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- Actually co-king. Slightly more hp but slightly less torque than Ford. Never ending battle of one up-man-ship. Look for Ram to be next on top. Followed by Ford. Followed by GM. Followed by .....Ad nauseum.
- While I love a good horse power war I'll trade 100 HP and 200 lb/ft for 5 mpg any day.
- Want to win a race, have more HP. Want to get a heavy load moving, have more torque.
Chris - The horsepower/torque race is becoming insane. I'm leaning toward a Ram 2500/3500 for my next truck, and the "base" Cummins engine with a measly 370hp/800 torque is way more than my needs will require. Heck, my dad's old 7.3 Powerstroke with just 255/525 does a decent job of pulling 12K, that's really all I need.
rjstractor wrote:
The horsepower/torque race is becoming insane. I'm leaning toward a Ram 2500/3500 for my next truck, and the "base" Cummins engine with a measly 370hp/800 torque is way more than my needs will require. Heck, my dad's old 7.3 Powerstroke with just 255/525 does a decent job of pulling 12K, that's really all I need.
Get the 3500 with Aisin tranny. Larger trailers just seem to happen. Chris- I have yet to see a Duramax or a Power Stroke for that matter that will give me the mileage per gallon or the longevity in miles or years that a Cummins will and I have run them all.
My 24 valve cummins while not being the engine my 12 valve was is still a better buy than any V-8 diesel and less costly to own.
Now,I may need to keep my old 2006 Dodge to keep making these statements and so be it as it is so cheap to own in relation to repairs and fuel mileage and gives me all the power I could ask for and no hefty monthly payments like the newer duramax or power strokes.
It's still in near new condition at 233K so I'll keep it and spend that savings on something worthwhile.
OK,go ahead and hammer me now,I can take it. alaska315 wrote:
I have yet to see a Duramax or a Power Stroke for that matter that will give me the mileage per gallon on the longevity in miles or years that a Cummins will and I have run them all.
My 24 valve cummins while not being the engine my 12 valve was is still a better buy than any V-8 diesel and less costly to own.
Now,I may need to keep my old 2006 Dodge to keep making these statements and so be it as it is so cheap to own in relation to repairs and fuel mileage and gives me all the power I could ask for and no hefty monthly payments like the newer duramax or power strokes.
It's still in near new condition at 233K so I'll keep it and spend that savings on something worthwhile.
OK,go ahead and hammer me now,I can take it.
LOL... And you conveniently left out the 6.7 cummins with the emissions equipment. BTW... I new ram will provide the same monthly payment too. :R- Let me put it another way,,,,When your Duramax is beginning it's new life as a beer can for happy hour in the desert somewhere,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,My cummins will still be singing how much it loves me every time I turn the key.
- This should be quite a show going up Ike with the Ford and GM trucks making this kind of hp/torque. I hope that GM has kept with their philosophy of out working their engine specs.
- LOL,I really didn't leave out the 6.7,,but I drove one once and recall asking the salesman about the mileage I was seeing in the dash readout and he turned his head and looked out the window like a puppy that just got caught peeing om the carpet.
As you said FishOnOne,not to mention the emissions and the payment,LOL
