was driving to work this morning at about 0515 and, coming north out of Napa on SR 29, passed my buddy who owns a 2003 Ford Crewcab 6.0 Powerstroke (which I talked him in to buying a few years back).

If you have ever had a Ford 4X4, especially the newer ones following you, you know how annoying those headlights are in your mirrors.


My buddy ( who's name is Kennedy) with the 03 Crewcab got in behind me and we were both going about 60 mph (the speed limit) and I would gently ease into the throttle from time to time ( just enough for a light cloud from the exhaust). We kept bumping up the speed to about 68 mph and then I decided to have some fun, I dropped the hammer, speed never really increased, but the smoke cloud that came out the back completely blackened out those headlights for a second or two



I met him at the daily sign-in for work and he kept asking me what happenned, as he had never seen anything like that before, he was concerned for my Benz.........


I told him that he had just witnessed

RAW MB HORSEPOWER

and that, as long as we were both employed there, HE would have to deal with it





big jake

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86 Ford F250 4X4, 6.9 International Diesel,Banks Turbo, 5 inch exhaust, rebuilt engine (70K miles) rebuilt C6 trans (about 12K miles), on board air system and locomotive horns

1957 English Ford Anglia Panel ( my retirement project)

Those trucks are pretty quick. I tried to pass my dads friend on the highway, we were playing a bit. He has an 04 F150 with the bigger V8. My SDL actually did pretty good if my dad didn't make me back off I would have passed him. I figured Ford probably made the cut off kick on around 95 or so so I would have passed him.

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My buddy has an '04 6.0 Powerjoke, it's dang quick. Mostly owing to the VNT turbo. I don't really see how a W123 can outrun one... unless you are hiding a superturbo from us....

Well, Hattie has the W126, but with 150 hp, he's not outrunning any Powerstroke any time soon.

I tried to keep up with an '01 from a standing start up to 60 mph. Not a chance.

I notice that the Cummins 24 and the Powerstroke 6.0 get lethargic on the highway. Of course when the power is achieved at such a low engine speed in these long stroke diesels, it doesn't make for a flexible power curve with many short gears.

Blow them up, however, and be amazed. But that's what Myna Diesel is for.

My friend had a Cummins 24 3/4 ton xtd cab long bed that his father bought him(oh, how nice ). He drove like an a** and claims he hit 110 mph with it.

It is my belief, however that all newer trucks are limited to 100 mph. I believe in blissfull ignorance, for anything over 100 in a truck body is knocking at Death's door.

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1986 Porsche 951 (944 Turbo) (166000)

1978 Porsche 924 (99000)

1996 Nissan Pathfinder R50 (201000)

someone posted a link on the forum today to a F350 vs a RX-7. its HILARIOUS! it literally smokes the mazda!

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Afaik most trucks are limited to 95 to prevent the tires from exploding, also they are not really made for that.

The F150 was pulling on me it has a big 5+L V8 but my SDL did pretty well. If I had an M117 under the hood I would have passed him.

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My friends F-250 6.0Lps is limited to 95-100. It still had 800rpm left... 120-140 is not impossible with chip tuning.

Yeah, that's my buddy Richard from southern Utah. The F350 has a re-worked Cummins 12 valve engine with a lot of work done to it. That video was on the "old engine", the new one has been dynoed at 1000 HP and 1750#ft of torque and if I recall something like 130# of boost.

It has run the quarter mile in 9.93 seconds @139 MPH. Not bad for a 7000 lb daily driven truck that gets 18 MPG on the highway.


Now, back to my original post, I was NOT racing or trying to outrun my buddy with the Ford 6.0, he was behind me and my post was trying to reflect the fact that I merely gave him a Mercedes SOOT BATH.





big jake

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85 300D, 210K (and adding 1K per week)
86 Ford F250 4X4, 6.9 International Diesel,Banks Turbo, 5 inch exhaust, rebuilt engine (70K miles) rebuilt C6 trans (about 12K miles), on board air system and locomotive horns

1957 English Ford Anglia Panel ( my retirement project)

Just a good thing he didn't have to fight with the "fire breathing" 6.9L. LOL

i was beat off the line by a freightliner

i cant even keep up with dump trucks

but i love it just the same heh heh

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They got more torque or more gear selections available
...and the flywheel weighs as much as an entire 617

Our F-350 is getting a 7.3L turbo transplant in place of our built 460gas

Probably won't rev as high anymore

that i have seen 120 in my dodge. it is an 03 cummins with sixer and 3.73 gears. no gov except at prob 3500 rpm or so. i have no doubt that it would pull to the limiter in sixth. i bet that is more than 120 but i will check it out next time i think of it.

tom w

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Seriously, you may want to take a look at your injectors, IP timing, ALDA, etc. If I step on mine at 70 mph, it just accelerates (with very little visible smoke).