IdaD wrote:
The "gas has more payload" line is a complete load of bunk. While technically true on the door tag it means absolutely nothing in terms of real world weight carrying capacity.
OP I'd recommend spending some time reading upon the CP4 fuel pump in that engine. If you're comfortable with that go for it - it's otherwise been a very reliable engine as far as I know, and it certainly performs great.
I'm not sure what you mean by "true on the door tag it means absolutely nothing in terms of real world weight carrying capacity". I looked at the specifications for an F-250. The gas and diesel have the same GVWR (10,000 lbs.) but there is a 600+ lbs difference in cargo carrying capacity. As an example the cargo limit for a 4x4 regular cab 6.2L gas is 3,285 lbs. versus 2,663 lbs for same configuration 6.7L diesel.
Can you explain further what you mean by it makes no difference in the real world?
