Ford body, Cummins engine, Allison Transmission... There is a guy in Missouri doing these conversions if your wallet can handle it.
Yesterday I saw a new Freightliner FL series with the cummins/allison package and a "Dixie" Customs interior conversion. NICE!!!!! I asked the owner how much he saidn he preferred not to answer because his wife would shoot him on the spot. LOL
Once upon a time the Allison was "the" automatic........
Not anymore........the Dodge 68RFE, and the Dodge/Aisin Automatics(4500/5500) are as as much or more than the current Allison.
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My duramax is so bad on one trip the pistons changed holes because of the light rods. Still works but more power with the firing order. Just kidding but cummins is building a V-8 so how bad is that? Engines are built many different ways so who cares how?
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larry barnhart wrote: My duramax is so bad on one trip the pistons changed holes because of the light rods. Still works but more power with the firing order. Just kidding but cummins is building a V-8 so how bad is that? Engines are built many different ways so who cares how?
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Exactly!......& I'm a Cummins owner.
When you make the power with more cylinders you don't need as beefy rods as you are making the same power distributing it to more pistons/cylinders. Never the less those Powerstroke and Duramax rods didn't look too bad either.
Still, those Cummins rods are impressive to look at.
I'm salivating, waiting for the three new smaller displacement diesels from Ford, Dodge, and GM. Should be interesting.
Ford body, Cummins engine, Allison Transmission... There is a guy in Missouri doing these conversions if your wallet can handle it.
LOL
Total waste of money since the Dodge auto's are every bit as good or better than the Allisons, and I've had 5 Dodges over the years and never had the slightest issue with the body or anything attached to it. Best looking truck too.
Tr4Petty wrote: The Cummins is the only one of the three that is a true medium-duty truck engine. The same engine that's in the Dodge 2500/3500 is found in much larger commercial trucks such as Ford's own 650/750 series! Also found in motor homes, school buses, delivery trucks, etc.
This is true, the B series Cummins is used in medium duty applications. It's also true that this engine is an "entry-level" medium duty engine. The little B series works pretty hard under the hood of a real truck or bus. I used to drive B series powered school buses and while performance was decent, your foot was always to the floor and the motors were getting smoky and hard to start cold by the time they had around 100K on them.
It is also true that International's version of the Powerstroke, the older T444E and the newer VT365, are used in similar applications to the Cummins B-series. I have no experience with these engines in these applications, so I can't comment on their performance or durability.
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I am a proud Cummins owner and have had very few problems with my truck. I am sure that when the Dodge part of my truck is all wore out the Cummins part will still be running.
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topwop39 wrote: I am looking for a new(used) diesel tow vehicle. I noticed that the Ford and Chevy's have V-8 engines, while the Dodges have I-6 (inline) engines. Does the I-6 engine have comparable towing power to the V-8's? Since it is a six cylinder, does it get better fuel mileage?
I think you'd be quite happy with the Cummins. It's got just as much power as the other two brands and does well with MPG. I have had three dodge trucks now and I've been happy with them all. Whatever you choose, you will be in good shape as long as you stay away from the Ford 6.0l diesel.
fishinrgv wrote: I have a 96 7.3 Powerstroke so take it for what it's worth. I hate Dodge. Rented 2 brand new ones(gas) and the truck was garbage. But you are talking about a Cummins. As a whole, though not every year, best diesel on the market. The way I look at it is it's a great engine wrappred in a peice of s***. It's still a Cummins. I sure wish I could by a Ford or Chevy with a Cummins in it, if that tells you anything. Good luck to you.
P.S. this is not to start a Ford vs. Chevy vs. Dodge thread. JMHO.
This is CLASSIC. hahahahahaha, such a broad observation, but "take it for what it's worth" hahahahahaha!!
Anyways, the 6 banger Cummins and the 8's of Ford and Chevy are all basically equal in one way or another. The medium duty rating of the cummins is the difference, but that doesn't mean the rest of the truck can take the same abuse. I have seen all the rod size difference examinations and such to know that it probably doesn't even matter. Of course the ones in those pictures are way off, the D-Max actually looks the same as the 6.2 rod but the 6.0 and newer Ford rod has an off-set cap like the cummins to take the stress off of the bolts and put it on the cap itself. Probably means zero in the real world. I can't remember ever seeing anyone claim that their Powerstroke or Duramax lost that kind of a rod.
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