6.0 versus 7.3
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6.0 versus 7.3
There's an old saying in the automotive industry. "There's no substitute for cubic inches"
The diesel engine was designed as a large displacement, low revving engine that produces gobs of torque at low rpm's. That automatically made it a long lasting engine with good fuel economy, and a low index of wear.
Along come the engineers who decided that the diesel could be made to spin faster and produce higher torque and HP with a smaller displacement engine. With that change, the good old diesel begins to act more like a gas job. (More wear, less reliabilty) In the name of technology, they could produce an even smaller engine that would outperform the 6.0. The faster they spin, the more power with the expense of more wear and less reliability.
The diesel engine was designed as a large displacement, low revving engine that produces gobs of torque at low rpm's. That automatically made it a long lasting engine with good fuel economy, and a low index of wear.
Along come the engineers who decided that the diesel could be made to spin faster and produce higher torque and HP with a smaller displacement engine. With that change, the good old diesel begins to act more like a gas job. (More wear, less reliabilty) In the name of technology, they could produce an even smaller engine that would outperform the 6.0. The faster they spin, the more power with the expense of more wear and less reliability.
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"There's no replacement for displacement"
I think old man time will be the only one who can answer this one. the 7.3 has been around for 11 years, and the cummins have been around for almost 30, we will see how the 6.0 fairs, with all its problmes in the begining, it may end up being the next 6.2 diesel.
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I think old man time will be the only one who can answer this one. the 7.3 has been around for 11 years, and the cummins have been around for almost 30, we will see how the 6.0 fairs, with all its problmes in the begining, it may end up being the next 6.2 diesel.
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i think that maybe, just maybe, ford should have found a way to get the 7.3 to pass the emissions test. i love my 7.3, and i hope that the new psds have a replacement smoker that is comparable to it. I would love to see a REAL, (read large displacement), cummins in the psds by the time i am ready for a new one, if not, i may have to buy a dodge... oh god, did i just type that...?
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Originally Posted by johnny8
if not, i may have to buy a dodge... oh god, did i just type that...?
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I though about that right after I bought mine, I love the sound of the I-6 and they fact that they can get the same amount of HP for half the price, but after a few rough estimates it would cost about 7K and I would still have a stock cummins in my OBS so I said for 7K I can build one heck of a PSD, if it grenades then I will do it, but fell in love so I scrapped the whole idea of the cummins.
Heres the website. http://www.fordcummins.com/
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Heres the website. http://www.fordcummins.com/
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