2005 ford f-350 in town LOLOLOLOLOL

[lmills]

I'm not trying to debate it either. I am just telling you how the EPA feels about these motors. I was being serious when I said you should call international and ask why they have a light duty stamp.

 

[Big_Daddy_T]

He is correct. The cummins is obviously capable of over 1000 hp. The dt 466 is capable of close to 2500. In full tilt tractors.



International is now building the f650s and f750s. No longer ford. So do you think international wants to install cummins in one of their trucks when they have an engine that will directly compete.



No big daddy fatty here.

 

[NPloysa]

Well, if the Cummins is stamped Med duty and the 6. 0 and 6. 6 stamped light duty, what is the 6. 5 stamped as? Extremely Light Duty?



Another thing I thought was kind of worth mentioning.



The fact is the 6. 0/7. 3 and 6. 6 are LIGHT DUTY engines and just so happen to be V8s.



The Cummins is a MEDIUM DUTY engine and is an INLINE 6.



Weird that the TRUE MEDIUM DUTY version of the Duramax, the 7800 7. 8 liter is an INLINE 6.



But anyway, back on topic to the 05 6. 0. :-laf :-laf

 

[Big_Daddy_T]

Dzlstreet. Higher rpms, shorter life. Light duty.



It strange to me to have two different epa certifications for the same engine. I guess if the cummins was running around banging 3700 rpms then it might not last so long either.

 

[Archive]

I'd like to know what gears the Ford auto locks up in and if exhaust brakes can be used. The stronger frame, brakes, suspension and the 2 1/4" hitch are nice improvements, but for serious towing you need lockup in most, or all of the gears and an exhaust brake.



Right now I like the idea I can walk out of a Dodge dealership with a bullet proof locks-up-in-every-gear six speed manual with a factory integrated and warrantied exhaust brake that applies whenever you lift the throttle. It isn't as conenient to drive as an auto, but its everything you need for serious heavy duty towing.



There's no way that wheel brakes, no matter how large, can substitute for an exhaust brake on extended down grades. And if you live in a hilly area, I'll bet that that automatically applied exhaust brake will really save on brake work. My wife's Explorer with an auto goes through pads like water in the hilly area where we live. My manual vehicles don't.



Kudos to Ford for making its product better and introducing improvements others may also have to adopt.