Ford 6.2L - Thoughts
Thinking about upgrading the truck. Looking for something in the 7-10yr old range. With the Ford, that crosses from the V10 to the newer 6.2L V8. I guess I hadn't been paying attention. Wow, 385...
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jkwilson wrote:Lynnmor wrote:jkwilson wrote:
Don’t forget the 27% HP drop. That’s the bigger deal with that truck.
I understand that some are getting more horsepower with E85, but I have no hard evidence. What you are missing is that way more fuel is injected, off-setting any power loss. The amount of power loss or gain would be determined by how the engine was factory "tuned."
No way to get more horespower out of E85 than E10. Physical impossibility unless the engine has been tuned to dump E10 straight into the exhaust to reduce fuel economy.
But at maximum power, the engine will produce 27% less HP on E85 than on E10 because there simply isn't as much energy in E85.
This statement is very wrong. The BTU content of fuel has NOTHING to do with the power you can get from it. In fact, the power you get from a fuel is almost always inversely proportional to the BTU's it has.
Here is some good reading about E85.
OP the 6.2 is a great engine with a great reputation. No worries with this engine.
