greenwillowherefords
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Certainly if you are going to do serious towing on a regular basis, the heavy duties are the way to go. I'm not arguing that. I was just addressing the discussion about the 300 inline six cylinder versus the 302 V8. You will find more 300 sixes in 3/4 ton pickups than you will 302's. The 300 was a base option for years in the 3/4 and even duallies. We can argue this until the cows come home, but not only is the 300 a better torque motor than the 302 in my experience, but I have read more than once the statements of experts that the inline six cylinder is the ideal design for optimum torque. The old timers have told me that in the days that the V8 first became available in trucks, that the V8's would run off and leave the six cylinder trucks on the flat, but the sixes would catch them in the hills. I think that you will be surprised at the percentage of inline engines in diesel semi tractors. Do you suppose there is a reason? How did the Cummins compete very well against the Ford and GM diesels while it was smaller in displacement for years? It is the inline design.