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800lb/ft of torque at 1500rpm... with still only 350hp... DAMN!

 

Hmmmm impressive. Bout time Dodge stepped up the game a little

 

I want them to just say F*** it, and start modding the motors right at the factory. Just do all the stuff we are going to do with it anyways.

 

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i hope they build the cummins that diesel power editor wrote about last month in diesel power. a over head cam engine with integrated jake brake not exhaust an actual jake. with a heavy duty auto behind it. if they do ill have one

 

Well the 350HP is a little number play, but going opposite of what they normally do. Apparently, there's an extra 40hp on tap under normal driving conditions, making it 390HP. Still short of Fords 400/800, but those numbers are inflated according to chassis dyno's.

With the new 8 speed auto the power numbers won't mean much. The 2 extra gears will more than make up for a few fewer HP... But that'll probably be coming out with the 5th Gen truck in 2013/14.

 

That was my point cummins= no urea =less bs less crap to contend with and a simpler design

 

I have a buddy that works at the cummins plant here (he works in the emissions lab) and he said he was running a chrysler engine a few weeks ago that was pulling 350hp still BUT it was pulling over 800 torque!! Im sure they were still tweaking on it though.

 

I think its hard to classify any of these new engines as "simple"

I really dont care about the urea, I think its a very minor thing compared to DPF's (which kill mileage) and EGR's (which kill engines). Other than a little extra cost every now and then (which if you can spend 50-70k on a new truck I think you can afford) I dont think the urea causes any major problems.

 

i herd that cummins is building a v8 for the new dodges with an 8speed auto behind it to keep up with powerstroke and duramax.