2023 Ford F350 7.3L V8 w/ 4.30 Rear First Drive: This Is The Worst MPG You Can Expect Unloaded ❄️ 

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The 3L Duramax would beg to differ. 28mpg+ with AT tires and winter diesel.

@@kevind1865 when you factor in the increased maintenance and fuel costs of a diesel any fuel efficiency savings are zeroed out.

@@khakiswag Diesel is the same price as regular gas in quite a few places now. My oil is an extra $20/ change, and the only extra maintenance is a fuel filter every 30000 you can change for $40. The small diesel doesn't have much in common with the big boys. For an extra $30/8000miles (edit: $60/8000 miles including DEF), you get 30%+ better mileage, (edit: And 75-100% better mileage while towing)

@HalfShell The comment I replied to said full size, not HD. Agreed, HD are a different animal. They only make sense if you're towing most of the time.

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Phenomenal lay off the fentanyl

Spell much?

Exactly but you get a hefty Dana axle with that package and 3k lbs more GCVWR! Done!

With cold air you can get more, denser, air into the cylinders and thus more fuel so potentially more power but NOT efficiency. It's a barn going through the air at 70 miles/hr and the colder it is, the more energy it takes to propel your truck through it. The cold air also takes more energy to get it to combustion temperature. More power? Yes, because you CAN put more fuel to it but only benefits you at WOT.

How are the factory tires on the F350 say compared to falls. Wild peaks AT

@@vincew.6905Strange place for a random question.

Winter blend fuel, more idling for warm up, etc

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As bad as GM seats are, Ford might actually be worse if you're talking about lower trim level trucks. Ford higher level trim trucks have much nicer seats though, so much more comfortable than GM.

Says who?

Gm has the best ride ford and ram similar have had all 3. No for over all power ford takes the cake

@HalfShell well I didn’t mean lag in actual shifting. I meant once it had went to 6th gear it seemed to take an extra second or so before it started building rpm. Lag probably wasn’t the best word to use there. I think what happened was the rpm it gave him in 6th was just a couple hundred off of being in the engines sweet spot and it took it that extra little bit of time to get there. That’s my concern with that 4.30 at highway speeds. After watching a lot of test with it I’m pretty confident that it’s real purpose is slow speeds, getting stuff moving and really steep off road type grades. At Highway speeds it is limited to how low a gear it can go to give you a shot of rpm. But unless you have steep grades to pull at highway speeds you would never know. The three OD gears confuse a lot of people I think and that’s why everyone instantly says the 10 speeds will get better fuel mileage. But in reality they only have 1 extra OD gear as compared to 6 and 8 speeds and it’s just slightly taller so it’s not going to be that much of a difference. In the GM transmissions it’s 0.63:1 compares to 0.67:1. And then 5th and 6th is the exact same ratios as 8th and 9th. The real reason for the 10 speeds is the closer ratio lower and middle gears to keep the engine closer to its power band. So drivability and towing up grades are what to expect to be better. Not so much fuel mileage. Even 0-60 won’t be much different because you will have at least one extra shift and shifting takes time. But 40-70 mph runs would be another story.

@HalfShell you may be right. It will be interesting to see the 6.8 compared against the 7.3 since Ford is saying the 6.8s 10 speed is specifically matched to that engine. I think between that and the shorter stroke of the 6.8 is going to really be a good combination and if I were buying a Ford I’d just skip the 7.3 all together now. That’s funny for me to say because in 2020 I said I would definitely pay the extra money for the 7.3. Now I wouldn’t lol.

@HalfShell well it will definitely do that but it will also rev a lot quicker and that will help mask any lag from transmission tuning. The stroke is 3.68” so it’s not necessarily short but definitely shorter than the 7.3s 3.98” stroke. For comparisons sake the 6.6 Chevy is 3.85” stroke and the 6.4 Hemi is 3.72”. I think it will be ok. It still is making a good amount of torque and pair that with quicker revs and a specific tuned transmission and it will be ok

I have a 2022 F350 Lariat 7.3L UP - BAP - Tremor with the 4.30 gears. I agree with HalfShell......the 4.30:1 gear ratio is better in most situations. 1. Better for passing at speed with or without a load on the Interstate and other 4 Lane Highways 2. Better for launching loads from a stop 3. Better for towing loads up hills and steep grades 4. Better if owner wants to install 35" tires on a Standard Non-Tremor XL or XLT Super Duty with OEM 275x65R-18 tires (Lariat, KR and Platinum come with 275x65R-20 tires)

@HalfShell All Ford Super Dutys...both the 6.7L diesel (has PCM and TCM) and 7.3L gas (only has PCM) have Acceleration Lag or Throttle Lag due to poor OEM shift strategy and programming. I am wondering if 5 Star tune; Banks Pedal Monster or Pedal Commander will eliminate or reduce the lag experienced from the acceleration from a stop??? Do you have any information, experience or knowledge of these three products?

Wow no rust on the diffs ford must make that an option now😉

With traction control in these newer vehicles I don’t see any reason for auto 4 wheel. Shifting into 4wd is seem less. Just my opinion

These trucks have a mode selector where you can switch between 2H and 4H and 4 auto as well. Might want to check it out.

Ben doesn't compare to JB. Ben Hardy is obnoxiously speculative and academically impractical. If RU-vid and Google weren't boosting his channel artificially ...

@@ethelz2cents I just find all these videos entertaining. Doesn't matter who posting them.

Payload is 4778. GVWR is 11,900 and the vehicle weights 7120 or so. It's in the video.

Yeah guess it depends where you live. I’ve reaped the benefits of trading my diesel in for the 7.3 gas since gas has been consistently $1.50 - $2 cheaper for the past 2 years until very recently. Glad to see diesel prices dropping for you guys though, it’s been insane.

Yeah its closer to a dollar in Arizona than add the Def it just doesn't make sense here in hot AZ.

Most are going to gas due to diesel emissions garbage. Regen cycles, DEF, and a myriad of finicky expensive components.

Today regular unleaded gas is $.20 higher than diesel in Florence Ky. It’s been the same or very close to the same for the past month or so.

Def and all the after treatment kills the appeal of diesels. Unless you're wealthy of have the ability to write off a lot of truck expenses, i couldn't justify diesel HD.

​@HalfShell Exactly the same results for me (7.3/3.55) on the highway (sometimes even slightly higher for unloaded). Normal around town is closer to 12.5-13.

@HalfShell 3.55 gears. try 4.30 gears and see where that 15mpg goes...

My 13 gmc 3500 6.0 crew long bed loaded with 2500 lbs of tool bed and ladders got 13.23 mpg over 440 miles babing it , normally I get 11.5

My 06 4.7L ram gets 13 I’d much rather have the capabilities of this truck.