I'm willing to give up a little performance to eliminate all of the headaches and maintenance costs of the diesel. That's why I'm ordering a f-350, 4.30 rear with the 7.3 gasser. You can easily add a blower/tune to it if you want more performance.
That seems to be the typical response to those who, in my opinion can't afford a diesel! Not saying you per say. Maintenance isn't that much more money, if you do your oil/fuel filter changes yourself. My Ram has 15k oil change intervals. My truck isn't my daily driver, I use it to pull my fifth wheel and take on long trips and to the hardware store. Needless to say, I only need to change the oil/fuel filters once a year. The resale value and longevity is worth having a diesel over a gasser. You will spend thousands installing aftermarket parts to that 7.3, not to mention add wear and tear to the stock drive train. The one added expense for me, is fuel additive, which I run from time to time. Sure, diesel fuel costs more. But, I'll take the fuel efficiency advantage over a gasser any day! Especially when towing.
Just traded in my Ram 2500 Cummins for the 7.3. There’s about a 4 mpg difference, I miss my exhaust break and the power of the diesel going uphill or 80mph. However I was due for an oil change when I traded and ended up shipping back $200 worth of filters and $90 of Rotella for an oil & fuel filter change that I was going to do myself. Now I can pay someone $75 to do this. No more def, no more Hotshots every fill up. Already saving a ton of money and the Ford has impressed me with handling and speed. I will be losing a bit of money to the aftermarket though. Can’t have a modern pushrod without a custom exhaust..and tuner..and maybe LT headers, HF cat, and blower later on…
@@BigBadJohnDiesel fuel additive, disaster prevention kit, way more expensive diesel, DEF , more filter expenses, more oil...run the #s (I have)...the diesel is way more expensive to own. Nothing guarantees resell value at this point with government restrictions etc on fuel.
@@BigBadJohnDiesel If you are going 15k mile oil change interval and it is a primary tow vehicle you should look in your owner's manual and see what the recommendation is for severe duty. Towing a 5th wheel is severe duty and I would bet it says no more than 5,000 miles max for severe duty.
You should try the Banks Pedal Monster. It really wakes up that 10 speed transmission. It has fine tuning so you don't send everything in your trailer flying..it's really nice and with a reverse gear safety. I'm enjoying it.
It’s all about what you want. If you want the most possible power then the diesels of today are the clear winner. 30 years ago and that was the complete opposite. If your looking for saving a lot of money, having less possible failure points, and don’t plan on towing 25,000lbs or more then the 7.3 is impossible to beat.
I’m a little surprised the empty performance was that close. JB must have been going downhill 🤣. In all seriousness I would have bet empty you would have won pretty easily against a Cummins. Especially one with the Aisin transmission.
Why do all comparisons of diesels choose a drag race? The people buying these things want an engine that can pull a load up a 6% incline, all day long. Not a drag racer. They want a half million mile engine. I have little to no experience with the power stroke, and I didn't come here to say cUmMinS Da bEsT, but my work Cummins had 350,000 miles on it, and it didn't burn a drop of oil, until it was close to an oil change. (It was usually loaded down with 400 gals of water, with 14,000 pounds of trailer hooked up) Major maintenance in those years, 1 turbo, 2 particulate filters. (1 was user error, as a coworker manually high idled it for over an hour in 10F temps, and it didn't do a regen that whole time)
