Which motor should we get.
We have decided to bit the bullet and get a new to us truck. We have a Chev with a 5.7 L and 220,000 miles. I am not against buying any of the big 3, Chev, Ford, Dodge. With that said, my last post...
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WE3ZS wrote:
Another nod towards the '05+ Ford 6.8 V-10 with the upgraded 5R110 5 speed trans (over the pre '05 4R100 4 speed trans). All of the earlier V-10 blown plug issues were taken care of by '03 with thicker heads that had more plug threads. In '05 they got the 3 valve heads and higher HP & torque and the 5R110 trans is a sweet unit with tow/haul mode and a solid reputation. Thirsty, yeah but the much lower buy-in vs a deisel will pay for a lot of gas.
The V-10 option cost a whopping $600 extra in 2009. That was a no brainer for me. It is amazingly quiet also until you really put a heavy load on it and then it sings a beautiful seductive melody.
