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Title: What do you know of the FORD V-10's?
Post by: LoneWolf on 01/23/09 - 04:44PM

What do you know about the FORD v-10 motors? Reliable? Gas mileage? good for towing?

Thanks

Title: Re: What do you know of the FORD V-10's?
Post by: YJ_Aaron on 01/23/09 - 04:46PM

Great for towing with lots of power.  I've known 3 people with them and best mpg REAL world not what the overhead tells you was 14 empty average 12.  Usually got 10-11 loaded with a jeep. 

They are also bad about blowing spark plugs out with the aluminum heads.  So double check the year 2V or 3V motor.

Title: Re: What do you know of the FORD V-10's?
Post by: LoneWolf on 01/23/09 - 04:54PM

what do you mean 2v or 3v?

Title: Re: What do you know of the FORD V-10's?
Post by: YJ_Aaron on 01/23/09 - 05:14PM

# of valves.

Title: Re: What do you know of the FORD V-10's?
Post by: farmboy on 01/24/09 - 11:41AM

When I worked in Springfield my farm truck was the v-10 king ranch.... I drove it everywhere and the best gas milage I ever got was 10 and that was empty on the highway... it would pull just about anything.  I was surprised about that, but it got about 8 loaded to the gills.  I loved it, except you had to stop constently for gas... tank was only 21 gallons (i think)or close there too.

Title: Re: What do you know of the FORD V-10's?
Post by: LoneWolf on 01/24/09 - 02:28PM

Every have any problems with it blowing spark plugs out the head?

Title: Re: What do you know of the FORD V-10's?
Post by: YJ_Aaron on 01/24/09 - 03:32PM

No dave never blew one out but I think it only had 30K on it when he moved. 

Title: Re: What do you know of the FORD V-10's?
Post by: farmboy on 01/25/09 - 06:27PM

It was practically new when we got it and I put about 30,000 on it like aaron said but we didn't have any problems.... just made shitty time cause we stopped too much on long trips... if you like to stop every 3 hours then you will love it... i like to stop every 6 or 7, but i'm retarded

Title: Re: What do you know of the FORD V-10's?
Post by: bronco72 on 01/25/09 - 07:49PM

I HAVE A BUDDY WITH A TURBO V10 AND HE IS RUNNING A LOT OF BOOST AND HAS ONLY POPPED A PLUG ONCE THAT I KNOW OF.  I THINK THEY ARE A GREAT ALTERNATIVE TO AN EXPENSIVE DIESEL.

Title: Re: What do you know of the FORD V-10's?
Post by: LoneWolf on 02/ 1/09 - 05:33PM

thanks guys... what about the 5.4 Ford v8?

Title: Re: What do you know of the FORD V-10's?
Post by: YJ_Aaron on 02/ 2/09 - 01:18AM

Good motors but aren't enough for SuperDuty trucks in most peoples opinion.  In SD trucks they struggle to the point the mileage is barely better than V10.