New Ford power numbers

[DrifterExtreme]

capitlj;301023 wrote:
The 7.3 couldn't meet emission standards and had to go. Ford as well as Chevy didn't do any "reinvention of the wheel" with the 6.0 and 6.6 respectively. Both were developed by outside suppliers, to meet the manufacturers specs. I'm sure there are proprietary patents on some key I 6 components, held by Cummins, CAT, Detroit, etc. that prohibit Ford or Chevy from manufacturing a competitive, both in price and performance, engine with international and Isuzu.

Well thats actually a pretty good point that i didn't think of. They may not be able to produce or were not able in the begining they could produce a I6.

I guess my whole point was that if the big inline diesel's work so well in the industrial trucks/equipment. Why make a v8 over a scaled down inline?

[capitlj]

I'm sure streamlining the assembly process has a little to do with it too. The gas and diesel trucks roll of the same sarmbly line and its probably easier to bolt in a V8 diesel and gas motor on the same assembly line.

[MisterCMK]

Yes, those are obviously the reasons that Ford and GM use a V8 diesel rather than an I6. Nothing else.

[capitlj]

I'm hardly that narrow minded Chris. I'm just offering up feasible reasons, apart from the obvious V8>all.

[btleier]

I'm curious to see how things hold up. The new motor is built in house by Ford. Couldn't be any worse then the last one

[DaveH]

Ford should have got a bunch of old 2JZ's from the junkyard, and replaced the spark plugs with glow plugs, and converted the fuel injection system into a diesel system.

2JZ > all

[Trafik Jamz]

DaveH;301371 wrote:
Ford should have got a bunch of old 2JZ's from the junkyard, and replaced the spark plugs with glow plugs, and converted the fuel injection system into a diesel system.

2JZ > all

Hence the reason you pull your tow vehicle with your race car....wait:icon_scratch:

[zbrown]

DaveH;301371 wrote:
Ford should have got a bunch of old 2JZ's from the junkyard, and replaced the spark plugs with glow plugs, and converted the fuel injection system into a diesel system.

2JZ > all

lol