To: John Jorsett
The next batch of Hummers should have the new Cummins 600 ISB engine in them. 300 horsepower and 600 foot lbs of torque at 1600 rpm, 300,000 miles between rebuilds. These cummins will be available in Dodge pick-ups in late 1004. They are available in Ford F-650 medium duty trucks as an option.
Whoever made the decision to put that crappy GM diesel in them should be drawn and quartered.
2 posted on
03/15/2004 9:55:57 AM PST by
taxed2death
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To: taxed2death
....oooops, late 2004. The GM diesels are essentially throw-aways.....the Cummins have 3 different overbore pistons available. You could keep 'em running for over a million miles.
3 posted on
03/15/2004 9:59:01 AM PST by
taxed2death
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To: taxed2death
Oh yea, the ISB powered F-550's have a GVW of 38,000 lbs. The Cummins powertrain is designed for this. The crappy GM diesels would "prematurely wear out"....pulling a bass boat.
Some one somewhere along the line made a bad choice in engines......
4 posted on
03/15/2004 10:01:44 AM PST by
taxed2death
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To: taxed2death
"Dodge pick-ups in late 1004"
King Arthur will want one.
12 posted on
03/15/2004 11:08:55 AM PST by
Monty22
To: taxed2death
I had 6.5 GM turbo diesel. I had to join "The Diesel Page" just to keep the thing running. Overheated, fall apart $2000 fuel injection pump, low power, and to top it off, the same fuel mileage as my old gas 350. I went back to gas.
I couldn't believe our military depended on that engine.
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