"DIESELPOWER" Magazine run by a bunch of idiots

[Sled Puller]

I don't think any brand should be the star of the magazine, but I also don't think they should kiss tail of clearly inferior products, just for their sales numbers. :-laf lol.

Basically what they did, was list the top ten steak houses in the country, and then threw McDonalds in at the end because a trillion burger eaters can't be wrong!!!!









You think this site is full of cheer leaders??



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SBC toasts those others, period. The Ford was never close, the 318 was

designed after the SBC, and they did a lousy job of it.

 

[JUeckert]

yea whatever!

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

If popularity was what influenced your Dodge purchase - or HOPES of popularity - you bought the WRONG truck!



Ford and GM will always get the most votes in the major automotive mags, because that's where their $$$ come from - they ain't gonna bite the hand that feeds them and keeps them in business - not to mention all the aftermarket suppliers who also cater to Ford and GM that are also major advertisers!



They'll give DC just enough recognition to keep them in the advertising fold, and that's IT!



Popularity don't mean squat to me - I knew all I needed to know about the later Dodge trucks when I lifted the hood and saw that overwhelming CUMMINS sitting there - then nearly peed my pants when the salesman started it up.



I bought mine for the engine, couldn't wait to sign on the dotted line - and happily, the REST of both my Dodges were winners as well.



I don't care what some hack-operated yellow rag claims is "best" - because *I* know the absolute best is right now sitting out in my garage! :-laf

 

[bbecker]

Just another opinion guys, but think of it in reverse psychology. Maybe we should be applauding them for not saying cummins is the best. let them sell joe blow- I have the best because they said so - on the dura-strokes and how good they are ,easy to add HP, etc. , then roll up to the light in your lowly, unloved little cummins and BLOW EM OFF THE ROAD! :-laf We already know what the best is, otherwise we wouldn't have this site.

 

[Nyoest]

. I'm not saying that the Cummins shouldn't be there, I'm just pointing out that there are more engines out there that get overlooked.

Exactly why I brought up the old Detroits.

 

[MMichaels]

on Cummins and 2-stroke Detroits...

One of my favorite diesel engines is the Detroit 12V71, especially with the twin turbo setup. I have one and someday I'm going to install it in an old Peterbilt with straight 8" stacks and drive everybody in my town crazy, until they drag me away.



Something I'd like to have is a Cummins KTTA, the 1150 cubic inch motor that was briefly available for over-the-road trucks and is still available - I believe - for off-road. Only problem with these - besides getting like 4 mpg - is that they develop so much torque that transmissions won't stand up to them...

 

[JeepRig]

I know the tried and true inline 6 design is the best, especially for a diesel engine. There are many reasons why simply the inline design is best and most efficient, especially for low-end torque and durability reasons. Therefore, the other "pickup" engines are not even a consideration for me. I am not even talking just diesels here. I feel (and many would agree) that Ford's best ever engine is the 300 (4. 9L) inline 6. The inline design is the best design in just about every aspect.

Another example of a highly successful inline 6 cylinder is the Jeep 4. 2 liter which transformed into the 4. 0 liter engine. That motor, to me, was probably one of the best engines of all time. That motor was used from 1977 as a 4. 2 liter all the way up to 2004 as a 4. 0 liter in the Wrangler. The only reason it went away was because it could not live up to the new emissions standards and was not too freindly on the gas mileage.

 

[RVTRKN]

I took it to be 1thru10 with 10 being best . The shoot out article sucked though, very vague and what about the grade pull.

1 THRU 10, 10 being best.

 

[Rescue Ram]

Another example of a highly successful inline 6 cylinder is the Jeep 4. 2 liter which transformed into the 4. 0 liter engine. That motor, to me, was probably one of the best engines of all time. That motor was used from 1977 as a 4. 2 liter all the way up to 2004 as a 4. 0 liter in the Wrangler. The only reason it went away was because it could not live up to the new emissions standards and was not too freindly on the gas mileage.

I had a 4. 2 in my AMC Eagle. It was one of the best running motors I have ever owned. It is too bad that the slushbox behind it was such a lump. That engine was tight as a drum at 290k.

 

[ThrottleJockey]

Another example of a highly successful inline 6 cylinder is the Jeep 4. 2 liter which transformed into the 4. 0 liter engine. That motor, to me, was probably one of the best engines of all time. That motor was used from 1977 as a 4. 2 liter all the way up to 2004 as a 4. 0 liter in the Wrangler. The only reason it went away was because it could not live up to the new emissions standards and was not too freindly on the gas mileage.

Oh yeah JeepRig!



You ever see a 2JZ out of an early Toyota Supra? Thing looks like a little Cummins I-6!

I have a GC as beater car. I want to stroke the 4. 0 to 4. 6. There is a $300. 00

rebuild kit to do it.