Ford's new 7.3 Super Duty Gas Engine for 2020

I am gonna honk down the road with my ole 6.2 and let someone else try out the new engine for the first year.

I’m thrilled to death with our 2001 7.3 power stroke diesel F350! 168k miles and going strong.

Every day I avoid a replacement (at $80k +) is a blessing imo!!????

I think it could be a game changer.

I’m looking forward to it as well. Since I intend to outlive my current truck, it could very well be the engine in its replacement. That should give them plenty of time to get the kinks worked out.

:):)

Ford has a lot riding on the new 7.3L gas and 10 speed automatic so it had better be good ! It will be the "center piece" of their Medium Duty Truck line (F600, F650 and F750).

Smart municipalities will switch to these gasser as they really do NOT put enough miles on their trucks to warrant the extra power and expense of a diesel !

Imbriaco wrote:
I’m thrilled to death with our 2001 7.3 power stroke diesel F350! 168k miles and going strong.

Every day I avoid a replacement (at $80k +) is a blessing imo!!????

I got a new 2018 replacement Lariat F350 DRW, 6.7 with all the bells and whistles last August for $65K out the door.

I ordered my SuperDuty back in 09 with the 6.8 V-10 and it has been a fantastic engine. My next SD will be the 7.xx gasser but not a first year model.

Well, personally this setup needs R&D time. Not time on a dyno! I hate when manuf designs a new engine and they don’t do much of any testing. The consumer is the guinnea pig. It used to be they would do real world testing for a year. Now it’s “design it and get it out there”!

It sounds like a great setup, I just hope it can fill the V-10/6speed combo shoes.

Personally ide like to see an air ride option and maybe an independent front suspension. The chassis is only 40 something years old. It’s time it gets into the 21’st century!

Moved to Tow Vehicle forum from Towing.

I am towing with an 02 6.0 GM. I rolled 54,600 miles this winter I only use it to tow.
I have been getting the itch to upgrade. Since I only tow with the truck and there in no rust out here I am going to wait a few more years. It is a fourth vehicle and I can't justify a payment for something that gets 3000 to 3500 miles a year put on it.

The 7.3 looks promisiong, but I am waiting for the GM 6.6 gasser. I will give both of them a year or two before I take the plunge.

I think these new gas motors will work for a lot of people who don't want or need diesel.