towing with f250 gas
thinking of buying a solitude 320x 5th wheel, only have a ford f250 gas, 2015 pu, willthis do the job?
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8iron wrote:Buck50HD wrote:
Finally did a couple 0-60 runs with our rig and it was 18 seconds. That was counting from the time the tach hit 1500RPM. From just starting to roll it was probably closer to 17. Towing 9000lb.
At low elevation, it's been proven that the gas trucks perform just as well as diesels, 0-60 or maintaining highway speeds. They just sound like they're working for it.
IB's recent comparison of the 6.4 hemi and Cummins demonstrates this very well. It did take a little more HP in gas form to match the diesel but if you wear ear plugs and put your foot in it, there's very little difference.
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While this test is a bit dated (Ford upped the HP &TQ for the 6.7 shortly after this was published) the 6.7 was still 3.5 seconds faster 0-60 than the 6.2.
Interesting. Comparing Ram gas (5.7L @ 383hp / 400tq) to the Ram diesel (Cummins @ 350hp / 650tq), each dragging a 10,000# trailer down the 1/4 mile.
The 5.7L Hemi took 23.3 seconds, the Cummins took 23.0 seconds.
