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After jonboggs posted the links to 6.9 comparisons to the 6.2 and 1st gen. Cummins, I've been less and less impressed with Cummins, and even more impressed with the 6.9 as I learn more and more about the IDI engine and the correct ways to drive it. If you select your gears and maintain your RPM's, these stinking IDI's are HARD to beat!
6.9L Ford Diesel vs. 5.9L Cummins vs. 6.2L GM Diesel
Funny how the 6.9 creates max torque at a lower RPM than the Cummins. And I had always thought an inline 6 design was best for lower RPM torque. HAHA, our IDI's win again! Sure, the Cummins has more torque, but it does come in 200 RPMs later.
7.3L IDI vs. 5.9L Cummins vs. 6.5L GM Diesel
Sorry to crush all you Cummins-lovers, but I prefer to see a built IDI under the hood of that rig. A 6.9 like Dave's!
I drove a buddy's '98ish Cummins/Automatic combo once. He warned me to be careful and not to mash it because the diesel is so torquey.( This was before I had gotten into my IDI's and the only other diesel I had driven was my Dad's '03 7.3 PSD.) Needless to say, the Cummins didn't impress me then and it was so disappointing that I even forgot about it until now.
6.9L Ford Diesel vs. 5.9L Cummins vs. 6.2L GM Diesel
Funny how the 6.9 creates max torque at a lower RPM than the Cummins. And I had always thought an inline 6 design was best for lower RPM torque. HAHA, our IDI's win again! Sure, the Cummins has more torque, but it does come in 200 RPMs later.
7.3L IDI vs. 5.9L Cummins vs. 6.5L GM Diesel
Sorry to crush all you Cummins-lovers, but I prefer to see a built IDI under the hood of that rig. A 6.9 like Dave's!
I drove a buddy's '98ish Cummins/Automatic combo once. He warned me to be careful and not to mash it because the diesel is so torquey.( This was before I had gotten into my IDI's and the only other diesel I had driven was my Dad's '03 7.3 PSD.) Needless to say, the Cummins didn't impress me then and it was so disappointing that I even forgot about it until now.
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From: Mi'kma'ki
oooooo that doesn't sound too bad for 14k really if all info is accurate.
more than id pay for a '90.but i sure wouldn't let it go for less either lol.
thats a nice powerful modified setup.
all id do,is change the front flip from the brick nose to the 9th gen truck and call her cool.
(no offense 8th gen fans.)
more than id pay for a '90.but i sure wouldn't let it go for less either lol.
thats a nice powerful modified setup.
all id do,is change the front flip from the brick nose to the 9th gen truck and call her cool.
(no offense 8th gen fans.)
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I've seen that truck on youtube
YouTube - Cummins powered F350
be an awesome truck if it wasn't a brick nose lol
YouTube - Cummins powered F350
be an awesome truck if it wasn't a brick nose lol
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I would of kept the 460....as long as it was carbureted. Fuel injected 
Not my style, missing a big rusty round air cleaner bowl on top of the engine!
Still an awesome truck tho.
But not even close to be comperable to my beauty
Not my style, missing a big rusty round air cleaner bowl on top of the engine!
Still an awesome truck tho.
But not even close to be comperable to my beauty
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That's going to be cool man 
only seen it done a few times on some utility trucks
could even find another truck bed to chop up and make something like this
http://www.tundraheadquarters.com/im...150-midbox.jpg
only seen it done a few times on some utility trucks
could even find another truck bed to chop up and make something like this
http://www.tundraheadquarters.com/im...150-midbox.jpg
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FOR SALE93 F350 Crew Cab 4wd, 7.3, 5 speed... Somebody buy mine.
I love that truck. Don't even mind the front clip
Yeah, but what you don't see is that at 1400 RPM, even 1200, the 5.9 is still making more torque than the IDI.
If the Common Rail in that truck doesn't make an impression when you lean on it, I don't think anything will.
Jason
I love that truck. Don't even mind the front clip
If the Common Rail in that truck doesn't make an impression when you lean on it, I don't think anything will.
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I'd be impressed if the rig had a built IDI.
Anybody, and I mean anybody, can make a newer electric engine go faster by plugging in chips and tuners and crap. I have some buddies who have gotten hand-me-down PSD's from their Dad's. They know NOTHING about trucks, except that a chip makes it faster. They hardly know how to operate a screwdriver, but they have been able to install chips and they run all over town now, gloating with high ego's.
Trucks on this forum impress me because people simply think the IDI's are boat anchors. A built IDI running with the newer modern powerhouses impresses me all the time.
Cummins and PSD's simply don't impress me anymore.
Anybody, and I mean anybody, can make a newer electric engine go faster by plugging in chips and tuners and crap. I have some buddies who have gotten hand-me-down PSD's from their Dad's. They know NOTHING about trucks, except that a chip makes it faster. They hardly know how to operate a screwdriver, but they have been able to install chips and they run all over town now, gloating with high ego's.
Trucks on this forum impress me because people simply think the IDI's are boat anchors. A built IDI running with the newer modern powerhouses impresses me all the time.
Cummins and PSD's simply don't impress me anymore.
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I'd be impressed if the rig had a built IDI.
Anybody, and I mean anybody, can make a newer electric engine go faster by plugging in chips and tuners and crap. I have some buddies who have gotten hand-me-down PSD's from their Dad's. They know NOTHING about trucks, except that a chip makes it faster. They hardly know how to operate a screwdriver, but they have been able to install chips and they run all over town now, gloating with high ego's.
Trucks on this forum impress me because people simply think the IDI's are boat anchors. A built IDI running with the newer modern powerhouses impresses me all the time.
Cummins and PSD's simply don't impress me anymore.
Anybody, and I mean anybody, can make a newer electric engine go faster by plugging in chips and tuners and crap. I have some buddies who have gotten hand-me-down PSD's from their Dad's. They know NOTHING about trucks, except that a chip makes it faster. They hardly know how to operate a screwdriver, but they have been able to install chips and they run all over town now, gloating with high ego's.
Trucks on this forum impress me because people simply think the IDI's are boat anchors. A built IDI running with the newer modern powerhouses impresses me all the time.
Cummins and PSD's simply don't impress me anymore.