โJun-21-2004 09:12 PM
We are getting closer to answers I am looking for etc.
โJun-03-2007 05:49 AM
ohioviper wrote:
blown duramax heads
ohioviper wrote:
I didnt look very hard and found many.Take the blinders off.
There are plenty of them out there if you listen and look.
Sorry to have stepped on your Ford and Chevy toes.
Sorry Im not a shade tree mechanic, I wont bore you with the details but I know my stuff on Diesels.And if you think aluminum heads on an iron block dont shrink and expand at diff rates I got some swamp land to sell you.
โJun-03-2007 04:17 AM
โJun-02-2007 09:18 PM
Blt2ski wrote:
I would like to know how many, where and when there have been headgasket problems with the dmax? So far, on all the diesel forums, there have been NONE reported. Yes that is right, with 1 million blocks on the road, NO head gasket problems. Maybe in the older days, ie early 60's, there was some problems with vettes and iron block aluminum heads, but in todays rigs, that is a few and far between problem.
โJun-02-2007 06:56 PM
ohioviper wrote:bentP wrote:
Upon what scientific data do you base that conclusion? As I mentioned in another thread, aluminum is used by the military in tanks, armoured perconnel carriers, etc as armour. You will never find cast iron used as armour and you will never find a higher psi environment than when an anti armour round strikes an armoured vehicle.
Yea sure aluminum is good stuff, just dont mix well with a cast iron block and high psi. The thermal diff cause them to heat up and cool down at a diff rate and that will cause separation of the 2 parts leading to blown head gaskets and warpage.I dont need scietific data anyone who has any sense knows that aluminum heads on an iron block will not keep for long term. Blown head gaskets are probably the biggest downfall to the dmax.Bent P wrote:
The CTD is not the top dog in terms of performance, the DMax is. As for longevity, you pay for that in terms of payload. Of the big 3, the Dodge has the lowest paylad when engined with the CTD by far. Everything's a trade off.
2007 Dodge Cummins 6.7= 350hp and 650 ftlbs @2900 rpms
2007 Chevy LBZ dmax= 360 hp and 650 ftlbs @3200 rpms
which one really makes the most power ? Chevy claims 360 just to say they have most power but it is BS.
Go down to the local dyno day and watch the stock trucks dyno.
Go to your local truck pulls and see who wins.Bent P wrote:
And as long as there are people like you prepared to pay top dollar for a worn out vehicle, there will be people willing to sell them to you.
Sorry pal I bought a brand new 2006 CTD. I would not pay top dollar for a worn out truck. But I would pay alot more for a (worn out Cummins than I would a worn out dmax or powerstroke)I was just stating the facts that the Dodge trucks with CTD and high miles are bringing way more money than any high milage D-max or powerstroke.
โJun-02-2007 05:52 PM
โJun-02-2007 04:46 PM
โJun-02-2007 03:43 PM
bentP wrote:
Upon what scientific data do you base that conclusion? As I mentioned in another thread, aluminum is used by the military in tanks, armoured perconnel carriers, etc as armour. You will never find cast iron used as armour and you will never find a higher psi environment than when an anti armour round strikes an armoured vehicle.
Bent P wrote:
The CTD is not the top dog in terms of performance, the DMax is. As for longevity, you pay for that in terms of payload. Of the big 3, the Dodge has the lowest paylad when engined with the CTD by far. Everything's a trade off.
Bent P wrote:
And as long as there are people like you prepared to pay top dollar for a worn out vehicle, there will be people willing to sell them to you.
โJun-02-2007 02:52 PM
โJun-02-2007 11:55 AM
ohioviper wrote:
The Cummins is bar none the top dog in perfomance and longevity.It is the real deal my friend, an industrial engine made to last put into a pickup truck.
ohioviper wrote:
The Duramax while very powerful and quiet still has aluminum heads on a cast block pushing high psi ,they are not going to last.
ohioviper wrote:
I would not have a problem buying a used Dodge ram with a Cummins well over 250k miles. But I wouldnt even consider it with the other 2 makes and I must not be the only one look at the prices of the high milage used trucks and compare.
โJun-02-2007 07:14 AM
Full 350 wrote:
WRONG!!! Ford never had a DT460 in their F series Pickups. Only engines in the Fords were the 444(7.3), 365(6.0) and the new MaxxForce7(6.4)
Full 350 wrote:
Brand loyalty causing blindness to actual facts and research must be wonderful.
โMay-31-2007 07:33 AM
โMay-29-2007 08:08 AM
theroyz71 wrote:
You diesel guys better be right. As of today, I am one.
โMay-25-2007 04:31 PM
โApr-27-2007 11:21 AM
โApr-27-2007 09:53 AM
ohioviper wrote:
Ford= warmed over International school bus engine DT460.
ohioviper wrote:
Chevy= Joe Isuzu throw away diesel with great alison trans.
ohioviper wrote:
Dodge= Bullet proof Cummins engine.so-so trans.
ohioviper wrote:
I can replace a transmission cheaper than an engine.
ohioviper wrote:
In fact if I want an alison behind my Cummins its now a doable upgrade. With the new Dodge 6 speed auto and the new Cummins 6.7 I think there will be even more pressure on Ford and Chevy.
Everyone knows the Cummins is a better engine. Some just wont admit to it.