What are you using to tow a 10k TT ??
My brother in law just totaled out his 1999 F-250 with the 7.3.. he tows an 10k Jayco travel trailer, and is looking for a replacement... He found a 2016 f-250 with the 6.2 gasser... it only has 12...
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Hybridhunter wrote:Kevin O. wrote:Hannibal wrote:They are comparable in power. But to say the 6.2L would run circles around the 7.3L is ridiculous....
A 6.2L will run circles around a 7.3L diesel towing or empty..
I tow a fifth wheel that is around 10,000lbs. I average 11+ mpg towing, I'll bet the 6.2L would be lucky to get 7-8mpg with the same trailer.. I'll stick with the stinky, loud, old school diesel thank you very much..:B
With 150 more horsepower, yes, it will absolutely run circles around it, even in the mountains, but it will rev, as it's designed to do while doing it.
So both stock out here in the west at a mere 8000 ft in the mountains the 385hp is more like 285hp and the 430tq is 330tq. The 7.3 will still be 235hp and 500tq.
Anyone who still has a bone stock 7.3 has no idea what they are missing with easy mods. A simple 16 position shift on the fly chip, turbo wheel like Riffraf or WW3 and a larger exhaust and it is a totally different truck. All that for ~$900-1000
I tow with the 80 hp tune and get about 100hp out of it with supporting mods. So that's about 335hp and almost 720tq sea level or 8000 ft. Push of a button, high idle, whisper mode, no start, valet mode, stock, 30hp, 50hp, 80hp, 100hp 120 hp 140hp (for forged rods) and most power levels in street or tow mode.
