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Even when it would hit 3rd on some decent grades. I wouldn't really notice if the music was on a perfectly normal level and I wasn't paying attention.

I'm not even sure my 7.3 would do 80 :laughing:
 
I rode in an F150 right after arriving at the hammers last year. I had just spent 13 hours in my truck. It was insane how quiet it was when I got in the F150. It’s probably quieter at 65 then the 7.3 is at idle:laughing:
 
06h3 said:
I rode in an F150 right after arriving at the hammers last year. I had just spent 13 hours in my truck. It was insane how quiet it was when I got in the F150. It’s probably quieter at 65 then the 7.3 is at idle:laughing:
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I almost pulled the trigger on a 19 2.7. The thing was almost silent
 
06h3 said:
Basically :laughing:
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I definitely remember only hearing the 7.3 running when driving our old F450 at interstate speeds. Couldn’t even have a phone call.

YotaAtieToo said:
Even when it would hit 3rd on some decent grades. I wouldn't really notice if the music was on a perfectly normal level and I wasn't paying attention.

I'm not even sure my 7.3 would do 80 :laughing:
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What’s the unloaded mileage like with that truck?
 
There is almost zero sound dampening material in an 05 and older SD. About the same as an OBS. A little sound proofing goes a long way. Made my Stupid Duty damn near quite inside.
 
bdkw1 said:
There is almost zero sound dampening material in an 05 and older SD. About the same as an OBS. A little sound proofing goes a long way. Made my Stupid Duty damn near quite inside.
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Part of my issues were wind also. Pass side hinges were toast. New ones helped. I need to go through door seals also.
 
YotaAtieToo said:
Took this down to trail hero. ~1k miles down and ~1500 miles back. 2.7 did great imo. Did 80 mph most of the way. :laughing:

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Curious, how much weight are you towing?
 
Thank you. I was wondering how my truck (2019 f150 2.7tt) would handle my 1985 full sized bronco. Should do just fine
 
bdkw1 said:
There is almost zero sound dampening material in an 05 and older SD. About the same as an OBS. A little sound proofing goes a long way. Made my Stupid Duty damn near quite inside.
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I don’t want to derail this thread so I’ll PM you
 
Projectjunkie said:
YotaAtieToo
thanks for the numbers, these are on my radar, you running 87 octane? Do you ever check the dash numbers against hand calculated?
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99% of the time it's 87 or 85, ethanol free will bump the mileage a bit, but not sure it's worth it.

I haven't hand checked it in a while, it wasn't too far off. The slightly larger tires dropped the lie o meter down, so I figured it's probably pretty close to real world.
 
I’m generally about .75 mpg lower than the low-o-meter. That’s non-towing on 87.

Edit: mostly highway 2019 2.7 4x4 with 3.55 gears/10 speed transmission. Avg between 20-22mpg (Hand calculated) depending on wind and how much of the fun pedal I use.
 
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Last spring I sold my 96 F350 7.3 DRW that I had 05+ axle swapped.. maybe I should finish that build thread 😂



Picked up a cherry 2 owner 97 F250 with 125k on the clock while I was working in CA. Recent pic with the old man topper I added, when we went to pick up a prerunner my buddy bought last month out of Havasu.
 

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Nvr-enough said:
Last spring I sold my 96 F350 7.3 DRW that I had 05+ axle swapped.. maybe I should finish that build thread 😂



Picked up a cherry 2 owner 97 F250 with 125k on the clock while I was working in CA. Recent pic with the old man topper I added, when we went to pick up a prerunner my buddy bought last month out of Havasu.
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We're gonna need pics of the axle swapped obs:smokin:
 
dirtybird said:
Didn't do a build thread. I have lots of pics. I guess I may have do one. It was a hell of a project but it came out great.
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Please do, maybe with some prices if you don't mind

I met a guy that builds the fiberglass shells here, the wheels in my head have been spinning since:laughing:
 
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