V8 or Cummins
#51
True 7.3 is a good motor, as is a 6.0 and 6.4 for some. I know guys with all three that have built them up and had no issues. Cat made a motor for ford in the past, and they make some of the best diesels out there, so why not? My point is a cummins is no more a crystler motor than it is a ford. Boy your bright. And talk to most truckers and you'll find that a cummins is not a choice engine for over the road diesels. I drive trucks and the cummins ones have the most problems, and the least amount of power and the worst fuel economy. Can't argue with facts.
Cummins is its own company, not sure why you think its a Chrysler. I did hear cummins was doing work with China
I don't know much about 18 wheelers but from what I heard the Cummins ISX engine is pretty good.
#52
I did hear about cat not making over the road engines too. Its not there fault though, its really our emission standards we set. From what I understand all the companys that make trucks are starting to make there own engines and they aren't wanting to use cummins or cat engines anymore for there trucks. You will probubly see cummins being bought by a company that doesn't have the resources to make there own, or cummins will make there own truck. Cat has equipment to make engines for, and looks like thats what they are gonna focus on. Cat had lots of money in R and D for emission motors, that went down the drain when they couldn't make it. As far as upkeep on a diesel being more than a gas motor that is so false. Diesels don't need the oil changed as often so the costs cancle out. Also diesels run alot longer, and are way more fuel effiecent. One thing to look into would be a Mahindra pickup diesel engine conversion. They are about to be release to the USA after years of USA standards are all finalized. They have there EPA covered and I think you could get about 34+ mpg in a ford ranger with one of there motors, and it has enough torque to tow like a mule. I didn't mean to be blunt on my comments, but I do have a rounded idea of whats good advice and not.
#53
I did hear about cat not making over the road engines too. Its not there fault though, its really our emission standards we set. From what I understand all the companys that make trucks are starting to make there own engines and they aren't wanting to use cummins or cat engines anymore for there trucks. You will probubly see cummins being bought by a company that doesn't have the resources to make there own, or cummins will make there own truck. Cat has equipment to make engines for, and looks like thats what they are gonna focus on. Cat had lots of money in R and D for emission motors, that went down the drain when they couldn't make it. As far as upkeep on a diesel being more than a gas motor that is so false. Diesels don't need the oil changed as often so the costs cancle out. Also diesels run alot longer, and are way more fuel effiecent. One thing to look into would be a Mahindra pickup diesel engine conversion. They are about to be release to the USA after years of USA standards are all finalized. They have there EPA covered and I think you could get about 34+ mpg in a ford ranger with one of there motors, and it has enough torque to tow like a mule. I didn't mean to be blunt on my comments, but I do have a rounded idea of whats good advice and not.
Maybe for a over the road semi truck a diesel would be great. MPG, and maintenance wise, but normal everyday truck a diesel is more then a gasser to upkeep.
You change the oil at the same time. Diesel takes over twice as much oil, filters are normally more expensive, changing the fuel filter every other oil change adds up quick.
#54
You ment to say that the Powerstroke is lightyears a head of the cummins engine. Cummins and the durafag are behind the Powerstroke when it comes technolgy in the engines. With that said the cummins is a great engine and has proven its self for many years as it was used in equipment before it was put into a Dodge truck. The Durafag engine well its seems to be a good engine but its a jap engine so I dont consider it. The 7.3 Powerstroke set the benchmark that the other guys (GM & Chrysler) had to compete with and it still does.
#55
True 7.3 is a good motor, as is a 6.0 and 6.4 for some. I know guys with all three that have built them up and had no issues. Cat made a motor for ford in the past, and they make some of the best diesels out there, so why not? My point is a cummins is no more a crystler motor than it is a ford. Boy your bright. And talk to most truckers and you'll find that a cummins is not a choice engine for over the road diesels. I drive trucks and the cummins ones have the most problems, and the least amount of power and the worst fuel economy. Can't argue with facts.
I'm not even going to start to turn this into a debate, but in what universe does Cummins OTR truck engines suck? While CAT's C-series is more reliable and powerful, the ISX is far from a bad engine. Ever compared the overhaul cost of an ISX to a C/3 Series? The Cummins is wayyy cheaper! Also, Cummins made an engine called the N14, without a doubt, quite possibly the best Cummins OTR engine, they're near bullet proof! This is coming from a guy who has driven nearly everything but a PACCAR setup.
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As far as the 4/6bt, anyone would be an idiot to deny the fact they are a stout engine. A few downfalls yeah, but easily one of, if not, the best.
I say 4bt or a 331. 5.0 is a car motor more than a truck one, and they aren't the best for high rpm. Try to make alot of power with a 302 and high rpm, and blocks gonna crack and its gonna be messy.
A stock 302 H.O. makes peak torque at 3k, that's an incredibly useful power range, especially for a truck, one of the benefits to not being a high-revving factory engine. Not sure how an engine can be a "car" engine to begin with. 94-95 Cobra/T-bird/Cougar cam with 1:7's, GT-40 intake on any kind of GT-40 head with sized injectors will make gobs of torque at low RPM. Also blocks cracking below 500hp on a properly balanced and timed engine is rare.
Where are you getting your facts? Starting to sound like propaganda . . .
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#56
Yea most owner operators what CATS or DDEC. But dude im doing a 4BT swap right now. Just be prepared youll be spending more money then your orginally thought u would. And i have driven both the 6.4, and the 7.3T and compared them to the 6.7 and 12v cummins and i must say its all about who you are. Half the reason people like cummins is because of the PT fuel system gives you nice throttle respons and you can P-pump a cummins because alot of them came that way. so when picking and OEM its purely pref. If i could do this built all over i would have chossen the CAT 3114 instead of the 4bt cause noone swaps them. But also if you wana go v8 may i suggest a 428? lol
#57
I'm not even going to start to turn this into a debate, but in what universe does Cummins OTR truck engines suck? While CAT's C-series is more reliable and powerful, the ISX is far from a bad engine. Ever compared the overhaul cost of an ISX to a C/3 Series? The Cummins is wayyy cheaper! Also, Cummins made an engine called the N14, without a doubt, quite possibly the best Cummins OTR engine, they're near bullet proof! This is coming from a guy who has driven nearly everything but a PACCAR setup.
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As far as the 4/6bt, anyone would be an idiot to deny the fact they are a stout engine. A few downfalls yeah, but easily one of, if not, the best.
I hope you don't mean a stroked 302 when you say 331, maybe a 331 Hemi . . .
A stock 302 H.O. makes peak torque at 3k, that's an incredibly useful power range, especially for a truck, one of the benefits to not being a high-revving factory engine. Not sure how an engine can be a "car" engine to begin with. 94-95 Cobra/T-bird/Cougar cam with 1:7's, GT-40 intake on any kind of GT-40 head with sized injectors will make gobs of torque at low RPM. Also blocks cracking below 500hp on a properly balanced and timed engine is rare.
Where are you getting your facts? Starting to sound like propaganda . . .
#58
I used to drive big trucks and I can tell you from my time driving a few of them what I have found.The cummins in my first truck was very old and had almost a million miles on it and you couldnt kill that thing and it had all the power that I needed to haul the heavy equipment that we had at our place. We ended up getting a newer truck with air ride and it had a Detroit series 60E in it and that thing flat hauled a$$ and would pull like a freight train and I loved it. Then we got a real new truck with a twin turbo CAT in it and that thing would run 95mph loaded on flat land but if you got into any hills forget it you were done as that truck just would lose its a$$ and slow quickly. The CAT just couldnt pull the hills and taking off was a joke to as it just didnt have it to get the big load going and I would take that old million mile Cummins for city hauling and to pull the mountains over the CAT anyday. Dont get me wrong I think that CAT builds some of the best stuff out there and maybe the model CAT engine that we have is just not one of the better ones who knows? But one thing I have learned there are many Big truck guys that swear by Cummins engines like the N14 and the one we had you just couldnt kill it.
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