Posted by RodInNS on June 01, 2010 at 15:03:09 from (216.118.158.123):
In Reply to: Re: 7.3 powerstroke posted by jdemaris on June 01, 2010 at 13:43:27:
And those stats pretty well sum up why the 'B' got to be so popular. Of the same vintage and roughly similar power ratings it had 30% more torque? 40%? Much like a gasoline engine, the supposed power rating is meaningless unless you drive it balls to the wall... which most probably didn't.
It's really no different than a pair of fire trucks we have in our station. One is an 89 GMC with a 427 and 5/2. The other is an 88 S-liner with a pretty bare spec, doggy 466 and a 6 speed. The 427 will outrun and outpull the 466 but you sure pay a pennance listening to everything whine, howl and vibrate under you. I'd much sooner drive the binder...
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