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Originally Posted by Muggs

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Change is not always good, .....cut.....

I agree with you 100%, but for me the change that could have been done much better dates back to 1997 when Ford made a heavy-duty V10 truck engine out of a small block auto V8. That required way too many compromises just to save on cost. Granted they did a good job, but design compromises remain regardless.

I have one with over 175,000 miles and had one of the original V10s in a Class C, plus have rented quite a few also, so it’s not that I dislike the V10’s durability, it’s just that it lacks refinement. And by today’s standard it also lacks power and torque for its size. Basically it’s outdated.

I’m not certain that what Ford is planning for new truck engine is necessarily better, but the basic architecture of a big-block V8 is better than a small-block V10. I’m very hopeful Ford can improve on V10 with greater refinement, fuel economy, and power/torque. Whether it’s as reliable over time we’ll have to wait and see.