im a traitor...i think

[7t9cobra]

ok, so im a ford guy and i own a 94.5 powerstroke. ive been tossing the idea around, of getting rid of my truck and buying a dodge with a cummins. haha please dont flame me. if i do get one it will have to be an ext. cab, 4x4, black, with a manual trans. its hard to find, but i want one. i need to test drive one to see how i will like driving one, but i think thats what i may go for. opinions? im just worried about the transmission. ive heard horror stories

[FordCowboy]

With the manual you should be fine. Clutch may be your only issue once you start getting more power out of it. Are you thinking 12v 24v or common rail? From what I've heard the 24v's are kind of hard to get TONS of power out of but they still run good. Common rails are pretty sweet, I like how they run, and 12v's are nice too if you don't mind getting your power mechanically instead of with a chip.

[jamstoyz]

why not just do a cummins swap into your rig? its the perfect candidate for one. i seen a obs around here with a 12 valve swap and it is so sweet. if it were me i would buy a 98 tho. or is it the 98 and 1/2 thats the good one?

[thesmokinstroke02]

the 98.5 is when they put the 24v in it and those trucks are golden in my eyes. except for the fact that my buddys dads 98.5 dually got tampered with and is now being rebuilt due to stuff in the fuel that made the motor just gel over

[RC51]

Originally Posted by jamstoyz

why not just do a cummins swap into your rig? its the perfect candidate for one. i seen a obs around here with a 12 valve swap and it is so sweet. if it were me i would buy a 98 tho. or is it the 98 and 1/2 thats the good one?

X2 that's a good swap.

[winchester33]

[winchester33]

just joking. you can get some mojor power out of some of those cummins

[7t9cobra]

i would love to do a cumins swap, but im building a mustang road racer and my truck is my DD so i dont have the money a good DD while its down and i really dont have anywhere near enough time. im busy as hell. building the stang, working, girlfriend, blah blah. my baja bug needs work. i have too much crap to do to do another swap. sooooo.....i would just like a whole damn truck lol. i will be doing a cummins swap to my 66 j-3000 when i start that project. probably in a year or 2.

[thesmokinstroke02]

thatll be a sweeet jeep but if youd be willing to drive to michigan for one i can probably find ya a good one for sale around here

[7t9cobra]

it would have to be dirt cheeeeaaaap. i found one for $1800 here. too much. im talking 400-500. then i would probably buy it for the jeep