News today of Ford's rumored 7.3 L gas engine
Was at my dealership today and asked my sales advisor if he heard the rumors of the new 7.3 L v8 and he checked his sources while I waited and returned to say it's all bunk. No such engine is planned ...
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Mosseater wrote:
I was hoping to have a pushrod engine in my future when ordering my next truck, but it appears it's all a hoax.
That statement had me questioning my sanity, wondering why on earth Ford would seemingly go backwards in technology after making OHC truck engines for over 20 years. A little research, and it makes more sense- a 7.3 liter OHC engine would be physically massive and challenging to fit in a truck. I think something is coming, so don't worry. The Triton V10 is getting long in the tooth and the 6.2 V8 apparently doesn't have the duty-cycle durability that Ford wants. This is evidenced by the fact that the 6.2 has a GCWR of 4000 lbs less than the V10 in the same application (E450), despite having more horsepower. So, it just makes sense for Ford to build a new big gas engine and I think we'll see it soon.
