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duramax and power stroke weight?

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okieraptor

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Anyone know the weights of these two? The Cummings at 1100lbs is a bit much for a truck that will be in the sand a lot. I still want a diesel so I can tow the fast toys to the sand but want to be able to just pull out on the sand. All my buddy's have Cummings with 12.50's and they don't do so well. Only one with a Ford has 15.50's on it and it's just fine. But I don't want that wide for better fuel mileage.

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Okie
 
A typical duramax crew cab short box weighs in the neighbourhood of 7200 lbs or so. My regular cab longbox weighed in at 6500 lbs with me and a 1/4 tank of fuel in it
 
okieraptor said:
Anyone know the weights of these two? The Cummings at 1100lbs is a bit much for a truck that will be in the sand a lot. I still want a diesel so I can tow the fast toys to the sand but want to be able to just pull out on the sand. All my buddy's have Cummings with 12.50's and they don't do so well. Only one with a Ford has 15.50's on it and it's just fine. But I don't want that wide for better fuel mileage.

Thanks
Okie
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I'm not trying to sound like an ass but we're talking about a 7500LB truck with a big torquey ass diesel, pulling toys, and going into the sand. Why are you concerned about gas mileage let alone what the 1mpg difference youd see in a wider tire?
 
Its not 1mpg its more like 3-4mpgs. And driving to cali from texas that will add up quick. And at glamis you camp on the dunes pretty much and ill either have the toy hauler or enclosed on the truck in the sand.

I should mention also that ill be junkyard diving and swaping either a dmax or powerstroke in my 3/4t chevy.
 
okieraptor said:
Its not 1mpg its more like 3-4mpgs. And driving to cali from texas that will add up quick. And at glamis you camp on the dunes pretty much and ill either have the toy hauler or enclosed on the truck in the sand.
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First, a 3" wide tire will not cost you 4 mpg. A little, sure, not 4. Something else would cause that (i.e. are the tires bigger etc).


As for weight, the 7.3L powerstroke is a little over 900# and the Duramax is 800-850#. The 5.9 Cummins (not Cummings) weighs just over 1000#, all weights are dry.


IMO that 100-200 lbs won't make a huge difference on a truck that big.
 
Kind of what I was thinking from the beginning, I'd let ease of swap, availability, and cost determine which one you went with, not weight.
 
Stomis said:
If you put a powerstroke in a chevy you may kill a baby.
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It's made by International and not Ford, just like having a Dana axle or New Process t-case in a Chevy, none of those were made by GM.

Cummins is the easiest and cheapest swap for sure though.
 
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It's made by International and not Ford, just like having a Dana axle or New Process t-case in a Chevy, none of those were made by GM.

Cummins is the easiest and cheapest swap for sure though.
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True yes BUT powerstroke comes in fords and nothing but fords.

Cummins is a different story.
 
Have you gave any thought to a 6.5 GEP optimiser? The GEP engines have fixed all the problems that the eariler 6.5 were known for.
They only weigh around 750 LBS.
Pretty much a Direct bolt in. By time you do a used PS/cummins/ Dmax swap you will prolly be into it almost as much a New 6.5 will cost.
The new P400 are out now. It can be built to make some good power.
 
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Since were talkin weights here, the 6.2/6.5 is in the 700# range from what I've read to but I'm curious as to what a 454 comes in at and also a 350??
 
Thunder said:
Have you gave any thought to a 6.5 GEP optimiser? The GEP engines have fixed all the problems that the eariler 6.5 were known for.
They only weigh around 750 LBS.
Pretty much a Direct bolt in. By time you do a used PS/cummins/ Dmax swap you will prolly be into it almost as much a New 6.5 will cost.
The new P400 are out now. It can be built to make some good power.
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Yes I hav but I want something powerful without modding the hell out of it. I can build a 6.5 with every part known to man and only get stock or a hair more PS/Dmax/Cummins power. And reliabilty goes out the window. All ill do is but chip/exhuast/intake on whatever I swap in wich will put me beyond that of the 6.5 can do reliably.

Not knocking these motors I'm putting one in my burb but for this truck all it will know is 10,000lbs hooked to it.
 
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