Originally posted by Mikey
Ford trucks do not use Cummins. They use their own 6.0 Powerstroke. The older Fords used the 7.3 Powerstroke. The Powerstrokes are produced by Navistar. Dodge is the only one using Cummins.
..Mikey
mikey-
actually when ford was smart, they were using cummins diesel engines in their heavy duty trucks...
see this to prove your above statement incorrect.
http://search-desc.ebay.com/search2...038&Top10=&SortProperty=MetaEndSort&catref=C1
the truck posted in this link that runs 11s is owned by a guy named MADDOG on the TDR, he swapped in the cummins 12 valve motor for the most obvious reason...
because it will last at that power level, and the POS JOKE wont!!!
boost levels in diesel engines arent as crazy as one would think, my 2002 cummins has 26psi stock, now running 35, and with bigger turbo in the future, it would be around 45psi
with a diesel engine you crank up the fuel to make lots of power, you crank up the boost to cool it off so the EGT'S stay within reason!!!
you are correct, the 7.3 liter POS STROKE is no longer avail, THANK GOD... im tired of them.... our work trucks... long stories there!!!
the 6.0 is here, hopefully will be a better motor than the 7.3, ill find out when my work gets rid of my 99 POS STROKE, and gets me a 6.0 F-550 this spring
LATER
BW