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Originally Posted by 02_laramie
The cummins engine is built tougher it uses alot of the technolgy that they use for their big diesels. 1. cummins engines use grid heaters instead of glow plugs and therefore when its 50 degrees outside u dont have to crank on your truck for an hour 2. ease of under the hood access minor stuff on a powerstroke can be a nightmare they do all they can to cram that big pile of crap under the hood and u cant hardly get to anything on a powerstroke, look under the hood of a dodge and it looks like an 81 chevy 350 wide open bay, where as a powerstroke looks like the hood under a mini van u cant have easy access to anything. 3. you can get alot more power out of a cummins peformance wise... and lastly international uses cats cummins and detroits in semi's because well they make junk
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All of this plus as said in another post above the Cummins makes its power lower in the rpm band where you need it, and that's the reason the big rig diesels are inline 6s. I would strongly suggest you get the 5.9L cummins as the new 6.7 gets much worse fuel mileage, and the 5.9L has tons of aftermarket mods for it.
I have seen 5.9s with 1000-1200+hp and 2000+ torque and they're still getting 17-20mpg on the highway. 500hp/1000+torque is very doable without breaking your bank account. The Cummins is far more capable of making big hp than the Powerstroke. Twin turbos on the 6.4 Powerjoke and it makes 350hp?? Please.
Yes the 47-48RE dodge trannies are the weak link but there are inexpensive fixes for them, or you could go with the 6speed manual and get really great mileage. Mine gets over 23mpg at 65mph.
Go with the Cummins you'll never look back.
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