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ramyankee
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Jun 13, 2013

Gas engine and Diesel of same specs.Pull the same.

By my sig, i pull with a 2002 8.1.....Its specs are roughly 340HP and 455 lb ft of torque. If a guy were to opt for a 2000-2002 Cummins, approx the same specs, does a Diesel pull any easier. Just a th...
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C_Schomer
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Jun 15, 2013
My campus service truck is an 8.1. It's a beast when it's not in the shop but that's another story. The older stock CTDs are detuned and lethargic but it doesn't take much to broaden the power band and up the hp/tq a bunch. I think an 8.1 would beat an older stock CTD in nearly every way and maybe even towing up a mtn. Craig

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