v10 or 6.2???
Lets say you want to tow a 10000k gvw tt. Would you go 2010 f250 v10 or 2011 f 250 6.2?
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ib516 wrote:
2008 F2560 6.8L V10, 3.73 axle, 18% grade, 15,000# trailer
2011 F250, 6.2L V8, 4.30 axle, 18% grade, 15,000# trailer
The 6.2L/4.30 truck performs better.
Shocking... An engine with roughly the same horsepower and torque, but with a shorter first gear (3.974:1 versus 3.114:1), shorter second gear (2.318:1 versus 2.202:1) and a shorter final drive ratio (4.33 versus 3.73) out-pulled the V-10.
In other news, Today's Friday.
My point is: It's not an apples-to-apples test. First gear on the 6.2 is roughly 28% shorter than 1st on the V-10, and the rear end ratio is a 15% shorter final drive ratio... If you do the math, that gives it roughly 50% more grunt off the line, so it's not exactly rocket surgery that the new truck out-pulled the V-10.
For a closer apples-to-apples engine comparison? Start the 6.2 out in 2nd gear and see which one pulls it up the hill better.
