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General Motors Co. is enlisting its dealers as it fires back in a horsepower battle between diesel-powered heavy-duty pickups.

 

Ford will begin production this week of the most powerful diesel engine ever installed in a heavy-duty pickup, Barb Samardzich, vice president of powertrain engineering, said today in a statement released here at the CAR Management Briefing Seminars.

 

 

 

 

Dealers will make sure pickup buyers who purchased Ford's brawniest truck over the last four months get the power boost, too.

 

 

 

 

 

The 6.7-liter Power Stroke V-8 turbocharged diesel powering the 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty, introduced in April, will be upgraded to 800 lbs.-ft. of torque and 400 horsepower, an increase of 65 lbs.-ft. of torque and 10 horsepower.

 

 

 

 

 

Ford's powerplant had fallen behind a competing engine offered on General Motors Co.'s heavy-duty pickups. The Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD and GMC Sierra 3500HD come with an optional Duramax 6.6-liter turbodiesel V-8 that puts out 397 hp and 765 lbs.-ft. of torque. Now the F-350 Super Duty can reclaim bragging rights in those categories.

 

 

 

 

Fuel economy is expected to improve at least another 2 percent, making the 2011 F-Series Super Duty 6.7-liter Power Stroke diesel a full 20 percent more fuel efficient than the 2010 version. The improved torque and horsepower mean that a driver can get to a higher gear faster and stay in it longer, both of which aid fuel economy.

 

 

 

 

Besides selling the upgraded engine in new Super Duty pickups, Ford will provide the upgrades free to all current owners of a Super Duty diesel pickup. Customers will receive letters explaining the procedure -- a 30-minute software adjustment to the pickup's powertrain control module -- and inviting them to visit their dealerships for the upgrade.

 

 

 

 

The upgrade program will begin by Aug. 31 and continue for the next 12 months. All 2011 Super Duty diesel pickups in dealer inventory also will receive the upgrade.

 

 

 

 

 

Marc Cross, co-owner of Jordan Ford in San Antonio, Texas, endorsed the program in a statement.

 

 

 

 

 

“It's human nature to say, ‘Darn, I should have waited,'” Cross said in the Ford statement. “But with this program, there's no penalty for being an early adopter, so to speak.”

 

http://editorial.autos.msn.com/blogs/autos...;_blg=1,1788994

Stevens03 Senior Enthusiast

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Wow.. thats impressive. Cudo's to Ford.

 

GM could easily do the same thing.... but won't. :lol:

truckofwinandawesome Senior Enthusiast

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Oh wow 3 more HP and 35 lbs of torque, nothing thats going to make a differance plus the frontend of the truck is just flat out ugly.

 

Yeah, it makes the Current Dodge Dakota look GOOD!

P71_CrownVic Senior Enthusiast

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Don't worry...I'm sure GM will do what Ford always does and just erase what the numbers were before and just write in what ever comes to mind.

 

Or...GM will continue to boost the superior D-Max power levels...Forcing Ford to do the same...and we all know what happens when Ford insists on winning the "numbers on paper" war? You get the 6.0 PSD...which was very unreliable.

 

The new 6.7 is nothing special...drinks fuel, is loud/unrefined. Typical Ford garbage.

jro909 Senior Enthusiast

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hmm so the arms race begins....maybe this will lead to a revolution of zero torque management in vehicles and stronger components...or ford will issue this upgrade and will quickly deissue it once motors and trans start dieing.....does anybody else wonder if mike rowe really drives a ford?

truckofwinandawesome Senior Enthusiast

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hmm so the arms race begins....maybe this will lead to a revolution of zero torque management in vehicles and stronger components...or ford will issue this upgrade and will quickly deissue it once motors and trans start dieing.....does anybody else wonder if mike rowe really drives a ford?

 

well, in the 200th Dirty Job, they were using our Biggest Enemy: The 2009 F-150.

nick3941sd Enthusiast

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The new 6.7 is nothing special...drinks fuel, is loud/unrefined. Typical Ford garbage.

 

Actually fords new SD is pretty much silent (I personally like hearing the powerplant) but otherwise i have to agree with the other post. The new diesel SD are quite a 180 from the previous 2 engines and pretty nice trucks IMO. I really like what they did with the new info screen in the new gauge cluster.

P71_CrownVic Senior Enthusiast

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The new 6.7 is nothing special...drinks fuel, is loud/unrefined. Typical Ford garbage.

 

Actually fords new SD is pretty much silent (I personally like hearing the powerplant) but otherwise i have to agree with the other post. The new diesel SD are quite a 180 from the previous 2 engines and pretty nice trucks IMO. I really like what they did with the new info screen in the new gauge cluster.

 

 

The GM Duramax is quieter....and an all around better engine.

ShimanoFisherman Enthusiast

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The new 6.7 is nothing special...drinks fuel, is loud/unrefined. Typical Ford garbage.

 

Actually fords new SD is pretty much silent (I personally like hearing the powerplant) but otherwise i have to agree with the other post. The new diesel SD are quite a 180 from the previous 2 engines and pretty nice trucks IMO. I really like what they did with the new info screen in the new gauge cluster.

 

 

The GM Duramax is quieter....and an all around better engine.

 

 

Jeez...let it go. :rolleyes:

ShimanoFisherman Enthusiast

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Nothing but a marketing ploy. I have rode in several 2011 Ford HD King Ranches as they are becoming very popular in my work parking lot. Trust me, no HP torque is needed before the upgrade. It is very impressive in it's current version. I just hope GM will match or beat it. We all win when the competition heats up.

 

+1 :rolleyes:

GMSatan Enthusiast

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The new 6.7 is nothing special...drinks fuel, is loud/unrefined. Typical Ford garbage.

 

Actually fords new SD is pretty much silent (I personally like hearing the powerplant) but otherwise i have to agree with the other post. The new diesel SD are quite a 180 from the previous 2 engines and pretty nice trucks IMO. I really like what they did with the new info screen in the new gauge cluster.

 

 

The GM Duramax is quieter....and an all around better engine.

 

 

Here you are.. Bullshitting again. I've stood in front of a new 2011 King Ranch with the 6.7L PowerStroke, and a 2011 6.6L Duramax. Hands down, the 6.7L was quieter than the Duramax.

 

Man, sometimes I wonder what's going on inside that thick head of yours. Keep on driving your POS. With what you drive, you have no right on talking smack to the heavy duty trucks.

tylerjenkins92@aol.com Senior Enthusiast

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The new 6.7 is nothing special...drinks fuel, is loud/unrefined. Typical Ford garbage.

 

Actually fords new SD is pretty much silent (I personally like hearing the powerplant) but otherwise i have to agree with the other post. The new diesel SD are quite a 180 from the previous 2 engines and pretty nice trucks IMO. I really like what they did with the new info screen in the new gauge cluster.

 

 

The GM Duramax is quieter....and an all around better engine.

 

 

The cummins is the best, IMO. Duracrap and powerjoke, psssh.

P71_CrownVic Senior Enthusiast

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The new 6.7 is nothing special...drinks fuel, is loud/unrefined. Typical Ford garbage.

 

Actually fords new SD is pretty much silent (I personally like hearing the powerplant) but otherwise i have to agree with the other post. The new diesel SD are quite a 180 from the previous 2 engines and pretty nice trucks IMO. I really like what they did with the new info screen in the new gauge cluster.

 

 

The GM Duramax is quieter....and an all around better engine.

 

 

Here you are.. Bullshitting again. I've stood in front of a new 2011 King Ranch with the 6.7L PowerStroke, and a 2011 6.6L Duramax. Hands down, the 6.7L was quieter than the Duramax.

 

Not according to the reviews.

 

Have you seen the recent HD truck shootout from www.pickuptrucks.com where the GM diesels won both the 3/4 ton SRW category and 1-ton DRW category? It's pretty clear that the 2011 GM HDs have a superior frame and superior diesel.

 

 

Man, sometimes I wonder what's going on inside that thick head of yours. Keep on driving your POS. With what you drive, you have no right on talking smack to the heavy duty trucks.

 

Why is my truck a POS? This is the second time I have asked the question...are you going to give me an answer troll?

 

Oh...sell the Caddy.....and go buy a Navigator.

ColoradoSkiCountry Senior Enthusiast

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Prove it.

 

 

 

The new 6.7 is nothing special...drinks fuel, is loud/unrefined. Typical Ford garbage.

 

Actually fords new SD is pretty much silent (I personally like hearing the powerplant) but otherwise i have to agree with the other post. The new diesel SD are quite a 180 from the previous 2 engines and pretty nice trucks IMO. I really like what they did with the new info screen in the new gauge cluster.

 

 

The GM Duramax is quieter....and an all around better engine.

 

 

The cummins is the best, IMO. Duracrap and powerjoke, psssh.

 

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