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ab0tj
Dodge Dakota
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5/03/2004
01:58:01
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Hey all,
Later this year I will finally be able to afford the Ram I've been wanting. Yes, I'm keeping my Dakota still (it's going to be my offroader). I just can't decide... HEMI or Cummins? I am definitely going to get it with a manual tranny. The extra cost of the Cummins doesn't bother me. I will have mostly short, city trips with some (4 times a year, maybe) cross-country (SC to CO and back) trips. I may end up pulling the Dakota on a trailer using the Ram (the dak probably won't be road legal when I'm done with it). I also want to be able to smoke the rice grinders when I feel the need.
So, which engine do you think would fit me best?
Thanks in advance,
Alex
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blueballs
Dodge Dakota
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5/03/2004
10:17:13
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Cummins. Its fun to see diesels run in the 14's with little work. Thats if you can see them threw the smoke.
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Mr.Sleepy
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5/03/2004
10:20:35
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Cummins. Easy to get extra power with minor mods and diesel is only 1.60 a gallon.
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Scott
Dodge Dakota
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5/03/2004
10:49:50
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Cummins..you can get lots of power out of them.
Remember..Horsepower sells cars, Torque wins races
and a Cummins has uber-torque
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00 RT/BC
Dodge Dakota
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5/03/2004
15:51:23
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A cummins 600 is my dream truck, there are some guys down at the local drag strip that run 12's and 11's with big cummins diesels.
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Ant.
Dodge Dakota
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5/03/2004
17:28:24
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I say cummins. My brother-in-law has one. The only mod that he has made is using a Hypertech programmer. That thing has gobs of torque. Hes about to get an exhaust and intake. Im definitely gonna race him with my dak.
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Kowalski
Dodge Dakota
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5/03/2004
18:10:58
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Another vote for Cummins - even if a sushi sled beats you, how much pride could they have bragging to their buddies about beating a diesel.
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Slow Guy
Dodge Dakota
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5/03/2004
21:37:07
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Cummins again. A programmer should put one in mid-low 15s or even a high 14.
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360
Dodge Dakota
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5/04/2004
00:07:49
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yet another vote for the Cummins...I just wish that they would put then in the Dakotas!!!
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,boB
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5/04/2004
05:13:38
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Once again, Cummins. The torque just can't be beat for a tow vehicle. I'm really not that impressed with the power numbers for the hemi. And look at the cost of gas vs. diesel fuel.
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ZenDak
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5/04/2004
07:51:19
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Cummins! - in the smallest possible configuration you can get - 2wd. That's what I'm thinking about next.
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Zach
Dodge Dakota
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5/04/2004
15:10:48
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Another vote for the cummins here!
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Dr. D
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5/04/2004
22:51:17
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I own a 98' Ram with the 24 valve Cummins and auto
transmission (over 20 m.p.g. solo).
I LOVE IT !!
The new 600 Cummins in the new Dodge Ram is even better!
Dr. D
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00 RT/BC
Dodge Dakota
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5/05/2004
11:06:03
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I'd rather have a 2nd Gen 24V Cummins like in your '98 because they are easier to mod.
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velazsc
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5/05/2004
18:13:11
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Another vote for the Cummins. I should have gotten the Cummins. For the money I have spent on my '03 Dak QC 5.9L for small performance improvements, the Cummins would have been the way to go. In the words of a co-worker, real trucks have diesel engines because gas trucks are just big cars.
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01redR/T
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5/07/2004
20:26:56
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I have test drove a 2500 with the cummins and on with the HEMI and I would much rather have the Cummins. But what made me about cream myself was a quad cad 2500 with 6 speed and 600 series cummins.
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Dr. D
Dodge Dakota
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5/09/2004
20:53:20
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Has anyone here heard a rumor about a 4 cyl. Cummins Turbo
soon to be offered in the 1500 Ram ?
My local Dodge salesman told me about it but so far he is the
only one that has mentioned it.
Fact or Fiction ?
Dr. D
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chris
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5/09/2004
22:05:05
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How come on the dodge commercial they claim the cummins has 600 torque but when you go to their website the highest i saw was 555?
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six pack
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5/09/2004
22:14:00
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another vote for cummings,iv been to the cummings school/maint facility in hartford and the way to go is to buy the truck then take to cummings and let them do all the power mods when you pick it up you got 2 warranties the chrysler one and a cummings one on the motor covering everything they did
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00 RT/BC
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5/10/2004
15:00:53
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It's Cummins not Cummings. The 50 state legal cummins is rated for 555 because of california emissions. Cummins has a second engine for the united states which is an HO version and has 600 torque. At least that's what I gather, being that I live in canada the only engine available is the 600.
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oh-oh-oh
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5/10/2004
16:54:06
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I'm Cumming !
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