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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2011 Ford Super Duty pickup - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford">Ford</a> has made it official: beginning with next week's production, the 6.7-liter PowerStroke turbo diesel in the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/super+duty">2011 Ford Super Duty pickup will</a> be <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/19/report-ford-6-7-liter-power-stroke-diesel-to-churn-out-800-lb-f/">upgraded to 400 horsepower and 800 pound-feet</a> of torque. That's a bump of 10 hp and a jump of 65 lb-ft, enough to leapfrog <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/gm">General Motors</a>' 6.6-liter Duramax by 3 hp and 35 lb-ft. Or, to put more bluntly, enough to run over the Duramax on its way to the top of the heavy duty engine heap.<br />
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Further, at the end of August, the Super Duty's frame will be strengthened, upping its payload rating by 550 pounds (to 7,070), which will also increase its fifth-wheel tow rating by 1,000 pounds to 22,600. <br />
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Although not much can be done for your tow rating if you bought a Super Duty as soon as it hit the showroom, you can get the power upgrade from your suddenly feeble 635 torques. For one year starting on August 31, 2010, will be able to take their pickups into Ford dealers and get their engines tweaked to the new standard. Since there's no hardware involved, Ford says it should take just 20 minutes to get the reflash job done - learn more with the official press release after the jump.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-f-series-super-duty-first-drive/">First Drive: 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-f-series-super-duty-first-drive/#2778888"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/01fordsuperdutyfd2011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-f-series-super-duty-first-drive/#2778889"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/02fordsuperdutyfd2011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-f-series-super-duty-first-drive/#2778890"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/03fordsuperdutyfd2011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-f-series-super-duty-first-drive/#2778891"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/04fordsuperdutyfd2011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-f-series-super-duty-first-drive/#2778892"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/05fordsuperdutyfd2011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<em><strong><small>Photos by Rex Roy / </small></strong></em><em><strong><small>Copyright (C)2010</small></strong></em><em><strong><small> Weblogs, Inc.<br />
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[Sources: Ford, <a href="http://detnews.com/article/20100803/AUTO01/8030349/1148/rss25">Detroit News</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/03/official-ford-6-7-liter-powerstroke-gets-800-lb-ft-as-of-next-w/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Official: Ford 6.7-liter PowerStroke gets 800 lb-ft as of next week, upgrades available</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/03/official-ford-6-7-liter-powerstroke-gets-800-lb-ft-as-of-next-w/">Official: Ford 6.7-liter PowerStroke gets 800 lb-ft as of next week, upgrades available</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 03 Aug 2010 09:01:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://detnews.com/article/20100803/AUTO01/8030349/1148/rss25>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/03/official-ford-6-7-liter-powerstroke-gets-800-lb-ft-as-of-next-w/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19578773/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/03/official-ford-6-7-liter-powerstroke-gets-800-lb-ft-as-of-next-w/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2011 Ford Super Duty pickup - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
<br />
<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford">Ford</a> has made it official: beginning with next week's production, the 6.7-liter PowerStroke turbo diesel in the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/super+duty">2011 Ford Super Duty pickup will</a> be <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/19/report-ford-6-7-liter-power-stroke-diesel-to-churn-out-800-lb-f/">upgraded to 400 horsepower and 800 pound-feet</a> of torque. That's a bump of 10 hp and a jump of 65 lb-ft, enough to leapfrog <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/gm">General Motors</a>' 6.6-liter Duramax by 3 hp and 35 lb-ft. Or, to put more bluntly, enough to run over the Duramax on its way to the top of the heavy duty engine heap.<br />
<br />
Further, at the end of August, the Super Duty's frame will be strengthened, upping its payload rating by 550 pounds (to 7,070), which will also increase its fifth-wheel tow rating by 1,000 pounds to 22,600. <br />
<br />
Although not much can be done for your tow rating if you bought a Super Duty as soon as it hit the showroom, you can get the power upgrade from your suddenly feeble 635 torques. For one year starting on August 31, 2010, will be able to take their pickups into Ford dealers and get their engines tweaked to the new standard. Since there's no hardware involved, Ford says it should take just 20 minutes to get the reflash job done - learn more with the official press release after the jump.<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-f-series-super-duty-first-drive/">First Drive: 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-f-series-super-duty-first-drive/#2778888"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/01fordsuperdutyfd2011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-f-series-super-duty-first-drive/#2778889"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/02fordsuperdutyfd2011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-f-series-super-duty-first-drive/#2778890"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/03fordsuperdutyfd2011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-f-series-super-duty-first-drive/#2778891"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/04fordsuperdutyfd2011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-f-series-super-duty-first-drive/#2778892"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/05fordsuperdutyfd2011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<em><strong><small>Photos by Rex Roy / </small></strong></em><em><strong><small>Copyright (C)2010</small></strong></em><em><strong><small> Weblogs, Inc.<br />
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[Sources: Ford, <a href="http://detnews.com/article/20100803/AUTO01/8030349/1148/rss25">Detroit News</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/03/official-ford-6-7-liter-powerstroke-gets-800-lb-ft-as-of-next-w/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Official: Ford 6.7-liter PowerStroke gets 800 lb-ft as of next week, upgrades available</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/03/official-ford-6-7-liter-powerstroke-gets-800-lb-ft-as-of-next-w/">Official: Ford 6.7-liter PowerStroke gets 800 lb-ft as of next week, upgrades available</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 03 Aug 2010 09:01:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://detnews.com/article/20100803/AUTO01/8030349/1148/rss25>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/03/official-ford-6-7-liter-powerstroke-gets-800-lb-ft-as-of-next-w/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19578773/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/03/official-ford-6-7-liter-powerstroke-gets-800-lb-ft-as-of-next-w/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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