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Originally Posted by HBarlow
I agree with what you wrote. The complexity of that nightmare in your photo combined with Furd's track record on diesel engines would prevent me from even looking at one. Dealers will probably struggle with the decision to send their diesel techs off for days of expensive training.
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The learning curve for Ford diesel techs and Scorpian tech educational costs will take weeks to absorb and test on to be competent and proficient to be cost effective $$$$$$$$$. When a component breaks it will take out a bunch of other stuff with it.
Maybe they should run this setup in Dakar Auto Rally and Baha 1000 and bullet proof instead of test beds and driving around the usa. how about 24 hours le mans to see if it will unseat the Audi V 12' diesels. Just like Carroll Shelby did !! Heck White ranch could test this one to see if it can be destroyed in the desert.
I see the rods as a weakpoint in the assembly not beefy enough to handle over reves and racing apps. Even though the Fords rods are forged I Beam , The casting mass is lightweight ,the beams and caps are
"Rinky Dink". And are not reverse engineered to be grenade proof ,wheres the beef ? Maybe "Carillo" can machine them a billet steel or titianium rod to show them what it should be built like.
This shares the 4.5 duramax thinking on cylinder head flows
Austin Diesel
