From what you've said about your prospective it'd be ford hands down, I'm not willing to sacrifice comfort for a motor especially since I do have long droves to the lake 4+ hours


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one of the reasons i drive cummins is because i can get them repaired here in wv at a fair price. brian vannest shop knows every bolt in them. they only work on dodge

 

Thats a good point. I'll most likely go with the ford, because its going to be my dd, except for the occasional odd job and towing my quads around

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Yeah thats one reason im still strongly leaning toward a cummins. I plan to do most of the modifications myself. I live in charleston.

 

brians shop is about 30 mins away.

 

Well thats interesting, where is it?

 

ravenswood wv up i 77

 

What are you HP/TQ goals out of the vehicle, or just stock?

 

Im not looking really for anything over 500. Maybe 400-450

 

after owning a 1997 powerstroke i would lean towards the 24v cummins. The 24v is a much easier engine to work on and parts are a lot cheaper along with a greater power potential.

 

Put a Cummins in a Ford?

But in all honesty, I love the 7.3, but if you want to wrench (easily) go with the straight six. Its a trade off either way. More power potential and easier wrenching, or an all around better truck.