How did the 7.3 do on fuel ? Does it pull anything like the diesel?
The race trailer weighs 13,900. Our pull to Dallas and back for the bracket finals averaged 7.6, running 70 mostly. Mostly 70 coming home, traffic during the day Thursday going to the Motorlex was hell. Coming back, note that It's not flat around here. You'll lose almost a full number on the barometer once you top Ranger Hill heading west.
Moved daughter/grandkids to Albuquerque, that full load + truck was 20,460. Averaged 7.8. The truck alone @ 7510 lbs was doing 15.5 in NM, then it falls off to 12.5 in west Texas. I assume the Lariat will do similar. Build week is scheduled 1/31.
In relation to parts - we ordered F-150 tow mirrors for her truck that work with the 360 cams and ultimate trailer tow option. $1600 plus install. As of December, not yet released by Ford.
My wife's new F150 3.5 Ecoboost hauls ass, a 7.3 with a couple on it would be killer. Putting a motor plate on that thing would be a trick LOL.