Ford 7.3 engine users?
Looking to start a discussion with Ford 7.3 gas owners and how they like the truck. My next truck will be pulling a 14-15K 5th wheel and will be a long bed crew cab. The 7.3 looks to be a really coo...
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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...
Good luck, if you try hard enough someone will support your flawed hope that a big gas engine will hold back a heavy load going down steep mountain passes. I am not a fan of Ford's method of using the service and trailer brakes to hold back a load without many knowing that the truck could overheat it's brakes and the trailers brakes
without the operator being aware of it.
