Ford Gas 6.2 vs 7.3
We no longer travel with our 13k lb 5th except back and forth to Florida from the NC mountains. I'm trading my GM diesel longbed for a gas standard bed. Probably going with a Ford F250 (although I a...
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wowens79 wrote:
I’d go with the 7.3. After the first year they seem to have worked the kinks out, and from reports I’ve read, the fuel mileage actually seems better with the 7.3.
7.3 is a simpler pushrod design, and it’s torque curve is much better. It hits 400lbs or torque at 1500 rpms.
x2. The 6.2L is a good engine, but if I were buying new it would be the 7.3L all the way. We have several of them at my work and they have all been super reliable so far. The 7.3L shares many of the same design that the GM LS engines which are solid as an anvil.
