DanielAndrew Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 1988 Ford F350 7.3 Diesel 53K Miles On Ebay https://www.ebay.com/itm/1988-Ford-F-350/184672465742? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew1983F100 Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Nice looking truck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Nice looking truck It is a nice looking truck. But isn't the price a bit high? It doesn't have a turbo and has a C6 with 4.10 gears, so it is going to be thirsty. And maybe slow? I don't know, I'm just thinking it will be from what I've read. But I've not had a diesel, much less that combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salans7 Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 It is a nice looking truck. But isn't the price a bit high? It doesn't have a turbo and has a C6 with 4.10 gears, so it is going to be thirsty. And maybe slow? I don't know, I'm just thinking it will be from what I've read. But I've not had a diesel, much less that combo. Pre-Powerstroke 7.3's are notoriously under-performing. The C6 robs most of the little power that engine makes, so it's definitely an undesirable combo for anybody who cares about performance. I'm sure it'll pull a house down so it has that going for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Pre-Powerstroke 7.3's are notoriously under-performing. The C6 robs most of the little power that engine makes, so it's definitely an undesirable combo for anybody who cares about performance. I'm sure it'll pull a house down so it has that going for it. That was my point, exactly. But, there's another aspect to the "slow" I mentioned. With 4.10 gears and the ~300 RPM slippage in the C6 coupled with the limited RPM of the engine you aren't going anywhere very fast. With 33" tires it'll be taching 3000 RPM at 65 MPH. As said, I've not had a diesel, but my reading says that RPM is pushing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old55pete Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 That was my point, exactly. But, there's another aspect to the "slow" I mentioned. With 4.10 gears and the ~300 RPM slippage in the C6 coupled with the limited RPM of the engine you aren't going anywhere very fast. With 33" tires it'll be taching 3000 RPM at 65 MPH. As said, I've not had a diesel, but my reading says that RPM is pushing it. Not to mention that the 6.9/ 7.3 is governed to 3300 rpm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Not to mention that the 6.9/ 7.3 is governed to 3300 rpm Didn't know that. So with 300 RPM of slip in the torque converter and 33" tires WOT will be 71 MPH @ 3300 RPM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Didn't know that. So with 300 RPM of slip in the torque converter and 33" tires WOT will be 71 MPH @ 3300 RPM. Wow! Glad my 88 had a ZF5! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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