Ford 7.3L GASSER rumor confirmed

dodge guy wrote:

Engineer9860 wrote:

ShinerBock wrote:

Groover wrote:
The diesel engines themselves are fine. It is the emission systems and mostly the particulate filters that I am hearing about. The story I hear from the truckers that I know is that the new engines burn burn a third more fuel that the old ones.

Stories from truckers are just that, stories. Almost all of them don't even pay for their own fuel and certainly don't know how much fuel their truck is burning in comparison to older trucks. Truckers are like many people here, they make their decisions based on emotions and how the feel about something rather then actual data.

If you are not a trucker you shouldn’t be speaking on their behalf with such broad generalizations.

I’m a trucker and I can tell you that the drivers are very much in tune with their trucks. While many truckers don’t pay for their fuel directly (most don’t own their trucks like I do) they are encouraged to save fuel through fuel bonuses. Fuel is a major percentage of a trucking company’s operations.

I own a 2007 Freightliner Century. I am getting ready to spend $300 on a wheel alignment simply as a preventative maintenance measure. With fuel at $3./gal, and the miles ran, the return on a $300 alignment will be realized in about 6 months in fuel savings and reduced tire wear........and that’s based on actual data, not emotions.

We really need a like button!

LOL... A real trucker.

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Grit dog wrote:


Blue collar translation.
Get a diesel if you want to tow some big sht up mountain passes without your 4 ways on, unless your allergic to diesel fuel or want the best gas engines produced to date!

What do you mean by big sht, my gas motorhome has no issues towing this almost anywhere without the 4 ways on and I have been all over with this set-up

Big Block Gas can get er done to...

Engineer9860 wrote:

ShinerBock wrote:

Groover wrote:
The diesel engines themselves are fine. It is the emission systems and mostly the particulate filters that I am hearing about. The story I hear from the truckers that I know is that the new engines burn burn a third more fuel that the old ones.

Stories from truckers are just that, stories. Almost all of them don't even pay for their own fuel and certainly don't know how much fuel their truck is burning in comparison to older trucks. Truckers are like many people here, they make their decisions based on emotions and how the feel about something rather then actual data.

If you are not a trucker you shouldn’t be speaking on their behalf with such broad generalizations.

I’m a trucker and I can tell you that the drivers are very much in tune with their trucks. While many truckers don’t pay for their fuel directly (most don’t own their trucks like I do) they are encouraged to save fuel through fuel bonuses. Fuel is a major percentage of a trucking company’s operations.

I own a 2007 Freightliner Century. I am getting ready to spend $300 on a wheel alignment simply as a preventative maintenance measure. With fuel at $3./gal, and the miles ran, the return on a $300 alignment will be realized in about 6 months in fuel savings and reduced tire wear........and that’s based on actual data, not emotions.

We really need a like button!

ShinerBock wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:
Rumor has it this new 7.3 gas engine will make north of 400HP and 500 ft/lbs of torque and will be a high compression engine with DI/Port Injection backed by a new HD 10 speed transmission.

This should be a towing beast for the gasoline engine fans.

High compression for a DI or high compression for a port injected engine? High compression for a DI is about 12:1 and high compression for PI is about 10:1.

High compression for a DI engine, but is rumored to have dual fuel injection systems.

ShinerBock wrote:

Groover wrote:
The diesel engines themselves are fine. It is the emission systems and mostly the particulate filters that I am hearing about. The story I hear from the truckers that I know is that the new engines burn burn a third more fuel that the old ones.

Stories from truckers are just that, stories. Almost all of them don't even pay for their own fuel and certainly don't know how much fuel their truck is burning in comparison to older trucks. Truckers are like many people here, they make their decisions based on emotions and how the feel about something rather then actual data.

If you are not a trucker you shouldn’t be speaking on their behalf with such broad generalizations.

I’m a trucker and I can tell you that the drivers are very much in tune with their trucks. While many truckers don’t pay for their fuel directly (most don’t own their trucks like I do) they are encouraged to save fuel through fuel bonuses. Fuel is a major percentage of a trucking company’s operations.

I own a 2007 Freightliner Century. I am getting ready to spend $300 on a wheel alignment simply as a preventative maintenance measure. With fuel at $3./gal, and the miles ran, the return on a $300 alignment will be realized in about 6 months in fuel savings and reduced tire wear........and that’s based on actual data, not emotions.

FishOnOne wrote:
Rumor has it this new 7.3 gas engine will make north of 400HP and 500 ft/lbs of torque and will be a high compression engine with DI/Port Injection backed by a new HD 10 speed transmission.

This should be a towing beast for the gasoline engine fans.

High compression for a DI or high compression for a port injected engine? High compression for a DI is about 12:1 and high compression for PI is about 10:1.

Rumor has it this new 7.3 gas engine will make north of 400HP and 500 ft/lbs of torque and will be a high compression engine with DI/Port Injection backed by a new HD 10 speed transmission.

This should be a towing beast for the gasoline engine fans.

MetalGator wrote:

blofgren wrote:
This new gasser will no doubt be great and I'm sure it will sound awesome! :B

That's the only thing I don't like about my V10. It just doesn't sound good like a growling V8!

My 460 has a sweet exhaust note....but I'd rather have a 7.3 IH.

Groover wrote:
"YES the emissions on the new diesels didn't like 1000s or hours of idling in below zero weather and literally no load operations. Didn't lose a single diesel engine or even open one up. Some had 4000hrs of mostly idling, PER SEASON."

I would suggest that you not try that with most new diesels with particulate filters. I did see an ambulance on a Ford chassis with a sticker on it about "certified clean idle" as I recall. That was several months ago but I have wondered what that means and what if any equipment was added.

This was in 2014/15 and most all the trucks were new. Point was is there were and are untold numbers of new tech diesels getting used well outside the parameters that some people think will send them to an untimely grave.
New diesels don’t choke and die because you sat in traffic or idled around the mall parking lot 10 times!

BTW those stickers have been on diesels for quite a while. Means they meet current standards for emissions. Nothing was “added” to them that didn’t come from the factory.

blofgren wrote:
This new gasser will no doubt be great and I'm sure it will sound awesome! :B

That's the only thing I don't like about my V10. It just doesn't sound good like a growling V8!