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2B1ASK1 · 09-23-2007, 04:24 PM

Me reading all of these posts is a great help to my decision. I do not have a truck yet, but I have subscribed to the powerstroke forum, duramax forum and obviously this forum. You will always get the psd, duramax or dodge sucks at each one, I got it. But from what I have read and experienced is that with the major three, you will always have your trucks with defects.

For the PSD, they went from the 7.3 to the 6.0 in o3 if I am not mistaken and had major issues until 05+, then went to the 6.4 and it's happening again due to the emissions laws (which sort of suck). But overall, the PSD appears to be a solid engine and the general consensus is that ford has a great interior, and the ride quality is ok. But on the contrary, how many PSD retrofits do you see. If you do see any, it's people putting the cummins into a ford.

Cheve/GM has the duramax with the Allison. The duramax from the reports I have heard and read on (test drove a 2005 LLY) say the duramax is a solid engine, puts out the most HP an Torque between the major three, but cost the most also. The truck itself with the IFS rides smoother but is a smaller truck in general.

What I always read on every forum though between the major three is that the cummins is the predator on the top of the food chain. It is the easiest to work on, puts out an amizing amount of torque at low RPM for towing, and will last 500,000 with ease. But it comes wrapped with a chrysler body, and there lies the issue. Almost all retrofits I see is with a cummins going into something else, and on occasion, a duramax, but no one I know or have read on has said one thing bad about a cummins.

I will be making my decision later on this year, probably next year for an 06 not so sure yet, but the cummins diesel is probably going to win me over. My brother runs his own construction company and owns a 2005 DRW CC FX4 PSD and he let me drive it. I was impressed overall with the power and ride quality (I am not getting a dually) but I have driven each of the major three. The dodge seemed to ride like a truck, but knowing the cummins is under the hood IMO is a Major plus. I know I have been babbling, but I appreciate the info you guys share, which will in turn help me make my decision.

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2B1ASK1 Newbie Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts 2B1ASK1's Truck Pics	Me reading all of these posts is a great help to my decision. I do not have a truck yet, but I have subscribed to the powerstroke forum, duramax forum and obviously this forum. You will always get the psd, duramax or dodge sucks at each one, I got it. But from what I have read and experienced is that with the major three, you will always have your trucks with defects. For the PSD, they went from the 7.3 to the 6.0 in o3 if I am not mistaken and had major issues until 05+, then went to the 6.4 and it's happening again due to the emissions laws (which sort of suck). But overall, the PSD appears to be a solid engine and the general consensus is that ford has a great interior, and the ride quality is ok. But on the contrary, how many PSD retrofits do you see. If you do see any, it's people putting the cummins into a ford. Cheve/GM has the duramax with the Allison. The duramax from the reports I have heard and read on (test drove a 2005 LLY) say the duramax is a solid engine, puts out the most HP an Torque between the major three, but cost the most also. The truck itself with the IFS rides smoother but is a smaller truck in general. What I always read on every forum though between the major three is that the cummins is the predator on the top of the food chain. It is the easiest to work on, puts out an amizing amount of torque at low RPM for towing, and will last 500,000 with ease. But it comes wrapped with a chrysler body, and there lies the issue. Almost all retrofits I see is with a cummins going into something else, and on occasion, a duramax, but no one I know or have read on has said one thing bad about a cummins. I will be making my decision later on this year, probably next year for an 06 not so sure yet, but the cummins diesel is probably going to win me over. My brother runs his own construction company and owns a 2005 DRW CC FX4 PSD and he let me drive it. I was impressed overall with the power and ride quality (I am not getting a dually) but I have driven each of the major three. The dodge seemed to ride like a truck, but knowing the cummins is under the hood IMO is a Major plus. I know I have been babbling, but I appreciate the info you guys share, which will in turn help me make my decision.