Bob-
the 2002 dodge cummins are still the loud ones and they come in the old body style dodge truck, sounds odd but the 2002 1500 dodges are the new body style, and the 2500 and 3500 are the stayed with the old body-
then in 2003 the quiet cummins motor came out and they changed the body style to the new one-
the 2003 cummis is whisper quiet, the only thing that is heard is the lift pump ticking-
Isuzu makes a real good diesel motor, i see them in all of our linkbelt excavators,multiquip generators,and various other heavy machinery that we rent at work-
other than normal maintenance, weve never experienced any major issues with the Isuzu motor in any of our equipment other than turbo replacements-
the cummins that comes in our forklifts,air compressors, generators, ect are bullet proof and have lasted over 12,000 HOURS with no major issues either-
as for the Isuzu in the chevys, i personally would not buy a used one because someone else could have beat the crap out of it before you, and the $7500.00 to replace 8 injectors is damn rediculous.
i bought a cummins motor that came in a dodge wrapper because if it ever breaks down, it will be simple to fix and relatively less expensive than a powerstroke or Isuzu parts would be.
i can work on it since it has 30% less rotating assembly being a inline 6, same design for the past 30+ years except for the 24v head is new design-
just open the hood and you will see that there is plenty of room to work on the new ISB engines if needed.
as for the 2004 Isuzu engines, they are still getting everything working better for them. i like the idea of the "pop" in and out of place injectors. if they are cheaper even better!!!
too bad chevy doesnt make a 5500 series or else there would be one in my driveway 45days from now, work is buying me a truck and i would prefer the chevy over the POS, oh i mean the powerstroke
BW
