Expected #'s?
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Well said, the 7.3 will outlast any of those diesels, with less power,who gives a crap.That thing can pull some *****.How much torque and hp do you really need for work?I guess if you wanna race it thats a whole other story
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The 7.3L in it's last year had much more torque than the Cummins. It was 525 ft/lbs to 505 ft/lbs on a H.O. Cummins engine. 460 ft/lbs normally. That was on a 2002. The 7.3L had it beat easily. This was before the redesign, and the new H.O. engines came out. The Duramax came out for 2001...and then Ford responded with the 6.0L. Nothing even compared up until the LBZ...and now we will se everybody striding to catch up, and overcome.
http://www.cummins.com/au/pages/en/products/dodgeram/faq/index.cfm
http://www.cummins.com/au/pages/en/products/dodgeram/faq/index.cfm
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From: NH
Originally Posted by handyman43358
I think the numbers will match the new Duramax. But then again.... It seems in the past few years, Chevy and Dodge have always beat them in either HP or Torque.... Reguardless of all that garbage.... as long as it is a trustworthy engine, and capible of doing the chores that it is asked to do, then who cares? I was happy with the 7.3L... Of course the cummins had more torque and I'm guessing chevy's HP numbers were higher, but who cares? The 7.3 sure proved itself worthy!
I say we quit getting excited about high horsepower and torque numbers. Sure its all fun, but if you buy a diesel truck to race it, then you don't need one. Thats why Honda and Mazda sell those upholstered rollerskates! Last time I checked... Sensible people bought trucks to put to work, with the occassional play.
I say we quit getting excited about high horsepower and torque numbers. Sure its all fun, but if you buy a diesel truck to race it, then you don't need one. Thats why Honda and Mazda sell those upholstered rollerskates! Last time I checked... Sensible people bought trucks to put to work, with the occassional play.
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Do the Duramax or Cummins engines currently available meet 2007 emissions? The tougher emissions standards for 2007 might cause a decrease in everybody's hp and torque. It is a lot easier to meet standards if you design your engine to run at less than its full potential.
I agree that the actual #'s don't matter as long as you can get work from your work truck (but more is better!).
I agree that the actual #'s don't matter as long as you can get work from your work truck (but more is better!).
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i dont see why they didnt put the torq shift on the 7.3 and bump up the compression a bit and put different turbo on..... a bigger motor will typically have the most potential if its built right, the 7.3 was bullet proof reliable and shouldve just ben expanded on.. and the 6.0 shouldve hit the f-150 line.... my guess on the 6.4... is that it will just peak the LBZ and the cummins its let likely they would bump it up to 400hp because then they would have to top that in years to come, if they match or beat the competitors by a smaller # they have more reliability and they can try to pull more MPG out of it.
