Powerstroke Turbo

The recent engineering and technological advancements implemented by Ford in the evolution of the Powerstroke Turbo are truly impressive. The maximum carrying capacity for the dually one ton version of the Powerstroke Turbo is now approximately three tons, as payload capacities for this current redesign were increased to between 500 and 1,200 pounds. The frame modifications also seriously affected, for the better, the Ford F350 four-by-four Powerstroke Turbo Super Duty's handling and ride.

The Ford Diesel Powerstroke Turbo Is An Amazing Engine

The leaf spring front suspension was eliminated on the current Diesel Powerstroke Turbo, and this was replaced with a more versatile and comfortable coil spring setup with rotating arms. This allows wheel four-wheel drive versions of the F350 Powerstroke Turbo to have a significantly superior ride to the leaf spring setup which was quite harsh and rugged. The Powerstroke Turbo coil's design allowed Ford to change the steering geometry to improve it considerably and to tighten up the turning radius, which is certainly a benefit to off-road drivers of Powerstroke Turbo Fords. The new turning circle is approximately six feet less than earlier models of Diesel Powerstroke Turbo pickup trucks.

Ford's Powerstroke Diesel Turbo Is Made For Towing

Towing seems to have been the religion of the engineers designing that Powerstroke Diesel Turbo F350 Super Duty pickup truck. The Powerstroke Turbo torque shift five-speed transmission has the now standard tow-haul mode which is able to hold particular gears for a longer period in order to provide more power when going up hills and at hard slogging start with the Powerstroke Diesel Turbo.

The Powerstroke Turbo Diesel Features Tow Command

However, this Powerstroke Turbo Diesel transmission also has a trailer brake controller built into it. This controller is named Powerstroke Turbo Tow Command and it connects directly into the ABS system of the Powerstroke Turbo truck. This allows it to detect surfaces where low traction is likely and it will automatically correct the application of the brakes on the Powerstroke Turbo Diesel as required.

7.3 Powerstroke Turbo Had High Compression

Today's engines have far lower compression ratios than the venerable 7.3 Powerstroke Turbo motors of old. From a technical standpoint, when analyzing any engine's compression ratio you are looking at a comparison of the overall volume of a cylinder in the motor when its piston's stroke is at the very bottom of its travel, divided by whatever volume the cylinder possesses when the piston's stroke is at the very top of its travel as is the case in the Powerstroke Turbo. Whenever the compression ratio is higher, the engine will produce more power, and surprisingly the average compression ratio of a diesel powered engine is roughly twice that of a comparable gasoline powered motor. In the case of the 7.3 Powerstroke Turbo it was almost triple!

The Powerstroke 7.3 Turbo Was Extremely Powerful

When considering the extraordinarily high diesel ratios in the Powerstroke 7.3 Turbo it is important to keep in mind that a Powerstroke Turbo diesel motor can be considered to be a heat engine which harnesses the high temperatures developed from the engine's own compression of the air in its cylinders. One of the most basic laws of physics as pertains to gases is that when a gas is compressed, the temperature of the gas increases. Very high compression ratios which can range from 14:1 all the way up to 20:1 or even just slightly above in various versions of Powerstroke Turbo engines, are feasible since only the air is compressed inside the cylinder. It is interesting to note that the Powerstroke 7.3 Turbo compression was at the very top of this scale!