Supercharged 7.3 gasohol F-250 4x4 towing 15K trailer etc

Were those old trucks running roots blowers that came off a Detroit 2-stroke?

Jeeze I don't remember its been too many years. The builder was engine builder Bob Creitz from Creitz & Greer then Creitz & Donovan AA/fuel drag teams from that era. He built the 454/460 motors for team members pulling around the country till they could afford a OTR tractor/trailer. I was able to get two of them with low miles. They put down the power pulling heavy GN trailers but internal heat even running 2 misters was a issue on long all day runs.

JIMNLIN wrote:
Having ran huffers on a couple of old tech built for towing 454/460 one ton drw trucks in commercial service in the '70s heat was a engine killer.
This is 40+ year newer tech but I would like to see a actual towing test up the IKe and see how the belt driven huffer and other mods deals with excess heat through the engine/tranny. See what actual temps are like working heavy rather than a drag race.

Were those old trucks running roots blowers that came off a Detroit 2-stroke?

The fastlane F250 uses a centrifugal blower, essentially a belt driven turbo. They're much more efficient. I wonder if the 7.3 uses the same transmission as the diesel, that'll tell us how much reserve it has.

Having ran huffers on a couple of old tech built for towing 454/460 one ton drw trucks in commercial service in the '70s heat was a engine killer.
This is 40+ year newer tech but I would like to see a actual towing test up the IKe and see how the belt driven huffer and other mods deals with excess heat through the engine/tranny. See what actual temps are like working heavy rather than a drag race.

Lwiddis wrote:
Maxing out an F250 to show a powerful engine. Why?

Why not??

That's awesome. I'd take a stock 7.3 over a diesel any day to start with.

Those Ecoboost V-6s are what's maxed out.

Maxing out an F250 to show a powerful engine. Why?