7Mary3 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 In that case it does make sense, the Octane will be a lower-cost alternative to the next generation medium duty diesels, like the Cummins B7.2L. That might be a good thing for Ford, they ought to be able to substantially undercut the Octane powered medium duty trucks with the 7.3L F-650/750. That is, if Ford continues to offer those trucks. Recently Ford announced that the 6.7L Powerstroke will be CARB certified for medium duty trucks and once again availble for sale in California, however that only applies to the F-550 and 600, not the 650 and 750. Ford seems to be very reluctant to spend any money at all on the 650 and 750 (air brakes on gas trucks...). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 2 hours ago, 7Mary3 said: In that case it does make sense, the Octane will be a lower-cost alternative to the next generation medium duty diesels, like the Cummins B7.2L. That might be a good thing for Ford, they ought to be able to substantially undercut the Octane powered medium duty trucks with the 7.3L F-650/750. That is, if Ford continues to offer those trucks. Since the Cummins Octane is a 6.7L, I would wonder if Ford could save a few more $$ and offer the 6.8L version of Godzilla and have a comparable result performance wise....just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7Mary3 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 3 hours ago, twintornados said: Since the Cummins Octane is a 6.7L, I would wonder if Ford could save a few more $$ and offer the 6.8L version of Godzilla and have a comparable result performance wise....just a thought. I doubt the 6.8L costs much less to manufacture than the 7.3L does. The only component in the 6.8L that might cost less would likely be the cast iron (vs. forged) crankshaft. Also remember the Cummins 6.7L Octane is turbocharged and produces substantially more torque (660 ft. lbs.) than the Ford 7.3L. I think a 7.3L gasoline powered Ford F-650 will have a very substantial cost advange over a comparable Octane powered Freightliner or Kenworth. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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