Choate Video on The Diesel Podcast

[Shekept]

Caught this recently and it sure cooled me off.
This is from The Diesel Podcast and Choate Performance Engineering:
Go to about 46:00.



Losing weight wasn't necessarily a good thing.

Weight Watchers Diet:

FRETTING:

 

[Turbo Terry]

Sell your truck now. No really. Keep it stock get a good warranty. And do the maintenance and drive it and work it. Enjoy

 

[Timd32]

It's kinda all over the place and while it may contain real information, it seemed scattered, I did not make it through the video.

What's the summary here?

 

[NIsaacs]

It's kinda all over the place and while it may contain real information, it seemed scattered, I did not make it through the video.

What's the summary here?

I watched it from 46:00 to the end. Summary? I think the guy is Gale Banks brother

 

[Topzide]

My take away is that they need to invest in new tools and change the way that they machine it. As with all new metals, there is a learning curve on how to work with it. I believe that Cummins would have done their homework before going this route. Same thing was being said when aluminum showed up on engines, then oh no, plastic components were being used on engines!

 

[Diesel85]

Sell your truck now. No really. Keep it stock get a good warranty. And do the maintenance and drive it and work it. Enjoy

It's funny, you don't read much on here or other forums about these engines busting too often when stock. At least this forum isn't exploding out the seams with unhappy users. I'm not saying this engine is infallible, however it's certainly a lot better than other engines.

I look at it like my Gen 3 EcoD. I hunted and hunted for people complaining about it, and dove in having a really good understanding of what to expect.

My experience with my 2002 24 valve Cummins with it's issues (VP44, turbo problem, and other odds and ends) along with all of the 6.7l Cummins (and other diesel brands), I have a very good handle on what is good and what is bad in terms of the diesel market. Now including that EcoD that I own, they are about all on par for problems.

Also after treatment systems have come a long way too.

My end game plans are, I'm likely going to keep the EcoD, and in a few years buy a new truck with a Cummins.

Speaking of which, I read that Cummins is looking to discontinue the current 6.7l in 2027? Any real word on that?

(https://sonnymerryman.com/news/the-latest-on-the-dd5-and-cummins-6-7l-engines/)

 

[NIsaacs]

Speaking of which, I read that Cummins is looking to discontinue the current 6.7l in 2027? Any real word on that?

(https://sonnymerryman.com/news/the-latest-on-the-dd5-and-cummins-6-7l-engines/)

Sounds like the L9 and X12 are also going by the wayside, in favor of the new X10.

https://www.cummins.com/news/releas...ine-next-fuel-agnostic-series-launching-north

 

[Diesel85]

Sounds like the L9 and X12 are also going by the wayside, in favor of the new X10.

https://www.cummins.com/news/releas...ine-next-fuel-agnostic-series-launching-north

Reading that carefully, it doesn't sound like the B6.7l (in the various fuel configs) is going anywhere anytime soon.

Which is a good thing, because the Cummins engineering folks can continue to improve on the platform.

Maybe by the time I buy my next Cummins turbo diesel, the 6.7l will be a near completely sorted out engine.

I just hope by that time, we'll get a better 68RFE replacement.