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5.0_707
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Looking to upgrade from my little ranger into something bigger... Don't know too much about diesels so I thought I'd ask the great people of CAfords... What do you guys think? 2005 F250
Any and all input is greatly appreciated!
Posts: 888 | From: 707 | Registered: Aug 2005
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LX347hatch
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Dodge ram ..cummins ftw!
[ November 24, 2011, 07:49 PM: Message edited by: LX347hatch ]
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svfreerider87
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don't buy a 6.0 trust me, even the 7.3 aren't all there cracked up to be, when it comes to diesel dodge is by far best. all my friends who had powerstrokes sold them both 6.0 and 7.3 motors, and now drive gas trucks, only friends who stayed with their diesels are the ones that bought dodges.
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Posts: 1685 | From: Sunnyvale | Registered: Jun 2005
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Originally posted by svfreerider87:
don't buy a 6.0 trust me, even the 7.3 aren't all there cracked up to be, when it comes to diesel dodge is by far best. all my friends who had powerstrokes sold them both 6.0 and 7.3 motors, and now drive gas trucks, only friends who stayed with their diesels are the ones that bought dodges.
as my friend who's a master tech for caterpillar and drives a 04 cummins told me "it's a lot cheaper and easier to work on an engine with 6 cylinders and injectors vs 8 cylinders and 8 injectors."
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norcalfiddy
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Originally posted by svfreerider87:
don't buy a 6.0 trust me, even the 7.3 aren't all there cracked up to be, when it comes to diesel dodge is by far best. all my friends who had powerstrokes sold them both 6.0 and 7.3 motors, and now drive gas trucks, only friends who stayed with their diesels are the ones that bought dodges.
shitt, cant go wrong with a 7.3. reliable as f*ck. bought brand new in 95 and been running strong ever since. and i race it. only thing went out is the TC blew.
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poisonpony96
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From what I've heared from my dad. The 6.0 is garbage but 7.3 is really good! Also yeah the dodge has a great motor to bad they look like shit to me. And 4 door short bed is sweet.
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7.3 all day! I have a friend with 570K+ on his, original everything. Besides maintenence. And hes got a three stage tune and I don't think it's ever been off of stage 3. Gets around 24MPG freeway too.
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Posts: 1712 | From: NoOneTellMeWhatToDo-Neight | Registered: Oct 2009
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svfreerider87
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Originally posted by svfreerider87:
don't buy a 6.0 trust me, even the 7.3 aren't all there cracked up to be, when it comes to diesel dodge is by far best. all my friends who had powerstrokes sold them both 6.0 and 7.3 motors, and now drive gas trucks, only friends who stayed with their diesels are the ones that bought dodges.
shitt, cant go wrong with a 7.3. reliable as f*ck. bought brand new in 95 and been running strong ever since. and i race it. only thing went out is the TC blew.
my friend says the only ford diesel to buy is 95-98 he said those first gen 7.3 powerstrokes are somewhat indestructable, but trust all my friends caught the diesel truck bug 2 years ago and the only ones still rolling a diesel truck are the dodge owners.
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flores24v
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Originally posted by LX347hatch:
Dodge ram ..cummins ftw!
+1,000 CUMMINS FTW
Posts: 851 | From: Florida | Registered: Jan 2011
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Ryan_LX
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Rather be cummin then strokin here's my truck ![[patriot]](graemlins/patriot.gif)
either way you go I guarentee you'll me a lot happier with a diesel.
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Posts: 1718 | From: no where | Registered: Sep 2006
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That truck is clean , cummins are good but i heard the Duramax's put a hurtin on em
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I had an 05 250 6.0 and I never once had a problem. It was great as a daily driver. Took it on a few road trips. And towed excellent. I towed my cobra and a 27' searay boat with it. I'm not claiming it to be any better or worse than any other truck but it was a great truck for me
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Ryan_LX
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That truck is clean , cummins are good but i heard the Duramax's put a hurtin on em
Yeah those duramax's are pretty quick. And they have the allison trans too. I read with those before a curtain year they have injector issues. Never the less these diesels make big power pretty easy.
I just like the straight 6 turbo vs the v8 and making pretty much the same power numbers if not more.
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DEVERO2
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DO NOT BUY A 6.0. I did months ago and It is in the shop for the 6th time. They put a BRAND new crate motor and instill have problems. It is getting bought back. I have a 2005 F350. Don't buy a 6.0
Posts: 641 | From: sacramento | Registered: Oct 2005
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Wildfire532FB
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Get a 7.3L, I love my 7.3 its badass. Runs hella good. Cummins motors are good but the Dodge trucks are junk. My buddy bought a new one and within 6 months the dash was cracked and the knobs and stuff for his air were falling off.
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I drive a f250 with the 7.3 for work it tows the fuck out of anything behind it! Great truck. Cummings are sick but interior is stuck back in 1980 and for a while the auto's blew ass.
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Posts: 1857 | From: HEALDSBURG | Registered: Feb 2007
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