Powerstroke History Lesson
Now that the Duramax history lesson is complete(LINK), onto the Powerstroke starting with the one that started it all. The venerable 7.3L. I will update this as the rest of the engines get poste...
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MikeRP wrote:
Well it was a novelty for us and a, gorgeous truck, I thought at the time. I was very jealous that I didn’t have one.
Deep in the middle of North Dakota in the early to mid 80's the mid 80's Ford diesels were the holy grail of pickups. As kids we would drag race our dads diesels down main street. Put the truck in low gear and make a bunch of noise and smoke, good times. The power level of the 6.9 which isnt even on the radar for trucks today, but the 170 hp 338 pound/ft was huge then, especially considering the 6.2 was 130 hp and 230 pound/ft. They sat up high, great diesel sounding engine, it was like driving Mack. I still love those 6.9's.
