Ford 7.3 Diesel...only 185 HP
Hard to believe that the first 7.3 was only 185 horsepower. Was also IDI (In Direct Injection) and non turbo for those who were not paying attention to diesel powered trucks back in the late 80's.:...
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Turtle n Peeps wrote:majorgator wrote:ib516 wrote:
The only thing you can fairly compare it to is a 96 Ford or GM diesel which were even more gutless.
As an owner of a '96 F350 PSD, I greatly disagree with such a comment ;)
I think the sticker on the side of my 7.3 says 215 HP, but after only a few mods that joker will put you in the back of your seat just as good as many of the newer diesels. I'm at about 270K miles now, and have ZERO interest in upgrading any time soon. The most I've pulled was about 9K pounds without trouble. I've been considering moving to a 5th wheel in the 9k to 11k weight range, and the only thing I would add for pulling this is an intercooler (due to the aftermarket stage 1 injectors).
Well ya, look where you live! LOL, you live in the pool table state. Try towing that 11K up a few grades in Co and see what happens. :E
It only takes about 100 to 125 HP to tow that load on the flat and level at 60 MPH.
Take it to a 6% grade and see what happens. You will meet Mr. 20's MPH real quick! :B
Nah, not really. I've had it on some steep grades and no trouble maintaining speed. Its all about the EGT's and lack of intercooler. The only times I've ever slowed down was just to be running out of OD so the EGT's wouldn't climb so high.
On a side note, people always seem to think of FL has a flat state. Well, that's not exactly true. While we aren't climbing mountains up here in North FL, there are many steep hills very close together.
