Ford Box Trucks
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I would love to do a 10’ box van. I prefer less hanging off the back end, and even at 10’, square walls and perfect rectangle would leave me spoiled for space compared to my RB.
I see you’ve gone through CaptainBuilt‘s thread. Have you checked out these others?
Burlydirtyhippy’s V10/6R140 Ujoint 4x4 with a 10’ Spartan cargo box
CalgaryMclean’s 2022 cutaway with Clydesdale 4x4 and custom 10.5’ Total Composites box
PathNotTaken’s custom composite box (they have a great YouTube channel detailing the build)
Rebuilder’s 4x4 ERV (not a box van, but similar space constraints)
I see you’ve gone through CaptainBuilt‘s thread. Have you checked out these others?
Burlydirtyhippy’s V10/6R140 Ujoint 4x4 with a 10’ Spartan cargo box
CalgaryMclean’s 2022 cutaway with Clydesdale 4x4 and custom 10.5’ Total Composites box
PathNotTaken’s custom composite box (they have a great YouTube channel detailing the build)
Rebuilder’s 4x4 ERV (not a box van, but similar space constraints)
CaptainBuilt
Well-known member
12ft box. V10 or Godzilla, either one is great. I have a 5.4L and don't recommend lol.
I get 10mpg basically all the time.
I get 10mpg basically all the time.
zip
I prefer social distancing.
zip
I prefer social distancing.
Isn’t 10 MPG pretty standard?
CaptainBuilt
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10 mpg is good compared to the Godzilla. I've heard it gets 7-8 mpg
zip
I prefer social distancing.
Really? I thought the Godzilla MPG was better?
Geez, does it shoot gas out the tailpipe to propel itself?
I had to pick up a part at the Toyota dealer today. They had a gorgeous new Land Cruiser on the floor. I figured it had a V8 until I got home and read it was the 4-cylinder turbo hybrid with 326hp and 465 ft-lb of torque. In that 5,100 lb brick it gets an EPA estimated 23mpg.
How can Ford be putting out something that gets 7-8??
I had to pick up a part at the Toyota dealer today. They had a gorgeous new Land Cruiser on the floor. I figured it had a V8 until I got home and read it was the 4-cylinder turbo hybrid with 326hp and 465 ft-lb of torque. In that 5,100 lb brick it gets an EPA estimated 23mpg.
How can Ford be putting out something that gets 7-8??
CaptainBuilt
Well-known member
I'm not sure. And I can totally be wrong.
First of all, I won an auction on a salvage RV with the Godzilla engine in it. With every intention to swap it into my rig. At the time I was moving across the country and didn't have the time or room, to keep it. So I sold it.
I love the Godzilla engine and I think it's the best thing to happen to Ford in a long time. However....
I rented a Uhaul with a 26' box that had the Godzilla and 6 speed transmission. Drove it 800 miles, full with crap. Best I saw was 7 mpg. Even tho, full with all that crap, and heavy as all get out, it pulled like a freight train.
Recently I rented another uhaul that was a 15' truck, and all I had in it was a 1500lb toolbox. From Mobile, AL, to Lafayette, La. About 4 hour drive. I checked the mpg's when I filled up and all I got was 8mpg. That Uhaul had 4.10 gears, Godzilla, same 6r80 trans.
I think it's just because it's a box truck. I dunno. Hopefully the 12ft box trucks get better mpg's. I want a Godzilla box truck in the worst way.
First of all, I won an auction on a salvage RV with the Godzilla engine in it. With every intention to swap it into my rig. At the time I was moving across the country and didn't have the time or room, to keep it. So I sold it.
I love the Godzilla engine and I think it's the best thing to happen to Ford in a long time. However....
I rented a Uhaul with a 26' box that had the Godzilla and 6 speed transmission. Drove it 800 miles, full with crap. Best I saw was 7 mpg. Even tho, full with all that crap, and heavy as all get out, it pulled like a freight train.
Recently I rented another uhaul that was a 15' truck, and all I had in it was a 1500lb toolbox. From Mobile, AL, to Lafayette, La. About 4 hour drive. I checked the mpg's when I filled up and all I got was 8mpg. That Uhaul had 4.10 gears, Godzilla, same 6r80 trans.
I think it's just because it's a box truck. I dunno. Hopefully the 12ft box trucks get better mpg's. I want a Godzilla box truck in the worst way.
86scotty
Cynic
5.4's, or any Triton, love to rev. Fuel mileage doesn't change with them whether you rev or lug. This has always been the case. The V10 is just like the V8's. They are designed to rev and perform in all circumstances at higher RPMs where they make the most torque, fuel mileage irrelevant.
The difference in V10 vs 5.4 is that you can go faster but you'll get the same mileage, generally. The V10 drinks more but works less, 5.4 works more moving a brick through the air.
I've never gotten more than about 13 on a built out camper van with a 5.4 and I've had several. I've also had several V10s and 10-11 is the norm with 12 being on the high end.
The best fuel mileage I ever got was with a V10 was with a 2wd ClassB+ (read lower and more aerodynamic). It was a 24', 8' wide and 11' tall and weighed in at about 13k. It still managed about 12 mpg driving 70+. The advantage was it's aerodynamics.
Here's another interesting point, one that is true though I still have trouble believing what the calculator told me. I once pulled a Jeep Wrangler on a 5k mile trip around the country with a 2wd 5.4l camper van. Fuel mileage was 1 mpg less for the entire trip! I don't know how but it's true. I can only surmise that as stated above it's more about aerodynamics than anything else. The Jeep sat in the shadow of the van where a box with lots of frontal area would've changed things.
I would love to do as much field testing with the 7.3 gas as possible to compare to all the V8's/V10's I've owned. If one of you could drop one off it would be helpful. PM for address.
Because we're not talking about SUV's, we're talking about big boxes that you can walk around in. Completely different animal.
The difference in V10 vs 5.4 is that you can go faster but you'll get the same mileage, generally. The V10 drinks more but works less, 5.4 works more moving a brick through the air.
I've never gotten more than about 13 on a built out camper van with a 5.4 and I've had several. I've also had several V10s and 10-11 is the norm with 12 being on the high end.
The best fuel mileage I ever got was with a V10 was with a 2wd ClassB+ (read lower and more aerodynamic). It was a 24', 8' wide and 11' tall and weighed in at about 13k. It still managed about 12 mpg driving 70+. The advantage was it's aerodynamics.
Here's another interesting point, one that is true though I still have trouble believing what the calculator told me. I once pulled a Jeep Wrangler on a 5k mile trip around the country with a 2wd 5.4l camper van. Fuel mileage was 1 mpg less for the entire trip! I don't know how but it's true. I can only surmise that as stated above it's more about aerodynamics than anything else. The Jeep sat in the shadow of the van where a box with lots of frontal area would've changed things.
I would love to do as much field testing with the 7.3 gas as possible to compare to all the V8's/V10's I've owned. If one of you could drop one off it would be helpful. PM for address.
Because we're not talking about SUV's, we're talking about big boxes that you can walk around in. Completely different animal.
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Fair, though for the record, that’s no small SUV. It’s basically a smaller box on top of a bigger box.
zip
I prefer social distancing.
When I have more than just iPhone access to Internet, I will reach out to a couple of you tubers to ask what there MPG is.
I feel if I go with 10’, Godzila, keep it close to 8K pounds, and keep my foot out of it, 10 MPG may be realistic.
If I wanted better mileage, I’d buy a transit and get 13.5.
So, 35s or 37s?
I feel if I go with 10’, Godzila, keep it close to 8K pounds, and keep my foot out of it, 10 MPG may be realistic.
If I wanted better mileage, I’d buy a transit and get 13.5.
So, 35s or 37s?
