The Big Boys have Just Arrived

[FishOnOne]

The Big Boys have come to town to pull the Ike Gauntlet. Featuring the 6.7PSD and the 7.3 gas powered trucks.

Enjoy... Link

[blofgren]

ib516 wrote:

Grit dog wrote:

S Davis wrote:

blofgren wrote:

4x4ord wrote:
The 7.3 is a $1700 option and for an additional $8800 you can have the Powerstroke. Even though the gasser is probably all most of us would ever need I think it would be very difficult to go from diesel to gas.

I think it would be much easier after dealing with a CP4 failure not covered by warranty.... :B

Just got rid of my 2013 Duramax for that reason, it started acting funny.

Just a thought, but $350 would buy a CP4 bypass that prevents the catastrophic damage if the pump gives up. $1000ish buys a new CP4, or $1500ish buys a complete CP3 conversion. (But you have to be deleted for the conversion I’m almost certain).

Several not so expensive solutions compared to buying a new truck. And you have a 2 out of 3 chance of getting a CP4 again unless you stuck with GM. Which again, he11 of a lot more $ than fixing the issue.
But makes for a good excuse for a new rig if that’s what you’re after ....

My thought is this - as a customer, I shouldn't have to re-engineer a truck I paid $60, 70, or 80k for because the factory screwed it up. I don't care what badge is on the front. These things are way too expensive to not be durable and correct when they leave the lot.

I totally agree; I did that with my 6.0L PSD and I refused to do it again in 2013/2014 when I bought a new truck which is why I passed on the 6.7L PSD and headed down to the Ram dealer.... :B

[Grit_dog]

ib516 wrote:

My thought is this - as a customer, I shouldn't have to re-engineer a truck I paid $60, 70, or 80k for because the factory screwed it up. I don't care what badge is on the front. These things are way too expensive to not be durable and correct when they leave the lot.

I totally agree.
But I also wouldn't go pay another $60-70-80k just because the old one had a problem that cost 2% of the price of a new vehicle to fix.
That's throwing the baby out with the bath water.....

Of course unless you need to justify to the ole ball n chain why you need a new truck, then "Absolutely, send that p!ss poor, unsafe, worthless sack of monkey chit to the car crusher!"

[RobertRyan]

Cummins12V98 wrote:

ShinerBock wrote:
Don't like the new grille of the King Ranch. The grille on the 7.3L looks much better.

Calm down Cummins12V98. He has every right to be excited. They are new versions of his favorite brand and he is excited just how you would be if it were a Ram.

I have to say I am tired of people trying to say what I am feeling and thinking. I certainly don’t need anyone telling me to “CALM DOWN”

I simply said “OK”

He has a tendency to overact

[ib516]

Grit dog wrote:

S Davis wrote:

blofgren wrote:

4x4ord wrote:
The 7.3 is a $1700 option and for an additional $8800 you can have the Powerstroke. Even though the gasser is probably all most of us would ever need I think it would be very difficult to go from diesel to gas.

I think it would be much easier after dealing with a CP4 failure not covered by warranty.... :B

Just got rid of my 2013 Duramax for that reason, it started acting funny.

Just a thought, but $350 would buy a CP4 bypass that prevents the catastrophic damage if the pump gives up. $1000ish buys a new CP4, or $1500ish buys a complete CP3 conversion. (But you have to be deleted for the conversion I’m almost certain).

Several not so expensive solutions compared to buying a new truck. And you have a 2 out of 3 chance of getting a CP4 again unless you stuck with GM. Which again, he11 of a lot more $ than fixing the issue.
But makes for a good excuse for a new rig if that’s what you’re after ....

My thought is this - as a customer, I shouldn't have to re-engineer a truck I paid $60, 70, or 80k for because the factory screwed it up. I don't care what badge is on the front. These things are way too expensive to not be durable and correct when they leave the lot.

[Grit_dog]

S Davis wrote:

blofgren wrote:

4x4ord wrote:
The 7.3 is a $1700 option and for an additional $8800 you can have the Powerstroke. Even though the gasser is probably all most of us would ever need I think it would be very difficult to go from diesel to gas.

I think it would be much easier after dealing with a CP4 failure not covered by warranty.... :B

Just got rid of my 2013 Duramax for that reason, it started acting funny.

Just a thought, but $350 would buy a CP4 bypass that prevents the catastrophic damage if the pump gives up. $1000ish buys a new CP4, or $1500ish buys a complete CP3 conversion. (But you have to be deleted for the conversion I’m almost certain).

Several not so expensive solutions compared to buying a new truck. And you have a 2 out of 3 chance of getting a CP4 again unless you stuck with GM. Which again, he11 of a lot more $ than fixing the issue.
But makes for a good excuse for a new rig if that’s what you’re after ....

[Cummins12V98]

ShinerBock wrote:

4x4ord wrote:


I believe the 2020 Powerstroke still uses the Bosh CP4.2 but it has been updated with a longer stroke.

You are correct, and it has a much higher max pressure.

Is it the same as the 2019 Cummins 6.7?

[JTrac]

The new 7.3 gas might work great for us but one of the main reasons I stick with a diesel is ease of fueling while on the road with our fifth wheel. There a lots of truck stops which makes for easy in, easy out. I would imagine there are a number of stations that can handle bigger rigs needing gas but most are not designed with that in mind, at least in my experience.

[ShinerBock]

4x4ord wrote:


I believe the 2020 Powerstroke still uses the Bosh CP4.2 but it has been updated with a longer stroke.

You are correct, and it has a much higher max pressure.

[4x4ord]

Hammerboy wrote:

blofgren wrote:

4x4ord wrote:
The 7.3 is a $1700 option and for an additional $8800 you can have the Powerstroke. Even though the gasser is probably all most of us would ever need I think it would be very difficult to go from diesel to gas.

I think it would be much easier after dealing with a CP4 failure not covered by warranty.... :B

Could be wrong but I think the 2020 powerstroke ditched the CP4

Dan

That could be. So maybe 1 in a thousand disesel owners want to switch to gas on account of experiencing a failed pump ... then there are another 5 per hundred that are paranoid.


I believe the 2020 Powerstroke still uses the Bosh CP4.2 but it has been updated with a longer stroke.

[S_Davis]

blofgren wrote:

4x4ord wrote:
The 7.3 is a $1700 option and for an additional $8800 you can have the Powerstroke. Even though the gasser is probably all most of us would ever need I think it would be very difficult to go from diesel to gas.

I think it would be much easier after dealing with a CP4 failure not covered by warranty.... :B

Just got rid of my 2013 Duramax for that reason, it started acting funny.

[Hammerboy]

blofgren wrote:

4x4ord wrote:
The 7.3 is a $1700 option and for an additional $8800 you can have the Powerstroke. Even though the gasser is probably all most of us would ever need I think it would be very difficult to go from diesel to gas.

I think it would be much easier after dealing with a CP4 failure not covered by warranty.... :B

Could be wrong but I think the 2020 powerstroke ditched the CP4

Dan

[blofgren]

4x4ord wrote:
The 7.3 is a $1700 option and for an additional $8800 you can have the Powerstroke. Even though the gasser is probably all most of us would ever need I think it would be very difficult to go from diesel to gas.

I think it would be much easier after dealing with a CP4 failure not covered by warranty.... :B

[blofgren]

stsmark wrote:
Not familiar with a dually, how does the 5400 lb payload compare? The 7.3 sounds pretty good at the tailpipe.

The payload is typical for a newer dually; my 2013 Ram is 5,397 lbs.

[ib516]

I'm not in the market and I'm excited to see how they do!

[4x4ord]

The 7.3 is a $1700 option and for an additional $8800 you can have the Powerstroke. Even though the gasser is probably all most of us would ever need I think it would be very difficult to go from diesel to gas.