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Originally Posted by porsche4life
Tobra.... That duramax... Doesn't hold a candle to the Cummins... Known several people that had them... Issues early on with them... Oh ya and they were getting crap mileage... All of the trucks are kinda crappy.... But of big 3 The dodge wins out just b/c of the motor... Killer power and reliability and economy... We get 18+ consistently out of 2 of ours...
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Sidney,
The Duramax does hold a candle to the Cummins. The Cummins does get better mileage but we are comparing a 5.9 to a 6.6 liter. The Cummins is definitely no slouch and it's simplicity makes it the perfect candidate for engine swaps. The LB7 (early) Duramax does have a tendency to go through injectors (when they still ran 48 volts to them) but they are also the reason why the Duramax was so much quieter than the Cummins...especially the 12 valve Cummins, because without those injectors the Duramax wouldn't have pilot injection (a small early shot of fuel that helps avoid the loud noise people tend to associate with diesels). I'm not bashing the Cummins by any means but the Duramax isn't junk.
-Shawn