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Old 08-22-2010, 01:26 PM
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i found a 94 6.5 im wondering how these trucks are id like to have a 4x4 and like havin a diesel only thing is id have to give up the cummins.
 
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Old 08-22-2010, 01:52 PM
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keep the cummins is my 2cents. I had a 94 and it was ok as a dd; but it just dont have the relability and get up and go as a cummins
 
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Old 08-22-2010, 03:24 PM
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Not very good at all. It was an engine made by Detroit Diesel when it was still owned by GM. Back then GM's focus for the diesel engine wasn't like it is nowadays. The 6.2 and 6.5 weren't ment to be powerhouse engines, they were made as fuel efficient alternatives to the gas engines. They were both poorly engineered IDI engines. A small block 350 would outdo them any day.
 
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Old 08-22-2010, 03:40 PM
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ok thats wat i needed to know
 
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Old 08-22-2010, 06:08 PM
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keep the cummins for sure... gm didnt get it right untill 2000
 
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Old 08-22-2010, 08:39 PM
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There not that bad. If you just want a daily driver that you pull lighter trailers with they work fine. The biggest problem in 94 was it was the first year for the ds4 pump and they had a whole lot of problems with them. By now all the original pumps are long gone. As far as comparing them to a 350 I never have had a 350 get as good fuel economy make as much power or require less maintenance than any 6.5 I have ever had. As far as selling your Cummins to buy one kind of depends on how bad you want the 4x4. They still used the 6.5 in 2000.
 
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Old 08-22-2010, 11:37 PM
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i want a 4x4 but if its not gonna be able to pull a sled then its not worth it to me.
 
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Old 08-23-2010, 03:40 PM
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If you are using it for a pulling truck I would stay with what you have. The only problem with the Cummins 4x4s is most people want a lot for them.
 
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keep the cummins and keep your status to thats great and should be the law
 
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Old 08-24-2010, 10:30 AM
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Or you could buy the 6.5 4x4 and throw the 12v in it!
 
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