Dodge Cummins Vs Chevy Duramax Pismo '06

DTW Pismo '06 at Comp Hill, go CTD!! Vid from crappy old phone. We all had tons of fun!!

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Autos & Vehicles

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• dodge
• cummins
• diesel
• chevy
• duramax
• pismo

[heavyd2062]

You're absolutely right, the 6.2 did come out in 82. Actually the Suburban I have is an 82. I have been amazed at how durable it is. It has over 300k miles on it and still starts right everyday. It has been well maintained and barely uses any oil over what they were expected to when they came out. I just wish they made some aftermarket parts for these engines as they would be able to perform just as well as any of the new engines coming out today. I'm going to retrofit it with a 6.5 turbokit.

[olznut]

@heavyd2062 I recall Banks having a turbo kit for them called the Sidewinder I think. Wasn't the 6.2/6.5 a Detroit Diesel design? My buddy in Texas swears by the 6.2 and oddly enough, the 5.7 Olds diesels, he was an engine rebuilder in the Army and knew how to make them last. The 81 Olds Cutlass he has with the diesel gets 35 mpg he tells me with the 4 spd overdrive and close to 30 with his 84 Chevy 1500 with the 6.2, just don't expect them to get up to speed in a hurry.........

[heavyd2062]

Truth of the matter is that regardless of which you prefer, you're going to insist that your truck is better. I'm a GM man, I have the 6.2 diesel in my Suburban. I get almost 30 mpg's and love my 30 year old Burb. does this mean it's better? It had more torque but les Hp out of the factory than either Dodge or Ford at the time, and better fuel economy. But less hp. You decide. I still prefer my simple cast iron 6.2 than these new aluminum blocks today. I prefer it over all 3 makers today.

[olznut]

@heavyd2062 I know that all the 3 have cast iron blocks, I know the Duramax has aluminum heads, not sure about the Powerstroke but I know the Cummins never had an aluminum head, it's a 1200 lb hunk of iron. I used to work on the 6.2 when I was in the Army, I know a little about them and what you said is true, but the 6.2 came out a few years before the Cummins, 1982 or 83 I think to 1989 for the Cummins in the Ram and mid 80's for the Ford, I think it was a 6.9L then, going off memory.

[recniabsal]

You see I've noticed a pattern in Cummins fans. They think they're the best. Thats far from the truth. If you educated yourself you'd know its strictly fan based. Just because the Cummins came before the Powerstroke and Duramax doesn't automatically make it better. This is like watching Ford Mustang fans fight with Chevy Camaro fans. And dodgekid83, if being a Duramax fan makes me a pussy feel free to come to Utah and fight me toe to toe. Kung Fu and Jujitsu training. I'll be happy to educate.

[olznut]

Wow, I posted this 3 years ago just poking some fun as I'm friends with both truck owners and we were out on the beach having fun. The comments just crack me up! I've been a Cummins guy through and through since the 70's, Cummins in my Dodge, KW and all the other big n small trucks I've driven. I like fast TRUCKS period. I mean, where else can you pull over 6 tons, run 13's in the 1/4 mile and achieve over 20 mpg in a 3 1/2 ton vehicle?? DIESEL ONLY BABY!!!

[heavyd2062]

But also, you're right about them being Detroit Diesel engines. GM Contracted Detroit to get a decent motor after the fiasco with the 5.7. They can be relatively slow, but are certainly work horses. With the 375 ft. Lb. of torque mine puts out I have been able to do just about anything. I have done little things as I can to increase performance. I think that Banks did indeed make a turbo kit, but it's cost prohibative. I think the 6.5 kit off of a Chevy truck should work just fine though.

[heavyd2062]

I actually just got rid of a rare car, a 1981 Chevrolet Impala 2 door, it's in the video's I've posted. It had the 6.2 diesel, (stock). This car was one of only 313 that recieved the 6.2 ever. They all went to the federal government, and most to the FBI. They were all the 2 door which didn't even get the diesel as an option and with the 4 door and station wagon the only choice was the 5.7. I swear by the 6.2 too that impala actually got a road tested 52 MPG at 65mph. I loved that car.

[heavyd2062]

One of the really amazing things though is that people have just assumed that since the Olds 5.7 was such a clunker that the 6.2 and the 6.5 were just as bad. I think that the smear campaign against the 5.7 just extended to them by association. The real truth is that these engines were complete one of designs compared to the 5.7 and have been extremely reliable if maintained correctly.

[Usernameinvalid16]

@recniabsal WOW Dude. LMFAO! Your retarded i am a Duramax lover too but that i know kung fu shit was just really gay!

[jonesd5o]

yea i made spellin mistakes but if u knew half the shit i do about diesel ud misspell words to when u were as pissed off as me

[jonesd5o]

@bigcamcummins hell yea big cam fucckin hyuppie scum suckers make diesel burn more fuel no just so it looks cleaner wtf? pisses me off not to mention i haver to fix all the new emmisions bullshit they stick on my engines oh btw diesel is zero emmisions now so u hippies can suck a dick diesel = zero emissions more power and economy than a fuckin prius and yea these fuck tards have no idea about the big trucks on the road they just dont get it