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ScottG wrote:
Bionic Man wrote:
Has a stock Cummins ever won a drag race? Not really what they are known for.
I destroyed a 7.3 on an on-ramp when mine was new. Not sure if he was stock... ;)
Maybe I should rephrase and say stock Cummins. Heck I’d bet on a stock 6.4 stroke to beat a 2018 stock Cummins.
Modded trucks are a different story.Bionic Man wrote:
Has a stock Cummins ever won a drag race? Not really what they are known for.
I destroyed a 7.3 on an on-ramp when mine was new. Not sure if he was stock... ;)- Has a stock Cummins ever won a drag race? Not really what they are known for.
- ^Lol!! :B
- If you want your 6.7 to sound like an old 5.9, then slap a few grand down on a 2nd gen manifold swap. The older 5.9s had the turbo mounted in the middle of the exhaust manifold creating a much more pleasant sound than the raspy 6.7 which has its turbo mounted toward the rear of the engine on the bottom of the exhaust manifold to make room for the EGR cooler.
Of course you can only do this on an EGR deleted truck. The other benefit to the 2nd gen swap is that it flows better than the 6.7 manifold and you have more aftermarket turbo options. - During the "rev" test, the older Ram sounded like an older Detroit.
- My 2001.5 mildly tuned RAM(325/650-700 at the rear wheels) with custom tranny and tight TC would blow the doors off my 2015 HO, however I would not even consider going back. Hook up my 16K 5th wheel and the monster comes alive. Towing at 24.5K combine is child's play to the 2015.
- My 03 Duramax is an absolute POS and just about useless when it comes to towing compared to the new trucks, but, it does 0-60 in 6.9 seconds with nothing but a Quadzilla tuner.
ShinerBock wrote:
ScottG wrote:
If it's stock then my truck with tuner at 30 HP and 50 HP injectors would cream them all.
I would hate to spend $70K+ only to have a weaker truck but then again, drag racing is about the most idiotic way of measuring a trucks performance.
I would like to see heavy loads attached and then see how they do.
A lot of that ha to do with the Aisin. While it is a work horse of a transmission, it is a very low shifting transmission and it's torque management calibration doesn't like WOT acceleration. This is why even though the Aisin trucks have more power and torque than the 68RFE truck, there is a much greater gap between the Aisin trucks versus GM and Ford in most races. The 68RFE trucks are generally within a second while the Aisin trucks are more then that behind the competition.
Interesting!
TM even holds back my 03. Puter doesn't allow full output until 3rd gear. Of course it's a percentage thing so adding HP means there's still more power in those lower gears.
