Cummins does something right
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I suppose youve driven one I1dery.
The cummins torque curve is more mountain friendly. Its maintains over 580 lb ft from 1600-2900. If you want a mountain truck. This is a very broad flat torque curve. Its also geared very well to run mountains. So I guess I dont understand the statement. In fact in my opinion the cummins is the best mountain engine.
The cummins torque curve is more mountain friendly. Its maintains over 580 lb ft from 1600-2900. If you want a mountain truck. This is a very broad flat torque curve. Its also geared very well to run mountains. So I guess I dont understand the statement. In fact in my opinion the cummins is the best mountain engine.
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Dont you guys get tired of this debate? I mean everybody knows that FordLariat will never admit that the CTD is worthy of sitting in a truck and everybody else here knows that he will never listen to reason so what is the argument about. I mean there was even a poll done and the CTD won out ON A FORD WEBSITE for crying out loud, so it must be doing somethin right.
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logical heritic
My experience with cummins is in the form of (over the road rigs).
In the mountains my temp truck could'nt pull its self outta the way,in the flat it would go okay. So at that point i developed an
opinion, and of coarse with the power to weigth i would think
a cummins would do well in a little truck. Im biased that way, I
believe a power stroke would out pull a cummins all day long.
My experience with cummins is in the form of (over the road rigs).
In the mountains my temp truck could'nt pull its self outta the way,in the flat it would go okay. So at that point i developed an
opinion, and of coarse with the power to weigth i would think
a cummins would do well in a little truck. Im biased that way, I
believe a power stroke would out pull a cummins all day long.
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musclecar_fan
I beleive a also read that ford outsales dodge and chevy by a large
margin,now my numbers are'nt exact but dodge and chevy combined for roughly 385000 truck sales while ford showed about
545000 I would say more people like a ford verse the other two
combined
I beleive a also read that ford outsales dodge and chevy by a large
margin,now my numbers are'nt exact but dodge and chevy combined for roughly 385000 truck sales while ford showed about
545000 I would say more people like a ford verse the other two
combined
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As i read through the rest of the threads. Frost13 has a point if only they would put cats in all makes of trucks there would be no
question on power. The new question would be what make do you get? Myself it would still be a FORD.
question on power. The new question would be what make do you get? Myself it would still be a FORD.
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An engine spec'd poorly for mountain work is not really representative but I would understand the resentment.
You dont send a 425 to do a 600s work.
You dont send a 425 to do a 600s work.
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Originally Posted by BigDaddy6969
Dont you guys get tired of this debate? I mean everybody knows that FordLariat will never admit that the CTD is worthy of sitting in a truck and everybody else here knows that he will never listen to reason so what is the argument about. I mean there was even a poll done and the CTD won out ON A FORD WEBSITE for crying out loud, so it must be doing somethin right.
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Originally Posted by Logical Heritic
An engine spec'd poorly for mountain work is not really representative but I would understand the resentment.
You dont send a 425 to do a 600s work.
You dont send a 425 to do a 600s work.
that seems extremely obvious to me, the engine is at the mercy of the buyer as to what HP it gets. it has nothing to do with what the motor is capable of or how reliable it is. i mean don't expect the 5.9 to keep up with a 15 liter CAT.
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Originally Posted by Saurian
He has the tech, articles, and reasoning to defend his answers as well. Very admirable. Don't be upset because he can rebuke all that you throw at him. And Sales do matter.
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well here is something for you to chew on. i heard it said today that one ought to put a Cummins MD motor in a truck with gm MD drive train (Allison G80) with the MD frame of the ford.
the rest of the truck could be your preference.
the rest of the truck could be your preference.