"Godzilla" Ford V 8
Does anyone know why the new Ford "Godzilla" V8 7.3 liter is rated at 350 HP in a Class C motorhome but 430 HP in a Ford F250 superduty truck? The torque ratings are similar though,
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valhalla360 wrote:JaxDad wrote:
With all due respect here friend, that ‘blow it up’ idea is a myth, gas or diesel.
We had several F Super Duty’s (now called the F-450) back in the day that were built with a 5.10 gear set in the rear end, 5th gear, foot to the floor, 65 mph (110 kmh). They rarely had an easy day. Several of them we ran to 350,000+ km (210,000 miles) without any issues. There was a mix of 7.3 diesels and 460’s.
You mean the 450's with the derated engines to encourage longevity?
De-rated? You know something the rest of us don’t know?
The 460 went from carb’ed to fuel injected which bumped the hp to 245 and it stayed that way till they were replaced with the V10.
But it wouldn’t surprise me if they were backed off for longevity, Ford has a long and very successful track record of doing so. We have several Ford tractors on the farm that are north of 12,000 hours on them without any major issues or failures.
