Well of course they do. However, the average truck owner has no use for a 400 ft-lb pushrod V8. If they did, we'd see FAR more 3/4 ton trucks on the road.

I think the forced induction small engines should be the standard half ton truck engines. That's just my opinion.

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Posted by Hammertime

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Posted on 8/3/12 at 10:19 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt

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The old reliable V8s have their place.

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Posted by GREENHEAD22

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Posted on 8/3/12 at 10:21 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt

Would like to see Chevy do something with the motor but for now I am still a Chevy guy for one reason, dependability. The 5.3 pulls everything I need it to and still run like a champ with 200k+ with nothing major ever being replaced.

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Posted by Ice Cream Sammich

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Posted on 8/3/12 at 10:23 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt

I see your opinion and.... Like it. I agree that 400hp is not necessary but is now the norm. My truck has more power than diesels did 10 years ago and rarely gets hooked up to a trailer.

I believe GM is working on a small twin turbo that should come out soon though. However, if I remember correctly, it still won't touch the Ecoboost.

I like the idea of small diesels in 1/2 tons but it just won't happen. The big 3 love their 3/4 ton sales too much. I see a medium V8 twin turbo coming first. If it followed suit of the Ecoboost, it would be damn near the power and almost the torque of modern day diesels. I would buy a F250 with a TT 5.0 over a 6.7 any day.

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