Ford F-350 Striker

Big Angry Hillbilly said:
The 6.4 truck mentions no modifications to the powertrain. (350/650, STOCK.)

My truck rollered 490hp and 1026ft-lbs.

Couple light modifications.
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I had gotten those numbers in another article. It looks like emissions killed any hot rodding.

This article doesn't talk about the numbers, it just talks about how they are powerful hopped up hot rods. But really they are just appearance and suspension packages:

At the same time, tough diesel emissions rules -- which didn’t exist in 2006, when the original Striker F-350 was forged -- virtually killed hardware upgrades for the 2008 F-Series Super Duty F-350’s 350 hp, 650 lbs.-ft. 6.4-liter Power Stroke diesel V-8.

Though they lack go-fast components – for what it’s worth, Ford uses standard powertrains in its fancy Harley-Davidson F-Series pickups, too – the running gear and rolling stock have been thoroughly upgraded.
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He also says the F-150 ended up not getting the supercharger because of changes to the '09 engine? So you've got a bunch of hype over slow trucks. I'm not saying you can't make the diesel go, but they write it up like they are tuner hot rods.

http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2009/03/snake-bit-we-drive-the-striker-f150-and-f350-street-trucks.html
 
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