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re: Pickup Truck Wars: 2017 Ford Super Duty
Posted on 7/19/16 at 1:55 pm to YOURADHERE
Posted on 7/19/16 at 1:55 pm to YOURADHERE
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This is going to be some meauxjeaux type crap so I'm sure I'll get shite for this too but mine seems happiest at 85mph
As you should, because you're competently full of shite
It would defy the laws of physics. 
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Posted on 7/19/16 at 2:05 pm to N2cars
FORD is synonymous with BFPS: Big fricking Piece of shite.
Posted on 7/19/16 at 2:13 pm to LSUAlum2001
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This post was edited on 4/25/26 at 5:08 am
Posted on 7/19/16 at 2:58 pm to dragginass
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7.3's were great, but the only way you got 20mpg was with an 80mph tailwind.
Incorrect.
We had a 2wd '96 Powerstroke that consistently got over 20mpg on the interstate.
Posted on 7/19/16 at 3:14 pm to GEAUXT
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not long before we see the 6 figure pick up truck
Well, yeah probably.
I'd be more concerned with large, powerful trucks becoming extinct thanks to envirofruits.
It's happening slowly but surely with cars.
Posted on 7/19/16 at 3:18 pm to Tempratt
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It's happening slowly but surely with cars.
Huh? Cars are faster today on average than they've ever been. Just because they're doing it with turbo charged 4 or 6 cylinder engines instead of V8s doesn't take away their power and speed. And new cars dwarf old cars.
Posted on 7/19/16 at 3:37 pm to LNCHBOX
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Huh? Cars are faster today on average than they've ever been. Just because they're doing it with turbo charged 4 or 6 cylinder engines instead of V8s doesn't take away their power and speed. And new cars dwarf old cars.
They are faster today but there's more a car than just raw speed. The sound is much of it. And 6 bangers can sound awesome.
Porsche 6 banger
Posted on 7/19/16 at 3:42 pm to Tempratt
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They are faster today but there's more a car than just raw speed. The sound is much of it.
The twin turbo 4 in my Ford Edge Sport sounds pretty awesome. And the low 14 second 1/4 mile time is pretty nice in a crossover SUV that will get 30 mpg on the highway at 70 mph.
Big and powerful cars are more plentiful than they've ever been. Accords and Camrys can be had with almost 300hp now. It's crazy.
Posted on 7/19/16 at 4:06 pm to LNCHBOX
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Big and powerful cars are more plentiful than they've ever been. Accords and Camrys can be had with almost 300hp now. It's crazy.
Someone posted it a while back, but the V6 models of today's Camry and Accord sedans would beat most, if not all, of the stock muscle cars from the '60s & early '70s. There's a lot of cognitive dissonance out there when it comes to cars - people just don't want to believe that the pinup large displacement V8 muscle car they lusted after for decades was not as fast as a new V6 Camry.
Posted on 7/19/16 at 4:47 pm to Contender54
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We had a 2wd '96 Powerstroke that consistently got over 20mpg on the interstate.
If you had a 6sp with a camper top and 80 psi in the tires you might have hit 20mpg,but at about 50mph. Any reputable diesel shop will tell yall you're full of doodoo.
Posted on 7/19/16 at 5:20 pm to dragginass
FWIW, the 5.9s used to regularly get high 20s. Emissions regulations killed fuel mileage. I got like 12mpg stock on my 6.4, and 23 tuned
Posted on 7/19/16 at 5:51 pm to Hammertime
While I love trucks, I get 40 mpg in a 4x4 ford kuga euro SUV 2 liter diesel. Not amazing sex appeal, but not atrocious either. Not sure I would spend the money now on a 16mpg truck.
Posted on 7/19/16 at 6:34 pm to dragginass
20mpg was pretty easy to accomplish in a 2wd 7.3 with highway gears.
Posted on 7/19/16 at 6:54 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Remember my coolant check testing?
It was perfect.
It was perfect.
Posted on 7/19/16 at 6:59 pm to N2cars
Lol.
Just follow the damn maintenance instructions in the manual. You hotrodders can't help worrying too much.
Just follow the damn maintenance instructions in the manual. You hotrodders can't help worrying too much.
Posted on 7/19/16 at 7:01 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
I fear a $20K engine replacement.
Plus, I'm selling this one to my best bud so I don't want any issues.
Plus, I'm selling this one to my best bud so I don't want any issues.
Posted on 7/19/16 at 7:56 pm to Cooter Davenport
Ferrari 308s back in the early 80s weren't all that fast either.
Posted on 7/19/16 at 8:58 pm to dragginass
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If you had a 6sp with a camper top and 80 psi in the tires you might have hit 20mpg,but at about 50mph. Any reputable diesel shop will tell yall you're full of doodoo.
Are you speaking from experience? Seriously.
A 2wd '96 PSD with 3.55 gears barely turns over 1600 rpm at 70.
We also have a 2000 7.3L PSD with 4.10s. It turns over 2200 at 70 and does not get near the mileage that the '96 did.
Posted on 7/19/16 at 9:11 pm to LNCHBOX
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As you should, because you're competently full of shite It would defy the laws of physics.
That would depend on the torque curve for the motor.
I get better mileage at 50 than I do at 70. But I also get better mileage at 80 than I do at 70. The rpms are about 300 higher.
Posted on 7/20/16 at 7:35 am to Contender54
Yup, experience with 7.3's and 6.0's. I have a built 6.0 currently, and I know how much more efficient it is than any 7.3. I hand calculate mileage regularly.
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