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Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005
21:49
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Diesel Pick Up
Trucks
The 6.9L HP rating is near to the one of the 302
(5.0L), but the TORQUE figure is huge!
The 5.0-litre was rated 185-205 hp, the 6.9 litre
diesel V8 was rated at 170hp , with torque 330-390 pounds-feet,and the
7.3-litre diesel V8 was rated 185-210 hp., with torque 360-425
pounds-feet.What suffers here are the universal joints! :-)
So, replacing the gas 5.0 for the 6.9 will "feel"
almost the same.
In the case you REALLY need more "punch" Gale
Banks makes a turbo for the 6.9, which increases HP at least 20% and torque up
to 30%. There was also a company I can't recall the name, which made a
system called "HyperMax" Pulse, or something like it.
Just remember, for towing, the torque of the 6.9
will have no match, but it might feel kind of "slow" while taking
off from a dead stop.It just a matter of getting used on how and when to
shift, if standard tranny is used.If the auto is going to be used, then you
will see no difference, and you can always adjust the kickdown to suit your
driving habits.
What will be better, and sorry here if you are a
hard core Ford lover, is to replace the whole drivetrain (engine-tranny) with
a Chevy 6.2 diesel mated to a 4speed 700R4 tranny, which has a more than
adequate 1st gear, while the 4th is an overdrive, for ease of highway driving
and better fuel economy.There are a big number of company that might provide
you with whatever is required for such swap.Advance Adapters is one of
those.
