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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 04:32 PM
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I wont say anything cause dont want to start a dumbass fight again.
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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 04:59 PM
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look i have always liked the ford powerstroke. my grandfather has a 96 with almost 200,000 miles on it and still no problems with the motor at all. my mom has an 02 f250 with 70,000 miles and a chip seemed to help alot. my friend has a duramax and says it's nice but even stock the gas mil. sucks a$$. oh and you can't beat the sound of powerstroke.
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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 05:12 PM
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I love the powerstroke im mean with mine Im making about 850tq to the wheels with just a chip and TC. get 16mpg towing 6K lbs get 22mpg without but only on long trips. Ya you cant really beat it but me I like 4" strait pipe on a Cummins ending at teh edge of the cab.
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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 08:38 PM
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by the way, just fyi - you can NOT get the 5 speed auto in cummins form. that tranny is for light duty.
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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by gator's 99TA
by the way, just fyi - you can NOT get the 5 speed auto in cummins form. that tranny is for light duty.
Cool! thanks for the info.
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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by B-RAD2
look i have always liked the ford powerstroke. my grandfather has a 96 with almost 200,000 miles on it and still no problems with the motor at all. my mom has an 02 f250 with 70,000 miles and a chip seemed to help alot. my friend has a duramax and says it's nice but even stock the gas mil. sucks a$$. oh and you can't beat the sound of powerstroke.
Everyone I've talked to that has a Duramax seems to get very good gas mileage. I hear anywhere from 18-21mpg on the highway, seems inline with what you're talking about for the Powerstroke.

I talked with a guy in a Powerstroke one day at a stoplight. He had to shut the freaking thing off it was so loud...clackity..clackity..clackity. How bad is it in the cab?
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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by XLR8NSS
Everyone I've talked to that has a Duramax seems to get very good gas mileage. I hear anywhere from 18-21mpg on the highway, seems inline with what you're talking about for the Powerstroke.

I talked with a guy in a Powerstroke one day at a stoplight. He had to shut the freaking thing off it was so loud...clackity..clackity..clackity. How bad is it in the cab?

Was it one of the 7.3L motors? If so, they are loud. Some dudes I used to work with had F250s and they weren't too bad in the cab.

The newer motors have that direct injection I think it's called. Also, they use a small shot of fuel to ignite the mixture before dumpin the rest of the fuel in the cylinder...that's why the DMax is so quiet and so's the 6.0 Ford.
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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Hit Man X
Was it one of the 7.3L motors?
Yes. LOUD!!
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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 10:11 PM
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21 mpg @ 70 mph
20 mpg @ 80 mph

with edge programer. stock nothing better than 18 mpg on the highway.
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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 10:28 PM
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I seen a chevy 3500 cc D/A do 9.3@77mph in 1/8 mile on edge programer.At lakeland dragstrip.
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