hope this isn't a repost, just got the pic last night from wild ***** on dieselram.

 

pretty much tells the whole story doesn't it!!!!

thanks for the picture. saved it to my computer and sent it to a friend that has a ford powerstroke.

this should be fun!


britt

 

If you want to mess with your buddy and his Powerstroke, send him the JD Powers reliability thing.

 

good idea!

his is a 99 powerstroke so it is a good one. it isn't one of the newer 6.0 liters. he hasn't had any trouble out of it but it is still fun to mess with him.


britt

 

The PSD rod looks pretty beefy for an engine with smaller pistons and a shorter stroke. The D-Max rod looks adequate, too. I don't think Cummins ought to bother with that pic any more. It was impressive 10 years ago when GM still ran the 6.5, but now I don't think it proves anything. The other two engines have enough other weak points without considering the rods - which appear to be OK.

 

Your obviously not from Texas. Bigger is always better and since our rods are bigger, we get to brag about them.

 

I didn't realize the D-max used Hemi rods.

 

the dmax piston looks like a better design that the 6.0( more support on the sides were the piston pin goes through) on the other hand the 6.0 rod looks beefier than the dmax. but the Cummins is alot beefier cause its a 6 cylinder and displaces more cubes per cyl with a longer stroke. glad i ordered a CTD

 

For me, the most impressive part of that picture is the thickness of all three rods. It's a little hard to see, but try to compare how much each rod sticks up off the table they're sitting on.

I emailed this picture to my uncle, who didn't listen to my advice and purchaced a Duraturd.

 

I still like this one best



It is however circa 2001 with the older Ford and Chevy diesels.


phox

 

Anyone know where one could possibly find this JD powers article???

Mike

 

I'm interested in that article too. Someone tell us now!

 

Man Ford beefed up a little, however the piston still looks like it came out of my 250cc dirt bike...lol Chevy's bore kind of surprised me though.

 

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Wannadiesel is right. Comparing the size of the PSD to the DMax is valid, because they are both 8 cylinder engines. A 6 cylinder engine (of roughly the same displacement) will inherently require a larger connecting rod due to the increase bore size required to get the same displacement (5.9L, 6L, or 6.6L)