7.3L to 6.7L comparison
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Jul-15-2016 11:25 PM
With the 7.3L, there were 13 grades which required a downshift to 4th. Practically this also meant dropping the speed to 55 due to the engine roar from the big gap between 4th and 5th. After crossing the flat Central Valley I would have about 15 mpg on the meter, maybe 16 if there was a tailwind. By the summit, this would have dropped to 12, sometimes 11.9, then picks up a little going down the other side. On the downgrade into Truckee, I had to downshift out of overdrive and ride the brakes a bit to keep the speed under control.
Today was the first opportunity with the 6.7L (also, the first trip with the air suspension - but that is another topic!). The gearing in top gear is pretty much identical to the 7.3L, but with 6 speeds spaced better in the transmission. It managed the whole climb in 6th on cruise control without apparent effort, no downshifting, no noise, no fuss. From the gages, it was working a bit, EGT peaked at 910 deg, oil temp at 242 (oil is designed to run hot in these engines), boost about 30 PSI on the steepest grades. Quite relaxing by comparison to the 7.3L. There was plenty of power to spare to pull back up to speed if I got caught behind a truck.
I had about 16 mpg on the meter when I hit the grade, it was down to 13.2 at the summit. Both trucks are about 1 mpg optimistic when checked by hand. On the downgrade into Truckee, the exhaust brake kept the speed at the cruise control set point though it did have to downshift to 5th to do it. No brakes required.
These new Superdutys are sure complicated and expensive - but they sure are nice!
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Jul-26-2016 08:17 PM
ClassicB wrote:
There's no doubt the new F350's are nice and powerful but I will hang onto my bullet proof 7.3 as long as I can. Wait until you have to throw a new radiator into your tuck at 40K miles.
My 2011 F-250 split it's rad at 41000 miles. I left the dealership $2000 poorer. When I asked the service writer how common this issue was, his reply was, "A lot more common than Ford would ever admit." His theory was that the frame flexing was contributing to the separation of the core and bottom plastic tank. The leak is almost always at the drivers lower side.
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Jul-25-2016 03:37 AM
Unfortunately my current income structure only allows a new camper and a new boat, no way I can budget one of those beasts in at this time....
That being said, thank god I have a super reliable, long lasting, almost maintenance free, extremely capable, old, stinky, loud 7.3. It's my baby and I love it anyway!
Congrat on the new truck, sounds like a winner.
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Jul-19-2016 10:25 PM
'10 Ford F-450, 6.4, 4.30, 4x4, 14,500 GVWR, '06 Host Rainer 950 DS, Torklift Talon tiedowns, Glow Steps, and Fastguns. Bilstein 4600s, Firestone Bags, Toyo M655 Gs, Curt front hitch, Energy Suspension bump stops.
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Jul-19-2016 09:53 PM
Old-Biscuit wrote:
You posted:
From the gages, it was working a bit, EGT peaked at 910 deg, oil temp at 242 (oil is designed to run hot in these engines), boost about 30 PSI on the steepest grades.
EGT peaked at 910*F???
DO you know where that was monitored.......PRE or POST Turbo.
Sounds LOW for PRE Turbo given 30# boost
According to the Ford description:
The EGRT11 sensor monitors the exhaust temperature leaving the exhaust manifold prior to entering the turbocharger turbine housing and EGR cooler.
EGRT11 is the one that gets hottest except for during regeneration. That is the one that peaked at 910. The other three are down the exhaust system at various locations and normally run cooler the further on you go.
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Jul-19-2016 09:23 PM
From the gages, it was working a bit, EGT peaked at 910 deg, oil temp at 242 (oil is designed to run hot in these engines), boost about 30 PSI on the steepest grades.
EGT peaked at 910*F???
DO you know where that was monitored.......PRE or POST Turbo.
Sounds LOW for PRE Turbo given 30# boost
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Jul-19-2016 09:04 PM
Good rule of thumb on turbo's is to let it idle down 1-2 min before shutdown IF you just got done working it hard...ie, just pulled a large pass, passing other vehicles...etc. But good idea to watch it cool down, some apps and monitors will do a cool down that will idle the truck and when shut down at a temp you set.
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Jul-19-2016 06:40 PM
2017 Arctic Fox 811, Arctic Fox Landing, 160 watt solar panel, Torklift Fast Guns, Camera-Source Plug & Play Camper Camera Kit
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Jul-19-2016 06:33 PM
Jimster wrote:
Beagle, I just picked up a 2016 F-350 Dually with the 6.7 engine and would like to monitor EGTs. How do you do this? I can't find an EGT display in the truck's display system. Thanks
You can get an Edge or other dedicated device, some of them allow manually starting a regen which might be occasionally convenient. Torque Pro seems highly featured (Android only). I use ForeScan Lite on an iPhone 6+, I believe versions exist for Android as well. These solutions require an OBD scanner, cheap ones are in the $10 - 20 range, good ones cost more like $80. The apps are cheap, like $5.
The advantage ForeScan has for a Ford, is that it is written and maintained as a Ford specific application so it already interprets all of the PIDs etc. from the ODB port. Torque Pro requires configuration, there are some resources on the web to give you a head start. ForeScan is plug and play pretty much. It allows capturing the data being monitored as a CSV file which can then be massaged in Excel, which is what I did to create the graph above.
All of them allow reading out the check engine trouble codes (and resetting them) which can save you $100 at the dealer.
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Jul-19-2016 05:35 PM
OBDII Reader for Android
There are also applications for iphone.
'10 Ford F-450, 6.4, 4.30, 4x4, 14,500 GVWR, '06 Host Rainer 950 DS, Torklift Talon tiedowns, Glow Steps, and Fastguns. Bilstein 4600s, Firestone Bags, Toyo M655 Gs, Curt front hitch, Energy Suspension bump stops.
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