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- From: mcarey@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (michael.e.carey)
- Subject: Re: Experiences with Pickups
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.153447.6873@cbfsb.cb.att.com>
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- References: <1992Nov19.150018.5827@cbfsb.cb.att.com> <Bxyz92.DKH@mail.boi.hp.com>
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- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 15:34:47 GMT
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- In article <Bxyz92.DKH@mail.boi.hp.com> wesf@boi.hp.com (Wes Fujii) writes:
- >michael.e.carey (mcarey@cbnewsb.cb.att.com) wrote:
- >: >
- >: >Diesels:
- >: >
- >: >Go with the Cummins (I understand Ford will be going with that motor, too)
- >: >if you can afford it. The International engine in the Ford trucks is okay
- >: >but lacks the all-out-power of the Cummins. I know several people that
- >: <stuff deleted>
- >:
- >: Woa! I would like to know your source on Ford using the Cummins instead
- >: of the IH? I haven't heard of this. This would spell bad news for
- >: an already troubled Navistar. As for the power of the IH, back when
- >: ford first started putting them in there trucks (then it was a 6.9 liter
- >: Diesel), the rear-ends could not take the power of the engine and they
- >: kept dropping out. If they are going with the Cummins for power reasons,
- >: I hope that they are a little more prepared this time.
- >
- >Heard it from a friend that is shopping for a diesel truck. I admit that
- >my source is not all that great. I'll try to pin him down on his source...
- >
- >Wes Fujii
- >
-
- Update....
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- I spoke with my father and father-in-law over the weekend (both work
- at Navistar). Turns out that Navistar is coming out with a turbo
- version of there 7.3 liter V8. They have ran a few, but not many.
- I do not have any performance numbers yet but am working on it.
- I just wonder how this engine will compare to the Cummins 6 cylinder?
-
- Michael
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