nohurry wrote:
:h Why are you guys pining for the old days? The Ford 6.2 has so far been very solid. 385 HP, and 430 Tq. Pair that with the 4:30 gears, and 6 speed, what more could you want from a gas engine? The big blocks up to the 90's didn't do that much. Oh yeah, you want diesel like performance, and mileage. Not gonna happen. You want gas? The current crop of V8's no matter which brand you choose will do a fine job towing within their specs. Yes, you'll be in the high RPM ranges, but that's the nature of the beast. They're made for it. The gap between gas and diesel won't be closed. Nowadays, you have to choose.
That is what they said about the half ton towing engines......until the 3.5L Ecoboost came out.
Although I didn't want just an old engine. As I said, I wanted something like the old iron block 300(4.9L) that was well known for its reliablity brought up to snuff with modern technology like variable valve timing, variable ignition, 4 valves per cylinder, direct injection, and turbocharged with modern turbos. Something like that could easily make 380 hp and 500 lb-ft at a much more usable 2,500 rpm. Not only that, but it wouldn't suffer the altitude power loss like the current N/A gasser V8s do
