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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Lantley wrote:
All the comparisons are the 7.3 gasser vs. anything but a modern diesel with an exhaust brake.
Compare a 7.3 gasser to the same year diesel that is the relevant equation.
All the other comparisons are antiquated.
Yes, this is the comparison I want to make. Yes, I out hear about how great exhaust brake works. Side by each, diesel with and without, easy to show that it works. And they can write ads, every body on the net swears need diesel because of exhaust brake.
But can you show me where a modern 7 Liter diesel is compared to 7 Liter gas, like gears and loads, holding back on a hill? How about 5 liter? 3 liter?
I highly suspect a lot of this, because manufactures have not shown such a test, is pushed to make people spend the extra for the diesel
