Is the 6.4 dead? Opinions needed please

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Works good at what? Drag racing? You want a diesel for towing last I checked and Cummins is definitely more of a truck than a duramax

I agree, I do like the GMs car like design for the ride(not the 2020 tho, fugly) Im definitely not a V-8 diesel fan, for various reasons.
Pickup truck V-8 diesels are more likely to be phased out, and history has showed us this before.
The cummins has been the 3/4 and 1 ton engine for decades. Cant say the same for ford or GM.

It will be interesting to see Fords 2020 HP/tq, numbers with the new pistons and lower comp ratio.
 

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duramax tows really nice. and is more reliable from what I've seen.

Seriously believe that? I’ll bet every dollar I have if ford or gm was given the chance they would drop their current engine to put a Cummins in in a second because they’d sell more and know it’s a better engine. The name speaks for itself. Best resale best reliability best power. You can’t tell me duramax holds a candle to a huge engine manufacturer that makes all types of engines.
 

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Seriously believe that? I’ll bet every dollar I have if ford or gm was given the chance they would drop their current engine to put a Cummins in in a second because they’d sell more and know it’s a better engine. The name speaks for itself. Best resale best reliability best power. You can’t tell me duramax holds a candle to a huge engine manufacturer that makes all types of engines.


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Ric, this truck is very well maintained. Nothing needed other than an engine to have a great truck. It is a Lariat with Nav, DVD, upfitters, Bilstein shocks, newer leafs, remote start ..etc. etc. I can post a pic of the original window sticker later. Here are some pics of the interior.
 

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duramax tows really nice. and is more reliable from what I've seen.

I have had both and NO. The Duramax is quick but does not have the durability of a Cummins. Nor does it love to be loaded up like a Cummins. The Duramax has 1/2 the bearing surface as the Cummins which obviously wears faster and wait until you blow a rear main seal. I will agree only that there were some bad fuel pumps feeding the Cummins a few years back but then I could also bring up the tranny lines that turn into sprinkler system for the GM's too. These are not actually part of the motor.
 

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I have had both and NO. The Duramax is quick but does not have the durability of a Cummins. Nor does it love to be loaded up like a Cummins. The Duramax has 1/2 the bearing surface as the Cummins which obviously wears faster and wait until you blow a rear main seal. I will agree only that there were some bad fuel pumps feeding the Cummins a few years back but then I could also bring up the tranny lines that turn into sprinkler system for the GM's too. These are not actually part of the motor.

YES. I have 3 duramax's and they are awesome. and my new dodge is at the dealer getting fixed....

glad yours is working good for you though.

not that the cummin's is a bad engine, but gm are just built better (as a complete package, not just the engine)
 
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this might seem odd to you, but I base my opinion on my experience with the product, not yours or some diesel forum guys.

and how I determine my results is a simple formula.

how many times the pos leaves me walking + how many $ in repair work and tow bills I end up with over the life of the vehicle.


you aren't going to change my mind and im not trying to change your's.
 
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this might seem odd to you, but I base my opinion on my experience with the product, not yours or some diesel forum guys.

and how I determine my results is a simple formula.

how many times the pos leaves me walking + how many $ in repair work and tow bills I end up with over the life of the vehicle.


you aren't going to change my mind and im not trying to change your's.

I thought you had a half ton??? What part of the cummins engine failed in your experience???
 

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Ric, this truck is very well maintained. Nothing needed other than an engine to have a great truck. It is a Lariat with Nav, DVD, upfitters, Bilstein shocks, newer leafs, remote start ..etc. etc. I can post a pic of the original window sticker later. Here are some pics of the interior.


my offer still stands if you want haha
 

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I thought you had a half ton??? What part of the cummins engine failed in your experience???

I have had LOTS of experience with Cummins.
I have been driving 20 years, have had many trucks, hAve friends with trucks, worked at companies that had truck, have friends at dealerships that sell truck, know mechanics that work on trucks....

head gasket in the Rodgers pass was the last Cummins good time I had.

jesus crhist you Cummins fan boys are hilarious...lmao
 
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I have had LOTS of experience with Cummins.
I have been driving 20 years, have had many trucks, hAve friends with trucks, worked at companies that had truck, have friends at dealerships that sell truck, know mechanics that work on trucks....

head gasket in the Rodgers pass was last Cummins good time I had.

jesus crhist you Cummins fan boys are hilarious...lmao

I take that all back. Cummins is the best engine ever.

6 in a row makes er go.
 
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