V-10 problems
I started out years ago towing our 7,000 lb trailer with my old chevy 2500 with the 350. I tow mostly in the Sierra and Rocky Mts. I hated the way I had to slow down to 45 mph going up the grades. So ...
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I had a stock Excursion V10 with 4.30 gear and only Magnaflow cat back. It was in tip top shape and would yawn pulling my trailer in sig at over 65 mph going through the grades from IL to FL. Got used to hearing 10 cylinders firing each moderate grade but the speed didn't budge except on the steepest.
My stock 6.0l was an improvement but wasn't day to night to me as some describe it. The worst part of the V10 drivetrain was the trans which was shifted less than smartly and seemed sloppy when its temps increased. The 5/6 sp behind diesel always shifted crisp and never chased gears. Now tuned and deleted is another story but being fair the V10 is a pulling machine in its own right. Nearly bulletproof from Ford only issues it has is an occasional COP going out or spark plug spitting if they weren't installed correctly. I only had to replace COP myself.
Now the big 3 diesels are putting out much more than they did 99-05 when the V10 was used in the Excursion. If they increased the technology on that engine like other gassers and diesels I am sure it would be that much a better engine prolly a hard pressed option to diesel for light to medium loads.
I have driven the 7.3L IDI, powerstroke, 6.0L, 6.4L and of course the 6.7L and technology and progress has done wonders for what is available.
My stock 6.0l was an improvement but wasn't day to night to me as some describe it. The worst part of the V10 drivetrain was the trans which was shifted less than smartly and seemed sloppy when its temps increased. The 5/6 sp behind diesel always shifted crisp and never chased gears. Now tuned and deleted is another story but being fair the V10 is a pulling machine in its own right. Nearly bulletproof from Ford only issues it has is an occasional COP going out or spark plug spitting if they weren't installed correctly. I only had to replace COP myself.
Now the big 3 diesels are putting out much more than they did 99-05 when the V10 was used in the Excursion. If they increased the technology on that engine like other gassers and diesels I am sure it would be that much a better engine prolly a hard pressed option to diesel for light to medium loads.
I have driven the 7.3L IDI, powerstroke, 6.0L, 6.4L and of course the 6.7L and technology and progress has done wonders for what is available.
The_real_wild1 wrote:dodge guy wrote:
I have an 02 Excursion with the V-10 and 4.30 gears. I tow a 9200lb TT with no problems. Combined I'm about 17,500lbs. It'll do 60 with no problem up a mountain! It needs to rev! 4500 all day long!
The 4.10's are OK, but the 4.30's are the best, part of me wishes I would've went with 4.56's.
As far as the 5star tune, best money you can spend at this point. The biggest change is the shift programming. It makes a big difference in towing. No more short shifting and going into O/D too early. Worth every penny!
The diesel guys hate this but it will hang with a stock diesel of similar vintage all day long!
I was going to say something about the diesel comment until I finished the sentence. lol
