Posted by MoparNorm on Sunday, May 11, 2003 at 8:46AM :
In Reply to: Re: 2002 Dodge truck Question posted by jimmymac392 in So. J on Sunday, May 11, 2003 at 7:38AM :
Sorry jimmymac, I had to get Mom's Card in the post!
Is this your first diesel? I didn't see that you commented about the noise, the new Cummins is very quiet compared to the old Cummins. I have 4.11's in my 2002, however I weight 9,000+lbs 'empty', but the Cummins could probably pull it loaded with no problem with just 3.73's. I hit 105 mph the first day "just to see" and I had about 25% throttle left!
One last add about the diesel vs. gas, when you tow with the Cummins, you absolutely do not know the load is back there. I would forget that I had a truck on the trailer and about every 30 minutes I'd scare myself when I looked back and saw it in the mirror 3 feet from my bumper ha!ha! You cannot say that with a gas motor. The 360 is a fine motor and it will tow some, but it is not in the same league as the Cummins and the fuel payments will skyrocket when towing.
MoparNorm
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