1999 7.3l vs. 2005 6.0l F250
I am currently looking at these two trucks to replace my 95 GMC 3/4 ton suburban with 7.4 l big block. The 1999 model is a two wheel drive and they're asking 4995 for it the 2005 model unknown if it i...
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carringb wrote:
The 7.3L is a good motor but not very powerful compared to modern offerings. Also, the 4R100 transmission wasn't the best match for it (it works a lot better behind the V10).
The 6.0 PSD made more power and is paired to an excellent transmission with closer ratios. But, plan on spending $5-8k to make really reliable.
I disagree on the 4R100, it was not match that was the problem , it was the cooling, I have had a 6.0 transmission cooler on my early 99 for the past 8 years, every since I started towing 10-13K fifth wheels , no problem with the transmission, but it has never been overheated, heat killed a lot of 4R100 's.
