Post by: huntandjeep on February 12, 2014, 04:07:28 PM
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Post by: syoungs on February 12, 2014, 04:29:34 PM
from everything I have heard, the 6.7 is a monster though. I would prefer the 6.7, better power, better fuel economy, even quieter then the 6.4. both are pretty solid choices when compared to the 6.0 though.
Post by: MIKEXRAY on February 12, 2014, 04:30:52 PM
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Post by: Come Get Some on February 13, 2014, 04:54:09 AM
To sum it up we have three new ones. I am at 40,000miles on my F450. Not a single hickup. I drive it everyday. It is the nicest vehicle I have ever driven. I let my Acura MDX sit to drive the truck.
Post by: Jason on February 13, 2014, 05:59:11 AM
Post by: huntandjeep on February 13, 2014, 06:10:20 AM
Post by: Bigtine96 on February 15, 2014, 10:42:20 AM
You guys have confirmed everything I have read on diesel forums that the 6.7 is the way to go. Just wanted an unbias opinion. All the forums i found were sponsored by ford ? Kind of like a big ford commercial. Honestly won't be doing a huge amount of towing, just towing my 18' car trailer with the Jeep 4-5 times a year, and the trailer and a tractor 2-3 . Eventually were getting a camper so the diesel would be nice.
I would just get a 5.9 cummins then :twocents: not very hard to fix, everything can be repaired with hand tools for the most part. and being a inline 6 cylinder you get great gas mileage and have something like 75% less moving parts compared to a v8 diesel engine. Less moving parts equals less heat and less parts to fail.
Post by: Mudman on February 15, 2014, 11:14:29 AM
Post by: jackelope on February 15, 2014, 11:31:40 AM
Cummins first. 6.7 and 7.3 second. Cummins cheaper and more reliable I think. Ford better truck. I had 7.3 and loved it but auto trans junk. 05 Ram good truck with way better engines than fords 6.0 or 6.4. A ford with cummins manual tran would be perfect. What no Chevs?
My guy in the shop here who does the majority of our diesel work has had the cabs off of Super Duty's 19 times in the last 12 months. He's got pictures of every one....
The same things that go wrong with the rest of the Dodge trucks go wrong with the Ford trucks too.. Ball joints, etc. The 5.9L Cummins is a much better engine than either Ford's 6.4 or 6.0. If Dodge made a truck with 4 real doors and a 5.9L other than a megacab I'd buy it. Trying to find a Megacab in that configuration is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. The early 6.7L Cummins were junk too because of all the emissions crap they had to put on them. Once they got those figured out, they're doing well too. I'm of the opinion, based on several years experience in the Dodge truck service arena and now a year with Ford, that Dodges are a lot cheaper to maintain when comparing diesel engines. Comparing the rest of the truck, they both need repairs. I'd almost think there's very little difference in the 2. I'd buy an '05-06 Chevy with a Duramax in a heartbeat.
Post by: huntandjeep on February 15, 2014, 06:21:14 PM
Post by: Bigtine96 on February 15, 2014, 06:55:21 PM
I thought about a newer Dodge with the Cummins but after driving my works 2012 3500 around town most of the day Friday I wasn't real impressed. The turbo lag was horrible. I drove my bosses 2014 6.7L around Thursday and there's no lag when you get into it. Haven't ruled out a duramax yet either still in the reaserch phase.
Why does it have to be a newer truck if its ok for me to ask?
Post by: Mudman on February 15, 2014, 07:41:04 PM
Post by: jackelope on February 15, 2014, 10:15:17 PM
I thought about a newer Dodge with the Cummins but after driving my works 2012 3500 around town most of the day Friday I wasn't real impressed. The turbo lag was horrible. I drove my bosses 2014 6.7L around Thursday and there's no lag when you get into it. Haven't ruled out a duramax yet either still in the reaserch phase.
Powerstroke has 2 turbo's. One that works off of low rpm which is why you don't feel the lag.
Post by: huntandjeep on February 16, 2014, 06:41:20 AM
. I want something with low miles and something that hasn't been beat on.I thought about a newer Dodge with the Cummins but after driving my works 2012 3500 around town most of the day Friday I wasn't real impressed. The turbo lag was horrible. I drove my bosses 2014 6.7L around Thursday and there's no lag when you get into it. Haven't ruled out a duramax yet either still in the reaserch phase.
Why does it have to be a newer truck if its ok for me to ask?
Post by: huntandjeep on February 16, 2014, 06:45:06 AM
. That makes sense I was just surprised at the lag. How are the Dodge trannies holding up to the Cummins. The tranny in my 98 1500 sucked. Had to rebuild at 118000 milesI thought about a newer Dodge with the Cummins but after driving my works 2012 3500 around town most of the day Friday I wasn't real impressed. The turbo lag was horrible. I drove my bosses 2014 6.7L around Thursday and there's no lag when you get into it. Haven't ruled out a duramax yet either still in the reaserch phase.
Powerstroke has 2 turbo's. One that works off of low rpm which is why you don't feel the lag.
Post by: jackelope on February 16, 2014, 07:49:23 AM
Post by: Rick on February 16, 2014, 08:14:36 AM
Post by: jackelope on February 16, 2014, 09:12:59 AM
Post by: DRobnsn on February 16, 2014, 02:19:12 PM
. That makes sense I was just surprised at the lag. How are the Dodge trannies holding up to the Cummins. The tranny in my 98 1500 sucked. Had to rebuild at 118000 milesI thought about a newer Dodge with the Cummins but after driving my works 2012 3500 around town most of the day Friday I wasn't real impressed. The turbo lag was horrible. I drove my bosses 2014 6.7L around Thursday and there's no lag when you get into it. Haven't ruled out a duramax yet either still in the reaserch phase.
Powerstroke has 2 turbo's. One that works off of low rpm which is why you don't feel the lag.
03 and up Dodge auto's are leaps and bounds ahead of the previous ones. The new 6 speed auto is even better but it only comes with the 6.7 Cummins. In my opinion the 6.7 Cummins is a great engine especially after you rip off all the emissions crap . Put gauges and a good programmer on any Cummins and you'll say LAG..... what lag, even on the lowest settings. Jackelpe is right on about the Dodge and Ford front axles they all kill ball joints, axle u joints, and unit bearings.
Post by: DRobnsn on February 16, 2014, 02:31:43 PM
I thought about a newer Dodge with the Cummins but after driving my works 2012 3500 around town most of the day Friday I wasn't real impressed. The turbo lag was horrible. I drove my bosses 2014 6.7L around Thursday and there's no lag when you get into it. Haven't ruled out a duramax yet either still in the reaserch phase.
Powerstroke has 2 turbo's. One that works off of low rpm which is why you don't feel the lag.
The 6.4l powerstrokes have the compound turbo setup while the 6.7's have a single turbo with a variable geometry exhaust side and 2 compressor wheels and housings for the charge air side. Here is a link for the 6.7s setup pretty cool but looks very expensive to replace! http://www.internationalpowerstroke.com/sst.html (http://www.internationalpowerstroke.com/sst.html)