And to add to this......................
If I wanted to have a 500 hp truck, and that was all the further I was going to take it, that truck would be a Ford Superduty with a 7.3L PSD:clap:
Would it take more money compared to the rest to get the engine there? Absolutly!! But it would by far be the best overall performer of the group!!!!!
1- There is no comparison in the trucks themselves! The Ford is of better quality, strength, versitilty, etc. than the rest.
2- Same goes for the driveline.
3- A properly built 500 hp 7.3 PSD has a much broader power band than any of the others! It has the low end torque and power of a 12v and the upper end power of the newer common rails. And can be switched on the fly instantly anywhere in between
And before you go off......Yes I have driven all of them at 500 hp and the 7.3 wins hands down on performance!!!
All 500 hp engines are not the same. It's kind of like going to the grocery store. You can buy ACME Brand vanilla ice cream cheap or spend the money for Bryer's vanilla ice cream. You come out of the store with vanilla ice cream either way, but which would you rather eat?
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Now I'm building a monster Cummins common rail for my truck.......not because it's cheaper, but because it's the best platform to use for the power level I'm shooting for! I will have many more dollars in the Cummins than I had in the 7.3 by the way.