New Duramax Power Specs

larry barnhart wrote:
I guess you all will feel sorry for me next week climbing the cabbage patch hill with 310 hp and 605 ft lbs of awesome whatever. Now the truth is I will be happy and enjoy the climb.

Nice to be happy.

chevman

Larry we will be doing that the morning of the 3rd. Going to stay at Wildhorse Sunday night. Chris

He!! Yeah.....love it.

Cummins12V98 wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:
Outstanding... Looks like cummins will be sucking hind tit. I hear there's a 2019 update so perhaps there will be more much needed hp for the cummins then.

YAWN

:Z

FishOnOne wrote:
Outstanding... Looks like cummins will be sucking hind tit. I hear there's a 2019 update so perhaps there will be more much needed hp for the cummins then.

YAWN

drittal wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:

drittal wrote:
You won't have to wait until 2019 to see cummins up power output. I no doubt believe they will up power for 2018 model year to regain torque lead.

What's ram going to do to improve the 68rfe to handle the extra power? We also know mild tuners wreak havoc on the cummins head gaskets!

Seams like it going to take some serious investment to take it to the next level.

1)They don't have to upgrade the 68rfe, they have the Aisin.

2)a canned tune isn't factory programming. A canned tune likely is just adding fuel. From what in have read, without changing VGT turbo vane geometry cylinder pressures will rise. If a proper tune is written you shouldn't have issue.

3)torque management is also an everyday acceptance on all the diesel engines to allow the rest of the drivetrain to hold up to the massive numbers current diesels put out.

1)So your saying ram is going to install the aisin in the 2500 trucks?

2)So your saying aisin can handle a ~60hp bump just to match the competition?

3)I can assure you my truck has very little torque management and with an upgraded Allison I'm sure the Chevy will have very little too, and hall balls up mountains all day long.

drittal wrote:
I'm impressed by the new numbers by both Ford and GM. Let's see how they hold up real world.

I'm sure they're going to hold up just fine...

I haven't had one CEL and no repairs to date.

I'm impressed by the new numbers by both Ford and GM. Let's see how they hold up real world.

FishOnOne wrote:

drittal wrote:
You won't have to wait until 2019 to see cummins up power output. I no doubt believe they will up power for 2018 model year to regain torque lead.

What's ram going to do to improve the 68rfe to handle the extra power? We also know mild tuners wreak havoc on the cummins head gaskets!

Seams like it going to take some serious investment to take it to the next level.

1)They don't have to upgrade the 68rfe, they have the Aisin.

2)a canned tune isn't factory programming. A canned tune likely is just adding fuel. From what in have read, without changing VGT turbo vane geometry cylinder pressures will rise. If a proper tune is written you shouldn't have issue.

3)torque management is also an everyday acceptance on all the diesel engines to allow the rest of the drivetrain to hold up to the massive numbers current diesels put out.

IdaD wrote:

blofgren wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:
Outstanding... Looks like cummins will be sucking hind tit. I hear there's a 2019 update so perhaps there will be more much needed hp for the cummins then.

LOL, but we all truly know which one will keep pulling the passes reliably time after time, year after year without pulling the cab for expensive repairs! ;)

I know he's trolling this thread (per usual) but that's basically my take on it. They're all plenty fast, even mine with a lowly 370/800. I've yet to encounter a situation where I couldn't go faster if I wanted to, and I tow out west where the grades are steep and long and the elevations get high. The Cummins has been the slowest of the three for a long time, and Ram still sells the highest percentage of diesels in its heavy duty trucks.

True, and mine is the lowly 350/650 rating with the 6 speed manual transmission. I may do something about that when my warranty is up and I upgrade the clutch. :W We are on the West coast and have mountain passes to pull no matter which direction we head.

On a side note, the Ram/Cummins is the best selling diesel pickup in Canada.

The new Duramax numbers will be impressive and conservative so it probably will out pull the Powerstroke as previously suggested. I too would be interested to find out what transmission upgrades were done to achieve these numbers.

blofgren wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:
Outstanding... Looks like cummins will be sucking hind tit. I hear there's a 2019 update so perhaps there will be more much needed hp for the cummins then.

LOL, but we all truly know which one will keep pulling the passes reliably time after time, year after year without pulling the cab for expensive repairs! ;)

I know he's trolling this thread (per usual) but that's basically my take on it. They're all plenty fast, even mine with a lowly 370/800. I've yet to encounter a situation where I couldn't go faster if I wanted to, and I tow out west where the grades are steep and long and the elevations get high. The Cummins has been the slowest of the three for a long time, and Ram still sells the highest percentage of diesels in its heavy duty trucks.