this thread just took an ugly turn...

Hey, you gotta dish it out and take it :ernaehrung004:. seems like we are both very opinionated people. but i will challenge you any day

I meant what a lot of 6.0 owners call their motors, not the owners themselves lol. I'll go back and change it...

Catmando, What truck are you driving?

I know my 6.0 was the best truck ever when Ford was paying the bill.

You better have a LOT more power than stock is all I can say. If you had a Duramax I would be worried, but a stock 6.0? Nah.

What I understand is the 2006-2008 6.0s were better than the 03-05 ones, but they still had serious flaws, which led Ford to force Navistar to build the 6.4. All Isuzu has had to do is make small changes to the Duramax through the years as has Cummins, going from the 12 valve to the 24 valve to the Common Rail to the 6.7.

I drive a stock 2006 Ram quad cab dually G56 manual. If Fixxxer beats me I'll buy the drinks. :drink:

now, i said something to a gentleman on these boards.... i drove a duramax today pulling my friends 388 slingshot. I was delightfully impressed. pulls almost like a 6.0 LOLOLOL (Catmando). Anyways im just pullin punches. i like you guys! this is fun! and catmando i drink bud select !:evilb:

You Might want to wait a month or two and check out the new 2011 Duramax when it comes out. They are now 400HP and tow 20k. I have a 05 Duramax that I bought new and never had a problem with it. Jeff Wurl

Finally someone mentions the right truck.:drink:

However, I think Ford's new motor will be a big improvement over the last one, but the first year sure would make me nervous to buy if I planned to keep it past the warranty!

inline vs. V-8
 

My wifes family owns a diesel garage, working on both 8-lug's and big rigs. A couple of years ago I decided to buy my first diesel and wisely asked their advice on which maker to go with. They said that they see the most problems with the Duramax followed by the Power Stroke with the Dodge Cummins having the least problems. Their opinion is that the V-8 configuration just doesn't compare to the inline 6 , as a matter of fact the older big rigs used to run V-8 diesels but years ago they all went to the inline 6. So if the V-8's were any good wouldn't big rig's be running them? Just thought that you might be interested in the opinion of a diesel garage that seems them on a daily basis. Also if you read many 8-lug magazines you'll see that a lot of people competing in truck pulls are replacing their Power Stroke with a Cummins.