Why?? Why?? Why??..........

[foxracingboy]

Why are all the dodge diesel motors only a 6 cylinder??
Are they just as good as a power stroke 8 cylinder??

The dodge engines are straight 6's which makes them great for hauling. I bet you didnt know that most Semi's are 6 cylinders. The cummings (dodge) engine is a great motor. Put out the same if not more than the V8's.

[250x#93]

Powerstrokes better in my opinion;)


But like they say would ya rather be strokin? or cummin?:devil:

[L.Vegas400]

a I-6(strait 6) enginge puts out amazing tourque for just having 6 cylinders. there are many ppl that think the ford 300ci I-6 is a crap motor when in reality it has proven its self again and again. 3/4 ton pickups(f-250, chev 2500) are used for pulling so they put a v8 in them right, well ill bet very few ppl know that ford actually put the I-6 in a few of them just for that reason and they are great on milage too. and chevy has started using them again, in their trail blazers.

dodge found something that works and stuck with it and made it better. the cummins enginge is a very reliable and tough engine. the problem with dodge is their auto trannys they put behind the diesel. although the dodge diesel and chevy durimax dont have the horse and tourque that the new 6.0 stroker does, check the banks turbo web site if you have a different opnion.

[curtissparks400]

the straight 6 makes more torque

[L.Vegas400]

right form banks turbo web site...

durimax
249 hp
459 tq
cummins
146 hp
360 tq
7.3 ford
212 hp
463 tq

they dont have the 6.0 ford or the 03 cummins. these are from 02
dont belive me? go to http://www.bankspower.com/index.cfm

[300EX_HMF]

uhhhhh dude that is totaly WRONG!!!! my brother just get em a DODGE cummins turbo diesel and it puts out 550 lbs of torque and has about 3 hundred something horsepower! no way a dodge has 360 lbs of torque. **** my dads 1500 (360) has about that much!!

and a dodge with 146 horsepower?? my moms car has that much

you must of been looking at a power pack!

whats a Durimax??:confused: i thought it was Duramax:D

[300EX_HMF]

here go to this site. its from the DODGE. http://www.dodge.com/ram_hd/capability/cummins_engine/index.html

there 2 options, high output and standard output. high output with 555 lbs of torque and standard with 460 lbs of torque

[Glow Plug]

In my oppion I think that the strokers are the best over all but mabye thats just because I'm a ford boy. The dodge is a very good truck I think that they are one of the best sounding trucks on the road. The cummins are easily capable of 500,000+ miles with regular matence and not getting beat on everyday of the week. :)

[L.Vegas400]

i got this off of the Banks Turbo web site. if you can find another place where the tests arent biast in any way feel free to post it..........................

[mikeboone]

WHy Why Why? The first thing I asked myself when seeing this post is why I didnt make the drive to Charlotte and beat ur a** for selling me broke parts with no refund:devil: You must have short term memory loss:confused:

[bigbadbrad]

my uncles father has an old dodge(not sure the year) with a cummings, well it has over 300,000 miles for sure, and the body is pretty beat up, he does not take care of it much, it is his work truck, owns a masonry business, and he pulls a trailor with it allot, with a tractor on the trailor and the bed full of masinry stuff, and he is just going to rebuild it this winter, for the first time i belive, and he just bought a 97 or 96 ram cummings 4x4, ext cab, long bed, huge truck. he says the cummings ram is the best truck h has owned. they are both std.

[L.Vegas400]

all diesels have their good and bad points, in fact, every vehicle has its good and bad points.. to each his own. if yer a ford man, then the stroker is for you. if yer a dodge man, then the cummins is for you. if yer a chevy man, the duramax if for you.... have a ball,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[250x#93]

My friend has a powerstroke, and boy is it nice, He put a turbo on it and a 4 inch exaust:devil: Damn u should here it, sounds like a rig