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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blt2ski wrote:
I still believe for most interstate driving, a gas rig appropriately loaded, with current technology, will be fine into the low 20k realm.
The only thing a diesel will have generally speaking, is power at 10k feet vs the gas bring 30% down to to elevation. As I don't know if any diesels with out a turbo. With the advent of the eco boost style engines, elevation power loss will not be an issue.
Marty
Marty
I'm not sure if anymore I would declare "above X lbs, you need diesel"
but instead the decision would be based on miles per year. In the past, my thought was how much value is in a engine that will last 2-3 times the useful life of truck? but if drove enough miles/year the fuel savings would pay. But we have got to the point gas engines are lasting long enough that the rest of truck is likely to be reason to get rid of it. Meeting emissions standards with gas has improved efficiency and the parts needed to do it have proven pretty trouble free. The same can't be said about diesel, and cost to repair can exceed value of pickup.
