7.3 vs 5.9

[Longshot270]

Originally Posted by cleatus12r

I'm not trying to single you out, but where in the world does this idea come from?

It's false. There are attributes that an inline six cylinder has that make it a nicer-running engine, but there is no validity in the "more low-end" argument.

I was told something to that effect when I was buying my first truck. Before I considered the full sized F150s I was looking at the Rangers. The salesman (yeah I know, real valid source ) told me the inline engines were able to produce more power, more efficiently than the V style engines when the given displacement remains the same (more power per pound pretty much). I think it is a common misconception coupled with inline engines usually also having lower gearing.