Engine torque
After the engine in our '09 V10 6.8L F250 'sploded 3 days ago, we ended up with a new-to-us replacement '12 GMC 2500HD that we were able to find on very short notice. The V10 6.8L was rated 362HP w...
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fla-gypsy wrote:Very good point. It sure pulled away fast from a stop even with the trailer behind it.
You will notice the difference. That V10 delivered max torque at just 3200 rpm’s.
The 2011 and newer F250s engines are 380 HP & 405 ft-lbs which I thought about as an alternative. Did some searching and they aren't cheap unless they were white ex-work trucks. Not a lot out there either except for high $$ new/newer ones at up to around $50-60K USD.
A lot of trucks are going south to the US these days due to our low dollar and that doesn't help.
