I think a small amount of power difference is missing the point of a diesel
pickup since a big gas engine will out accelerate a diesel anyway. Diesels
are bought mainly for fuel economy and the Cummins has always delivered way
better mileage than ferd or gm could. Also the Cummins has a much better
record in the cost to operate department with far fewer breakdowns than ferd
or gm.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net]On Behalf Of Bill Pitz
Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 9:10 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: Re: DML: RE: OT Commercial
At 06:45 PM 2/16/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>Also the powerCHOKE is a V8. So it has two more cylinder to lose producing
>only 325hp/560tq which is only 20hp and 5 ft-lbs more than the lighter
>more reliable Cummins HO rated at 305hp/555tq
I was pretty disappointed to see that the new HO won't be available for
sale in California due to emissions problems. :-/ I think that's going to
hurt sales of the new Ram HD. I know Californians are wacky as all hell,
but there are A LOT of people here and the area I live in is pretty heavy
in both agriculture and various equestrian stuff (more horse trailers than
you could imagine), where a nice strong diesel truck is just what you need.
Oh well...
-Bill
-- Bill Pitz <dakota@billpitz.com> '00 Dakota CC SLT 4x4 4.7L V8, 3.92lsd, Flowmaster 50 series
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