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ramyankee
Explorer
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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Jarlaxle
Explorer II
Jun 16, 2013
john&bet wrote:
DSteiner51 wrote:
There is no replacement for displacement is what I've seen posted here numerous times. It will be interesting to see if they'll have any comments on this.
Yip, part of the simular size Cummins would be L's, so maybe he needs an 8.3L Cummins to compare to. But wait they don't put it in a pickup.


Actually, most Cummins 8.3's have LESS power than the 5.9 Rams. Many of them are <300HP.

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