Inferences were made near the beginning of the thread that Ford Motor Company was somehow responsible for the T444E going away, and my original response was to clarify that Ford did not build the engine and had no choice but to go with what their supplier offered up.

Regardless of why International chose to eliminate the T444E design platform, the facts are that International pulled the plug. Saying "that's just wrong" makes no sense...

You know the 7.3l could have been made to meet the emission standards just fine. A 32 valve head, common rail fuel sys, EGR and the twin chargers that on the 6.4 and good tuning. Just look at the trend of new engines, 5.9-6.7 6.6-6.9 maybe and the 6.4 to a new 6.7. As the saying goes, there is no subsitute for CI.

A 7.3l can make over a 1000hp, Its not a heui but a full mech version.

Poppycock....it's a government conspiracy and you know it.... :tttt: lol

There are two of them that i know of, Double Overtime and a black and silver single cab. Both are wild trucks!

Nathan

Common rail 7.3L would have been sweet.

I've been hearing one is in the works -- but have no clue as to who, where, or what :(