well well this guy that works with me lent me his 99 F350 dually with the 7.3...to go deliver some stuff...so i had no problem with that...his fuel money....it was my first time driving the powerstroke...what a piece of junk!!!...revs wayyy too high....instead of a manly rattle at idle, it hisses...and the darn thing is soo sluggish....im used to shifting at 1700rpm...and this thing just keeps reving to 2300rpm...silly motor....thank god i have a cummins!

 

I know what you mean. When I was looking for my truck I test drove a Powerjoke. Taking off the "performance" made me think of stepping on a marshmallow. You could feel something but it didn't do much. It really makes you appreciate your Cummins now don't it?
Tom

 

I had no problem with my excursion running 15.5 in the 1/4 SO what r yall complaing about?

 

my good friend had that same truck, a 99' F-350 but a SRW, his is an auto and he put a "superchip" in it and that was all he did...his truck runs very strong but it does have to rev to do it.

 

PS's (Powerstroke's OR Piece ****, Whatever ) run like old Detroit's.

Wind Em Up, My friends will flat get it once the turbo spools at about 2000, but until then my Cummins will run him. Once I hear his tubo spool, Which you can from behind him, I just shift into 5th. No Chance

Chris

 

I've got a 2000 3/4 ton Powerstroke and stock for stock it would outrun my 98 Dodge. I've also put 145000 miles on it with only changing a cam angle sensor that was covered under warranty at 25000 miles. Just my experience, I drive the two back to back everyday, the Powerstroke isn't as big a POS as some would have you believe.

 

I switch gears on my truck at 2700 rpm ...........

 

I test drove an '04 CTD w/ the auto and w/ the 6 speed. The auto liked to shift at around 1700-2100 rpms...the 6 speed liked to shift at...wait a second...I liked to shift it around 1500 rpms or less depending on the situation. With the CTD if you're on flat ground w/ no load there's no reason to wind up the RPM's past 1500 w/ a 6 speed if you're accelerating normally.

 

Anybody ever try up shifting through each gear without hitting the throttle and not stalling? Downhill doesn't count.

 

what he said.......

 

RPM = -MPG

 

I drove an 01 Excursion PSD. Plenty of grunt. I liked the way the power came on as the turbo spooled. Hate the steering. Can't keep it going straight. Dodge has the most refined TRUCK of the SFA variety.

On the other side, you can't beat the smoothness and power of a chipped Dmax/Allison. What a nice combo. Ashamed they can't get the injector durability up.

Now the new Ford 6.0 PSD.... I call that a disaster.

 

What kind of fuel mileage are you powerstrokers getting in that big boy 7.3 ? I'm getting 14-15 mpg in my 02 3500 RAM dumpbody 6spd 4.10 gears. Although I only get 13-14 mpg when I really work it hard. Are these performance ratings on joy rides or under working conditions? These motors are built to work aren't they? By the way, I can shift all day loaded down with 2 ton of hay and never break 2000 rpms. Not bad for a little I-6 and a 8,800 lb truck empty.

 

First off I must say I prefer my Cummins. I do have relatives that have Furds. They really work their trucks and have had only a very few repairs needed in the years of ownership. I don't believe they are a piece of junk I just don't think they are for me. What most people are seeing is just the difference between a straight 6 and a v8.
Jason

 

I'll agree with you that these are two different motors, and leave it at that. Is the heat between Ford and Dodge or Cummins and International? It never fails when I meet up with some co workers on the job site some superduty fanatic opens there mouth about my Dodge. Maybe it's just Pennsylvania?