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Old Jan 31, 2006 | 01:45 PM
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Dodge is getting rid of the cummins and putting in mercedes diesels. Does anyone know the specs on the mercedes? And how good do you guys think its gonna do? I personally dont think the powerstroke has anymore competition.
 
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Old Jan 31, 2006 | 02:02 PM
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was the 6 liter PSD ever competition?


I think mercedes can make a diesel engine just like anyone else. you guys/gals are so brainwashed that IH and CUmmins are the only 2 good manufactures of diesel engines.

That is completely false.

BTW i will be highly surprised if the new dodge engine doesn't have 400hp and a 6 speed auto tranny.
 
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Old Jan 31, 2006 | 02:06 PM
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how much better can it get?.....MERCEDES DIESEL !!!....they have been making them from the beginning of diesel engines..all of europe uses them...BRAVO!!!!

now if the rest of the Dodge truck was any good......
 
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Old Jan 31, 2006 | 02:30 PM
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the 6.4L twin turbo will blow it out of the water.
 
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Old Jan 31, 2006 | 02:38 PM
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humm? if you look at the contract they have with cummins it runs til 2012. so i don't see a MB diesels anytime soon. They do have one in the liberty.
 
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Old Jan 31, 2006 | 02:38 PM
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The Mercedes variable turbo uses a much simpler design, variable nozzles, specifically for reliability.
I'd be afraid of two turbos when Ford is having so much trouble keeping just one spinning now!!
 
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Old Jan 31, 2006 | 02:57 PM
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I totally thought this was a ford site
 
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Old Jan 31, 2006 | 03:01 PM
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It's a free country....totally, in a sense.

You did bring up the Dodge/MB topic first, though, and we do like to acknowledge the rest of the goings on in the auto world. Fair enough? Good, I think it is as well.
 

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Old Jan 31, 2006 | 03:14 PM
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Oh I know I was just thinking that there would be more people for ford,i respect almost all opinions.
 
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Old Jan 31, 2006 | 03:32 PM
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I haven't heard anything about this. Do you have any links to some info about it? Unless its for cost reasons, I don't see why they would do this, the cummins is what sells there HD trucks right now.
 
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Old Jan 31, 2006 | 05:41 PM
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i haven't herd any thing either. but if dodge go's with mercedes diesel. hopfully ford will will be smart and start putting the cummins in the fords
 
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Old Jan 31, 2006 | 05:45 PM
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Any links to back it up? Claims like this come out every month but never materialize.
 
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Old Jan 31, 2006 | 06:15 PM
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The dodge truck sucks! thats from the mouth of a Dodge tech... The engine is great.. Just like Dodge to get rid of the best thing they have going.
 
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Old Jan 31, 2006 | 06:16 PM
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Dodge truck forums are saying that the cummins contract is up in 2007 and there is a mercedes 450hp diesel in the works for the ram HDs.
 
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Old Jan 31, 2006 | 06:22 PM
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450hp or not, the cummins is what sells dodge diesel trucks. If they quit, I see their sales plummeting.
 
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