tjkj2002 wrote:
mag03kj wrote:
tjkj2002 wrote:
Sadly it may never see production,if it does it will not be around long,well with a "so called" HEMI at least.Chrysler's dropping the HEMI like a bad habit soon.
That new Ford 6.2 V8 will be kicking a $ $ when they come out in a few months,will make the "so called" HEMI look like a 2.0 4 banger.

That 6.2 is still a FORD! So i think ill keep to a Dodge or Chevy!!! Sorry FORD ppl!
I'd rather push a Ford the drive a chevy

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besides a Ford powerplant is most likely going to end up in my KJ.
Good thing you feel that way...cause you get to do a lot of pushing....
The power stroke is an over rated pile, at least after the 7.3. And it was not without serious issues like fuel starvation to the back cylinders. Why do you think the life for the 6.4 & 6.0 were so short? Did Ford/Navistar enjoy spending millions on each to through them away after a handful of years? And the second is on its last legs already? They sucked. And then Ford & Navistar sued each other over who would take care of the warranty claims, which are massive.

To further distance itself from the POS engine, Ford's ad's for their Kagan, I mean, diesel engine say "powerstroke by
Ford" to differentiate itself (somehow) from the history of those others.
The V6 diesel was said to be a clean sheet design, not the classic "two cyl's chopped off" method of making a V6. I don't know why they would go back to the 7.3 to do it, either, as that has been dead for awhile now.
Having driven countless miles and untold hours in a "hi po" 4.6 through 2006, I think Ford's has a l o n g way to go in both the engine and the tranny it is connected to, as well. Ford is so far behind the curve now that anything that they come up with will be obliterated ( again ) by GM as soon as it appears. Just wait.
But I digress: That Power Wagon is
amazing and the only real difference to the naked eye, besides cosmetic BS, is the wheelbase. Very doable. Fiat has committed to pumping up the performance image of the Ram and others as advertising. We'll see what happens.