Posted by T in NE on September 04, 2014 at 22:54:13 from (75.235.56.71):
In Reply to: Re: Truck questions posted by Bill from Scotland on September 04, 2014 at 21:24:27:
The 6.2/6.5 GM and VE-pumped early Dodge diesels were real mizers. Wouldn't pass a whole lot in stock form, but if you behave yourself, 20MPG+ is real easy.
Ford's current diesel is a home-brew 6.7 liter V8, Dodge runs Cummins-sourced 6.7 liter inline 6, and GM uses the Isuzu-designed 6.6 liter V8. Dodge and Ford are running about 860 ft-lb of torque (apx 1170 newton-meter). The duramax is down to them by about 100 lb-ft.
No one is making a big-block anymore. Chevy was the last hold-out with the 8.1 liter, which stopped production a couple years ago.
Ford is turbocharging a v6 for fuel economy. Dodge and GM shut cylinders off, so under light load, you are running on 4 cylinders instead of 8.
Outside of the dual-wheeled trucks, the capabilities of the trucks from one brand to another are fairly close. GM has a lot of work to do to catch Ford and Dodge capacities in the dual-wheeled trucks.
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