2020 BlueBird Vision with the 6.8L V10 Triton POV ride "Bus 60"

Like and Subscribe. Here's one of our new bluebirds with the Ford 6.8L engine Mounted to the Ford 6R140 Transmission. I do get impressed with the power that the gas buses put out at times but I'm not a big fan of them.

[@chrisholland2016]

That V10 is so powerful it gets up and goes that's crazy AF for a big ass yellow school bus to go that fast.

[@paytonschuldt38]

The thomas c2s are the same if they didnt have that 45 bull shit

[@LukiRudaka]

One of our 2005 IC CEs are just as good as our 2021s, Dont know how, but we got a good VT365 when we replaced the engine in it. The number is 05-6, and as the driver says it can whip around turns just as good as our 2021s and will HAUL. She says that you can get to 60 MPH in no time. Can't say much about the other VTs though, they're junk. 05-9 is shot (fuel in coolant lines), 05-2 is constantly in the shop, and 05-1MB's status is unknown.

[@chrisholland2016]

@@LukiRudaka yeah all the ICs at my school district are all DTs

[@lijiang2743]

They were used on the 2011 Ford E450 Super Duty.

[@lijiang2743]

@@LukiRudaka 0-60 mph would be around 34 seconds.

[@christianclemons7496]

I rode in a propane Vision back in 2018 during a fieldtrip. And let me tell you... That thing had some horsepower!

[@zayaRBLX]

Same

[@zayaRBLX]

It was a all year bus

[@lijiang2743]

That bus is around 475 Horsepower.

[@lijiang2743]

That's exactly the same Horsepower as the 2021 Ford F-350 Super Duty with the 6.7L Powerstroke V8 Turbo diesel.

[@TheManTheMythTheLegend15]

@@lijiang2743Dayum I bet that thing was fast

[@diyoverhauler5432]

Can't beat the sound of a v10

[@football11248]

My school district have 22/40 Blue Bird buses runs off Propane and the engine is really powerfull!!!!

[@mikewhipkey6863]

Hank Hill Approves!

[@superbrownsheep3777]

My school district also has propane buses but all of them are BBV propane shortys and G5 propanes.

[@freedomisntfree_44]

@@mikewhipkey6863always good to see a king of the hill fan 🤙🏽

[@Jaylen5215]

0:51 love this take off

[@lprince96]

I saw a sign that says Tifton. I guess you're near Tifton, or Fort Valley, GA? I got to drive one of those.

[@automotivesboy9904]

Moultrie, GA

[@austinblarek7883]

Sounds just like our newest Propane Vision, she purrs!

[@nicksevers8045]

They use the same engine for both gas and propane

[@winolaautomotive1131]

Sounds like one of my old pickup trucks I had, a 2002 F250 Regular Cab 4x4 with the 6.8. That thing flew if you wanted it to.

[@roundsm18]

This is just a 3 valve Triton with a 6 speed. The difference is your truck isnt 12,000 lbs empty. We got a bunch due to the propane subsidy. We had to pull out onto the highway and floor them. Speed limit was 55. We never made it. Just contributed to the horrible fuel mileage. District didnt care until propane started costing them more than $0.68 a gallon (subsidy went away and propane now costs $4.28 a gallon).

[@Thinker669]

Sounds like an airplane when revving and inline 6 at idle.

[@SkyNines]

Sounds almost like a 2stroke detroit

[@a-dog8075]

Can you floor the V10 a lot more next time? I love that V10 sounds and would love to own one

[@AlachuaCPS2302]

why so he can get pulled over and lose his job

[@schoolbusguru3157]

I feel like it is one of the best sounds on earth

[@automotivesboy9904]

LOL

[@automotivesboy9904]

Part 2 coming up

[@schoolbusguru3157]

Automotives Boy can you give us a tour of your bus yard

[@xfl8842]

Bro i road this during a feild trip snd the bus driver was hauling ass 😭😭😂😂😂

[@ivancoley11]

Get a video of the gauge cluster when your flooring it

[@jerrysylvesterjr]

I hate these buses. They ride like shit and are built cheap. I had a 2012 Vision at one terminal I worked at, that bus was a piece of shit. I like the 2009 IC I drive now much more than that piece of shit 2012 Blue Bird. Only reason I have that is because they tried to give me a 2010 Blue Bird and I told them no way in hell was I driving that thing, and I'll take the oldest International you got. So they gave me the oldest one they had.

[@zayaRBLX]

2009 ce's look ugly

[@matrixvision14]

Umm you do realize there is a huge difference between 2012 and 2020 right? They rode quite nice now.

[@jerrysylvesterjr]

@@matrixvision14 I drove a 2021 Vision. They ride exactly the same - like shit.

[@matrixvision14]

@@jerrysylvesterjr does it have air suspension

[@carolinameck]

Me neither, the v10 gets up and goes when it wants to but tbh it feels a bit underpowered and sluggish. Ik this cause of my dad’s uhaul experience lol

[@nicksevers8045]

Specs: 320 HP and 460 LB FT of torque

[@charlesrodriguez7984]

Like a MaxxShitter 7

[@charlesrodriguez7984]

@Reeseshead MaxxShitter 7 is worse than a Vt365 . The propane 6.8l v10 is much better but still underpowered.

[@Kangenpower7]

U-Haul probably gets lower rated engines so they last longer, program in a lower redline, and less HP electronically. Thus more sluggish so that there is less wear on the transmission. The bus company springs for the heavy duty transmission (not the Ford transmission that will not last as long, cost as much). and can let that transmission handle the full 350 HP rating that the engine can put out.

[@leteizjordan298]

These are my favorite buses

[@isaiahshultz4296]

Mine to and the. Ic ce

[@TheManTheMythTheLegend15]

@@isaiahshultz4296same

[@bluelightingwolf85]

Ford 6.8 V10 engine is great for buses and delivery trucks and moving trucks with 6.8 V10 engine also UPS vans has fleet with 6.8 V10 engine even U-Haul truck has fleet of F650 /E450 with 6.8 V10 , Ford motor company has 6.8 V10 engines for F-250-550 Super Duty trucks

[@froggy8151]

There’s a bus in my district just like this one holy crap that thing hauls arse it’s also really loud

[@JimmyDean404]

Did that hit a rev limiter around 0:55?

[@automotivesboy9904]

yes

[@ImExcalibastard]

This v10 triton sounds like a diesel truck ngl Edit: okay after you made that first turn i can hear its definitely a V10 Triton my bad haha

[@rysterstech]

It's a shame you can't hear the beautiful V10 over the torque converter whine

[@skeleguns10oooooo10]

The V10 has been discontinued, Ford will put a 7.3 Liter Godzilla engine in the Vision

[@electric7487]

This year? Or 2020?

[@skeleguns10oooooo10]

@@electric7487 2021 for 2022

[@Kangenpower7]

The 7.3L is being installed now, and has a higher 350 HP rating, can be rated up to 400 HP in certain vehicles, but the bus is normally de-rated a bit. This saves the transmission and saves fuel too. How fast or sluggish the bus is depends on the driver, and if they want to save fuel or time. The red line RPM can be reprogrammed to save fuel, take it easy on the transmission.

[@urielhernandezT150]

They will be in the 2022s

[@isaiahshultz4296]

I was on this bus at my high school for a bus evacuation

[@Pa_school_bus_enthusiast]

Sound like it’s about to explode scary

[@swedishfierce4042]

CNG

[@alexanderprime1370]

GA Spec BBV Propanes and Gas have those great engines, but the revs can be very low depending on the speed limit.

[@natehawkins2910]

Is it a turd? ...and is it MPG or GPM? lol

[@markmccormick4461]

That bus sounds a lot like my 13 year old Cadilac Escalade

[@blue-xb1yr]

B L U E B I R D.

[@Jaylen5215]

This is gasoline or propane

[@B01G3n1us]

These Newer BBVision Engines Definitely Sound Annoying & Nice-ish in some way!

[@kimfranklin8488]

No

[@joshuaturner9239]

My CDL would be gone in less than 5 minutes 😅😂

[@Sampson127]

I don't think they will last like the diesels. I drive one and the transmissions are sluggish. The RPM's get really high and stay there longer than I think necessary. I drive up a place called Three Mile Hill. 3000 RPM's at 35 mph. Going down the hill in 2nd gear at 25 mph and at 3000 rpms. They have no exhaust brake and will take off down a hill like a skate board. You have to be very careful or they can get away from you. I think in the long run the engine will beat itself to death and fail.

[@kingflippynips3102]

Every vehicle I've ever driven that had a Ford Modular engine behaves this way when towing a load. And with the weight of that bus it's pretty much always "towing" so the trans is going to act accordingly. Don't worry, it's normal for that engine, and they are overbuilt to handle sitting at any RPM that's below the rev limiter, for extended durations. Those V10s are used in everything from ambulances to construction/law enforcement. They are overhead cam so they lack the off-the-line low end grunt that pushrod engines have, so you have to wind them way the hell up in order to make useful power. That downhill behavior is definitely an issue though, and I feel you should bring it up with someone higher up or possible a fleet manager. It sounds like they have your vehicle in permanent tow/haul mode (most v10 U-haul trucks are like this, as well) which would explain why the RPMs linger for a few seconds (it'll stay in gear a little longer to prevent back and forth gear hunting). You may not have an exhaust brake, but the trans can be tweaked to allow better engine braking. It should downshift if you tap the brakes (if it's actually in Tow mode), but it should be tweaked need to allow it to downshift earlier for more aggressive engine braking. You'd have to deal with even higher RPMS downhill, but it won't hurt anything at all.

[@CentralJerseyRailfan]

the transmission isn’t designed for school bus applications unlike the allison pts, which the competing ic ce uses even on their propane and gas options…hell, the diesel visions also use allison

[@fierceisnogood3677]

😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨

[@IceFansBusesMore]

do a fairly new blue bird vision

[@AlexanderTheSimmer]

It sounds like my bus that I was taking to school which was bus# 91

[@lakesadmin3622]

Only thing that would sound sweeter is mating with with an AT540

[@Rachid-on4xw]

Thid diesel or no ? Im french

[@xzotic2352]

Gasoline

[@dylancampadorta8158]

Our bus 60 is a 2015 Bluebird vision

[@GyattSlap]

My fav bus❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@BusDriver71]

I ride a 2020 Bluebird Vision gasoline. Our bus 60 is a 2020 bluebird vision gasoline also. I actually rode bus 20-60.

[@automotivesboy9904]

Nice

[@mattbod]

I shudder to think what the gas mileage is on this bus...

[@ThomasVsBlueBird]

The propane’s are okay. Sounds just like gasoline vision

[@automotivesboy9904]

it's gas

[@ThomasVsBlueBird]

Automotives Boy hate how they sound lol

[@alpzepta]

Propane is non stink no smell gasoline

[@ThiccVic07]

I rode in a bus like this, it sounded awesome and had all the low end tourque but no top end power and tourque

[@roundsm18]

Good thing you didnt have one of the predecessors. The 8100 Vortec was worse, and the Chev 366 V8 worse before that.

[@mayhemmike1789]

😳What's the gasoline bill like?

[@BusDriver71]

Our bus 60 is a 2020 bluebird vision gasoline ga spec. Fact, I just got a video of it.

[@automotivesboy9904]

nice

[@uAKING2006]

Our bus 60 is also a 2020 Blue Bird Gas vision, it's in NY spec though

[@ethancedrik]

Wonder if the 7.3L Godzilla will make it into these busses too

[@automotivesboy9904]

i thought the same thing

[@uAKING2006]

That would be interesting

[@MrCliffda3rd]

I'm sure. Ford brought back the E-series but only chassis cutaway and they have the new 7.3.

[@ironmatic1]

@@MrCliffda3rd The cutaway E series never went away.

[@jondobrovech4878]

2022s and up have the 7.3s, 6.8s got discontinued

[@mrceleb2006]

Must be in Georgia...that's where the Blue Bird Corporation is based!

[@freedomisntfree_44]

Didn’t know they did the v10 in buses 😊

[@roundsm18]

When GMs 8100 Vortec failed Roush offered the modified V10. When they had to do propane offerings Roush did that too.

[@charlesrodriguez7984]

Why does it sound supercharged? Also this engine seems under powered.

[@electric7487]

School buses in general are underpowered. Here in Novi, Michigan I believe our Visions have the 6.7L Cummins engines, and make only 240 horsepower (IIRC). They should have put in a 7L engine IMO.

[@charlesrodriguez7984]

@@electric7487 actually most newer Diesel engines are less powerful in general but the older engines like the Maxxforce DT and the older Cummins have more torque and accelerate faster

[@alpzepta]

@@electric7487 only rear engine school bus are more powerful as they can take Cummins L9 or DT466 but I'm sure they can accept Cat C10 also.

[@matrixvision14]

Damn bro flooring that thing

[@dylancamps4922]

LOVE the engine sound

[@LarryGray-ez8dj]

I guess ford wanted to make its day.

[@PurpleMoonCats]

i love the whistle sound is that a supercharger??

[@roundsm18]

no. Which of the three? One is the standard Ford intake plenum, the other is the air compressor spinning and the third is the driveline and is common among all Blue Birds (diesel just drowns it out).