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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allen8106 wrote:
I've never owned a Ford so have no experience with them. I did own a 2009 GMC 2500 with the 6.0l gas engine in it. In 2012 we towed our 10,500 lb 5th wheel from Kansas to California and back up though the Grand Canyon south rim area and an Las Vegas. On the way back on I40 we were turning 5000 RPM up hill and barely doing 40 mph. I told the wife then that if we ever did this again I would have a diesel. Bought a 2013 GMC 2500 6.6l Diesel a year later.
My point being I was never impressed with the 6.0 capabilities when towing up hills. The tranny downshifted every 10 miles between home and Holbrook, AZ and I could never use the cruise control. With my diesel the tranny downshifted once doing the same route and I used the cruise the entire way.
So the gasser was working as intended, using higher RPMs to do work. Mind you, that 6.0L gas engine at 360hp from GM was/is weak sauce compared to the modern gassers. That's only 15hp and 5 tq above a 1st gen Dodge 5.7L Hemi that came out in the 2002 1500s.
