Yes that is correct. I am going to have to take a drive to edmonton in the near future I see. The chevy dealer is making me a very good offer to buy this chevy, and I have to admit it is pretty nice

kevin

 

Kev, Buddy, dont be sucked into the dark side!!! You are buying this truck as a tow rig so your 03 can get even more power!!! Tow rig = DoDGE!! If you were buying something too drive with no pulling whatsoever, then yeah maybe the chubby.

And kev, GP is ULSD!! Infact everything except dyed right now is ULSD, up here we dont have too label it as such....simply because we are just going with the US on this one....Not even legislated here!!

 

morkable go ahead and buy you a 6.7 with the auto you will like it. Man I was just playing around today and power brake man the tire just lit up in smoke real easy. I like mine alot.

 

I really like this final paragraph for the article linked above:

" If it's anything like the future light-duty Cummins and GM engines we've been hearing about, then may have overhead cams, make more power, and have emissions cleaner than those nerdy gas-electric hybrids that are all the rage-for now. "

 

Well I test drove the 6.7, I really liked it, very good power, loved that jake brake, everything was awesome,,,,,, but,,,,, those seats suck severely. I hated those seats, and the interest rate, 5.9%. Sooo I bought a chevy, 0% interest, about 4 grand less.. worth a try.. still a dodge man, but I think this unit will work pretty good for me too

kevin

 

To add to the hype about the 6.7, I test drove one yesterday. I stopped at a red light and when it turned green, I hit the gas, not to the floor, but now grannying it either. Well, I look back in the rear view mirror, and I have completly left all the other cars behind. This thing is quick.

 

well the other day I was messing around with my buddy on the highway with a 5.9 with the edge ez and we stay right beside each other so I am getting use to this 6.7 it got pretty good power to be stock.

 

Lets be real here - I own a lifted 08 6.4 L F350 4X4 6" lift 35s & am in the process of buying a 07 6.7 L 4X4 3500 Megacab - I hate here piece of ( EDIT) Hemi Durango - I love the dodges but have the above ford - that sucker will eat the 6.7 & is quieter or the same as the 6.7 L - must have been icy when you drove the 6.7 - its alright but is not a rocket as some would believe.

I like both - handling - ford - ride dodge - dodge longer & stock.

I get killed if I trade the Durango on a ford in case anyone wants to know why I dont buy a ford for the wife - Both are great trucks - bottom line.

 

but the 6.7's don't start grass fires like a ford.

 

To be honest, I have drove all three, and I think (and not just cause I bought one) the duramax is still the quickest stock truck. They are allmost a 1000lbs lighter, more hp. But holy schlamoly,,, I just got home from Edmonton with this new duramax,, in my 03 even all modded I can make the trip in less than half a tank, approx, 40 liters... I drove the duramax back home today,,, couldnt even make it home, had to fill up,, 90 litres, now I realize it has to break in,, but holy

Kevin

 

Seriously? I've driven both back to back and the ford, while coming on strong in midrange is completely lacking in throttle response down low. My fleet manager and I were out in the ford for a couple hours, and it was so poor off the line that we finally pulled out the watch. 3.5 seconds from full throttle till the turbos spooled up. We were never big fans of the 6 liter ford, but at least it came off the line like a bull. Can you imagine trying to rock the 6.4 out of a muddy mountain trail with all of that lag? How about babying it up a snowy lane? Not me brother, not in a million years...and I'm a ford fan. I was really hoping that new 6.4 would put them back in the fight...but it has fallen well short in my book. To bad, because the rest of the truck is great.

Bill

 

I'm new to diesels, truck in sig is my first diesel and my first Dodge truck, but I looked around alot before spending my money. Here are some thoughts why I got the Dodge.

I heard somewhere the Dmax was built by Isuzu? The aluminum heads kinda made me wonder, and the Chevys are behind Dodge and Ford in looks. New ones are better looking but still behind.

I've heard both good and bad on the Ford 6.0L. A coworker has an '03, tows a heavy trailer, but it isn't his daily driver so it doesn't see many miles and he hasn't had problems with it. A friend has an '06 6.0L and has already had a short block rebuild done to it. Course, he works it hard running his business. Now the funny part -- I've had Ford cars and gas trucks since 1990, but too many ???? on the ford diesels kept me away.

I then drove my signature truck w/ 6sp manual and yes the 5sp auto in the Ford was better suited for 90% of my driving (commuting 100 miles round trip to work) but I chose the Dodge for what I hope will be 20+ years, or ~ 400K miles, of reliable service.

just my $0.02.

 

yes it was designed by isuzu, and no, despite what everyone thinks, the aluminum heads are not a problem.

 

It definately wasn't icey when I drove it, it was on dry pavement and the new cement freeway we have and 15*C. In 1st and 2nd gear it would spin the tires when you put it to the rug and in 3rd it would be borderline, just hazing the tires. The 07 GMC we took out was basically the same way. The Ford would spin in 1st but only on the top end of the revs and then nothing in 2nd (granted it's only a 5 speed).

After driving all three I kinda doubt the 6.4L is quicker than the old 6.0L and I really doubt that it would hang with the GM or Dodge in a race. Also like Billindenver said, the Ford is still aweful off the line.... but I guess we'll have to see some track times to really know for sure.

I could see the GM could be the quickest, it is still lighter like Morkable said which is a big advantage. I'd bet the Cummins was putting down the most torque in the way it would spin the tires, it just has the extra weight to move which hurts at the track.

And the friend I drove the 08 Superduty with is a big Ford fan and was disappointed in its power, so it wasn't just me who thought it this. He drives a 6.0L for work every day and was expecting a lot more from the engine. Either way, I plan on modding my next truck so I'm going to stay far away from the Powerstroke.

 

Are you referring to the cloth or leather seats? The 07 I drove had leather Sport seats and I thought they were decent, not as nice as the Laramie seats though.

And did you get to drive the new style GM at all? What did you think of it? I can't get over the interior, I loved the new Nav and other gadgets and all the panels actually fit together now lol.

On a side note, my friend ended up factory ordering an 07 GMC 2500 4x4... I think it came out to $75k CDN on the sticker and $67k out the door. His final reasoning was that he liked the interior better and needs a GM to pull his 68 Camaro around lol. Now I have to buy a Dodge so we don't have the same trucks.