Thread: 617 Turbo engine into '92 Ford 350 possible ?
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Old 01-17-2009, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by bgkast View Post
I don't. There's a reason the F350 comes with a 7+ Liter Diesel, not a 3 liter.
But the mercedes vans have a 3 liter and do just fine. Americans are spoiled into thinking you have to have 600 ft lb of torque to tow with....which is true if you are pulling 15K #.

Heck in Europe I saw a vw beetle towing a sixteen foot travel trailer!
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