointed once you see how much brake dust is on your wheels after coming down a pass with a heavy trailer hooked to any gasser.
Other attributes? All the gasser HDs have comparable 8-10 speeds and work similarly and well. Ford has more displacement and a few more ponies.
Only real downside is the significantly reduced peripheral visibility driving a Ford, with that paper bag you have to wear over your head, so your buddies don’t know it’s you….:B