Diesel to Gas Power Observation
I continue to see more and more 3/4 ton Ram Hemi's on the road and I'm starting to see some 7.3 Super Duty's on the road as well. I suspect this trend will continue as this couple have made the chang...
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In 2020 the TFL guys did the Ike with a 7.3 10sp. with 4:30 gearing. They used large living quarters horse trailer loaded to 16k. On the downhill it took 9 brake applications to hold their 50-60 test. On the uphill it did it in 8:47 secs which is close to perfect 60 mph constant. Trucks fuel meter said 2.2 mpg during the climb.
Same setup with GM 6.6 6 sp. did 10 brake and uphill was over 11 min. at 2.3 mpg.
Just an fyi.
Same setup with GM 6.6 6 sp. did 10 brake and uphill was over 11 min. at 2.3 mpg.
Just an fyi.
