View Poll Results: choose the diesel that you like to see in a ford
Nav. V8
14
13.21%
Nav I-6
7
6.60%
Cummins V8
6
5.66%
Cummins I-6
26
24.53%
Cat V8
17
16.04%
Cat I-6
27
25.47%
Other
9
8.49%
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Cummins I-6. For all those who hate them, are you hating them because you have owned one and had probelms or because they were put in Dodges, instead of Fords?
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Originally Posted by jimandmandy
Since my needs are light duty, other. A V-6 derived from the Navistar or maybe a big I-4, similar to some Izuzu trucks, but that would be too "GM" for most of those here.
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I'd prefer the cummins over the durajunk or powerjoke. Seriously, the 7.3 has yet to impress me, it is slow, and feels pretty weak, at least in the 97 and 99 tha I have driven. Did I mention the fact that the 99 is about to be on it's 3rd 7.3 before 100K miles? It's ia 100% stock to boot. Not trying to dis here, but unladen, my 5.4 SD walks circles around it, as I havent hooked up to anything heavy yet. The 2000 Cummins that i drive pulls stronger, and is much faster loaded of not, also has the origional auto trans and engine at over 100K.
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Originally Posted by 92f150I6
I'd prefer the cummins over the durajunk or powerjoke. Seriously, the 7.3 has yet to impress me, it is slow, and feels pretty weak, at least in the 97 and 99 tha I have driven. Did I mention the fact that the 99 is about to be on it's 3rd 7.3 before 100K miles? It's ia 100% stock to boot. Not trying to dis here, but unladen, my 5.4 SD walks circles around it, as I havent hooked up to anything heavy yet. The 2000 Cummins that i drive pulls stronger, and is much faster loaded of not, also has the origional auto trans and engine at over 100K.
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Originally Posted by polarbear
As far as the instrinsic low-end torque characteristics of an I-6 vs. a V8, it's a fact. And it'd be an advantage, if we spent the majority of our driving time towing 10K+ lbs under 40 mph...
In real-world driving, the V8 from either Ford or GM offers superior power in the mid and upper power band ranges. The very same reasons that drove me to choose a 302 over a 300 12 years ago in a gas truck.Did I mention I'm not crazy about the sound of an inline-6 chugger either?
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I guess I was trying to say that I dislike the narrow powerband and less-than-stellar mid-range response of the Cummins. That motor feels flat-footed in my typical driving routine.
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Originally Posted by polarbear
I guess I was trying to say that I dislike the narrow powerband and less-than-stellar mid-range response of the Cummins. That motor feels flat-footed in my typical driving routine.
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Dodge- stock and w/ mods. Note the torque peak between 3079-3293 rpm. That, gents, is an incredibly narrow power band.
Ford- stock and w/ mods. Torque peak between 2708-3519.
Duramax-stock and with mods 3029-3290. Completely different power curve- linear increase until fairly narrow peak. Note the mod increase- and nature of the curve. Flattens at 2249-3029. Graphic example of how the D-Max benefited the most from the tuning.
Box-stock, the PSD has the widest power band.
Ford- stock and w/ mods. Torque peak between 2708-3519.
Duramax-stock and with mods 3029-3290. Completely different power curve- linear increase until fairly narrow peak. Note the mod increase- and nature of the curve. Flattens at 2249-3029. Graphic example of how the D-Max benefited the most from the tuning.
Box-stock, the PSD has the widest power band.
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From: Iowa
For anybody that's interested, here's an engine I think would work great in F250 and up trucks:
John Deere 6068
And for the F150's:
John Deere 4045
Or you can take a look at their whole product catalog here.
John Deere 6068
And for the F150's:
John Deere 4045
Or you can take a look at their whole product catalog here.
