Which Truck would you tow with ?
I'm having a problem deciding which truck to use tolling my 5th wheel. I have a '94 Ford F250 4 x 4 7.3 Diesel 5 speed. (180 hp, Torque 338 ) I also have a '96 Chevy Crew Cab 3500 4 x 4 5.7 gas engine...
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Area13 wrote:
It's pretty crazy in 1994 you could have bought an IDI 7.3 non turbo with 185HP 338TQ or a 94 1/2 Powerstroke with 210HP 425TQ throw a good tow tuner on it and get close to 300HP and 500TQ on the Powerstroke, Big difference. I'm not too sure about the pre-Powerstroke trucks and being tuned, but Despite what others guys say about these "oil burners" 7.3 is a proven powerplant that will go 500,000 with no problems maintained properly. Your non-turbo IDI will be a little slow in the hills, but a reliable beast, IMO.
Not a whole lot you can do with a NA engine as far as tuning. You can turn up the fuel but it doesn't do you much good with no boost. You are right about those old IDI motors being durable and reliable but they are turds. The gas engines of that same era would spank them empty or loaded.
