It was after the 6.4. The 6.0 racked up so many warranty claims that an improved 6.4 was too little too late as Ford had already made the decision to take the diesel in house for 2011 with the new emissions regs. The result was the 6.7 Scorpion which is one hell of an engine.

You need to look up the explanation that was posted on Jalopnim for why that is. Short answer is different tongue loads and a 55mph speed limit in Europe due to trailer stability issues associated with the lighter tongue load.

10-4 good buddy. I totally agree with you, just didn’t want to delve into the minutiae of off road light bars in my first post. I have noticed that the HID buckets are starting to make a comeback recently after being almost completely wiped out by LEDs.

I think you're saying the same thing as me? It looks like the manual was written considering the 3.42 when in reality the 3.08 has less mechanical advantage and would require more cooling for the trans since it's working 11% harder for any given load. My assumption is that the trans cooling/durability is the limit for…

We’re splitting hairs here but lets do the google image test. Searching for “Truck Light Bar” I count 1 /29 (3.4%) of the bars in question. Searching for “Truck Roll Bar” netted 30/30 results (100%) on the first page.

What? No. That’s an 11% change in gear ratio which straight up accounts for 1000lbs of the loss. The rest is likely from trans cooling system limitations.

Or retrofit them with 3.42 gears then the customer will complain about fuel mileage. All over what was likely a manual mis-print.

Did you notice the DCTs additional heft while riding it? Was it enough to care about?

That counts too. It also mounts to the roof not behind the cab unless you like sitting in the shadow of you own lights.

I think you’re overestimating the savings. With the exception of the sunroof all the items you mention have to be replaced with low volume “cheap” versions that still cost a lot to tool up. In reality the piece cost savings for something like auto headlights or dual zone climate might only be $20 or $30. Aluminum…

I’ve just always heard them called roll bars decorative or not. Light bar would work but it’s already accounted for by the things I mentioned. Ask yourself this: If I told you to imagine a truck with a light bar would you imagine a truck with a 50” Rigid LED bar over the windshield, one with a police light bar on the…

That’s twice in one day.

Quality positions are where careers go to die.

Problem is that “drop the price accordingly” probably only saves you 2-3k. You gonna go for that model when you can get all the extras for that much more?

What most people don’t realize is that those features you pay extra for typically don’t cost the manufacturer much. Usually the base model is barely if at all profitable and the upmarket trims are where you make the money. (This applies to typical mass production cars like the Nissan or F150. The niche cars operate a…

Northern Midwest area 4x4 is effectively mandatory if you plan on leaving the asphalt at all in the spring after the snow melts off. Even a back yard becomes a soggy mud bog if you’re not careful. To me my truck needs to be able to make it across my back yard to the shed and back more than 50% of the year so yes 4x4…

It’s not a truck without 4WD. That’s the part you skipped.

The wheel does make a ton of difference. That’s one reason that the model shown doesn’t have the option of steel wheels from the factory...

I think in the case of the manufacturer shown above it’s all done in house. Getting regulatory agencies to buy in is a different story, but a manufacturer has no reason to lie to itself. That just costs money.

That’s a Formula SAE car. Similar concept though. The low speeds demand significant aero to make a significant difference.