Hunting a Duramax

[Big Tone]

Originally Posted by Big Tone

land speed record for diesel powered pickup is held by a cummins.

went to landspeedrecords.com...... Banks Sidewinder 222mph. dang, Ol Grey Dog might not even be able to keep up.

[99Smokin73Stroker]

Originally Posted by 720Deere

Don't forget the Bullydog Cummins that was on Pinks! They are a great motor enclosed by the worst pickup you can buy these days. Hopefully the new 6 speed auto tranny will help with some of their problems.

Worst pickup? Come on now, elaborate on why you think it is the worst pickup....and i'm talking fact not a biased opinion. The current 03+ trucks have come quite a long way since the days of old. I don't think they are as nice as the Ford, but they sure aren't as bad as the GM trucks.

[Marty]

Originally Posted by fastred450r

hate to knock the PS and i love them but the puka-max aint notin on a cummins. ex. the worlds fastest land speed record by an internat combustion engine is held by gale banks with a cummins!

In 2003 a 6.0 obliterated his land speed by over 10mph. Unforunately he was not able to do a repeat run due to a breakdown and the run was not deemed credible. Fortunately for us PS'ers... they're due to run it again w/in the next year and plan on going even faster

Cummins does hold the fastest 1/4 mile times BUT DMax is on their heels and it's cheaper now to put a dmax in the 10's or 11's then its IH or Cummins counterparts...

[Marty]

Originally Posted by 99Smokin73Stroker

Worst pickup? Come on now, elaborate on why you think it is the worst pickup....and i'm talking fact not a biased opinion. The current 03+ trucks have come quite a long way since the days of old. I don't think they are as nice as the Ford, but they sure aren't as bad as the GM trucks.

Dodge is goofy, never offering standard cab/bed configs like Ford and GM has since the early 90's. I'd like the mega cab with a real 6.5' box, or better yet a longbed. The exterior styling, and interiors leave a bit to be desired, more so then chebby imo. My uncle and his buddy both have leather interior, xm, 6 cd, basically the works and it's about as nice as my truck inside. My biggest problem w/ gm is its IFS and it's a small truck. A dmax parked next to me today at Jakes and my truck was about 4" taller and about 4" wider. You can definately tell when getting in and out which ones are bigger....

With that being said, I'd still drive a MegaCab 6.5' box... (flame suit on)

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Last edited by Marty : 11-19-2006 at 02:13 PM.

[gonecheenin]

Originally Posted by Maintain

My biggest problem w/ gm is its IFS

X 4000

I was a BIG GM truck guy for years, until i wanted a solid axle 4x4 truck with an excellant Turbo Diesel engine


That was when i realized i was a GM truck guy no more

Unless of course someday i make enough money to buy a Duramax & replace the front end with a real suspension & axle, But until then I'll be supporting the blue oval

(I had looked at Dodge for the cummins, but couldn't get over the fact that the cummins could only be bought in a dodge - LOL)

[99Smokin73Stroker]

Well if you find a Ford with a Cummins in it that's the way to go!

[gonecheenin]

On page 84 of October 2006's Diesel power mag there was a street driven OBS F250/350 owned by Richard "Mad Dog" Madsen sporting a Cummins 12v swap with Twin turbos (Aurora 5000 to B52 making a rumored 100-150 PSI!) that spun the Dyno rollers to 865 RWHP (with a spike to 964 RWHP )

[99Smokin73Stroker]

Saw that. Ain't it purty!

[gonecheenin]

Originally Posted by 99Smokin73Stroker

Saw that. Ain't it purty!

Yep, and it looked dang near like a carbon copy of my truck too

[Marty]

Originally Posted by gonecheenin

X 4000

I was a BIG GM truck guy for years, until i wanted a solid axle 4x4 truck with an excellant Turbo Diesel engine


That was when i realized i was a GM truck guy no more

Unless of course someday i make enough money to buy a Duramax & replace the front end with a real suspension & axle, But until then I'll be supporting the blue oval

(I had looked at Dodge for the cummins, but couldn't get over the fact that the cummins could only be bought in a dodge - LOL)

Doesn't your F250 have I-beam suspension (which is like a cross between IFS and SFA) ?