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Johnny Mullet · 08-28-2008, 07:58 AM

American truck market.................

Isuzu V-8 Diesel = Duramax available in newer GM trucks
Cummins inline 6 Diesel = Dodge (A great engine wrapped in a piece of crap)
International V-8 =Ford Powerstroke most years.

Older 6.2 and 6.5L diesel engines offered by GM were not bad, but the old 5.7L was the one to stay away from. I have worked on all of these and I would have to say the Cummins inline 6 turns out to be the most reliable engine of them all, but I am no longer a fan of Dodge even though I used to be a hardcore Mopar guy in the past.

The Duramax is a great engine, but you do not want to have to repair one since labor and parts are expensive. These engine are too damn complicated.

Ford 7.3L DIT was always a decent engine, but had turbo issues on some of them. Just when Ford got the 7.3L right, they replaced it with the 6.0L which turned out to be one of Fords biggest mistakes and lost lots of money in the commercial truck business.

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Johnny Mullet Hi-Tech Redneck Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ashtabula, Ohio Posts: 1,436 Thanks: 6 Thanked 49 Times in 42 Posts	American truck market................. Isuzu V-8 Diesel = Duramax available in newer GM trucks Cummins inline 6 Diesel = Dodge (A great engine wrapped in a piece of crap) International V-8 =Ford Powerstroke most years. Older 6.2 and 6.5L diesel engines offered by GM were not bad, but the old 5.7L was the one to stay away from. I have worked on all of these and I would have to say the Cummins inline 6 turns out to be the most reliable engine of them all, but I am no longer a fan of Dodge even though I used to be a hardcore Mopar guy in the past. The Duramax is a great engine, but you do not want to have to repair one since labor and parts are expensive. These engine are too damn complicated. Ford 7.3L DIT was always a decent engine, but had turbo issues on some of them. Just when Ford got the 7.3L right, they replaced it with the 6.0L which turned out to be one of Fords biggest mistakes and lost lots of money in the commercial truck business. __________________ GeoMetroforum.com - got mpg?