if you get a 01 dodge (vp44) an airdog fuel pump is all you need and that vp44 will last for ever, i have an 01 with 450000 miles and one with 250000 miles you can't kill those trucks. the cummins is probably the best diesel engine put on a light duty truck bar none, get one with an nv5600 a southbend clutch a smarty programer and you will be fine.
suggestion - dodge or ford?
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Cummins is a great engine, just too bad they surround it with a pathetic excuse of a truck. I had an '01 which would be the same body style as an '02 One of the nicest looking trucks ever made IMO. Mine only ran highway and never towed anything yet still managed to fall apart constantly. Front ends were junk. I put about 4-5k km a month on that truck and every 30-45k km I was replacing something on the front end. Dodge autos are junk. By 170k km the bottoms of the doors were rotted out and I washed this truck spotless at least every week in winter. I swore off ever buying another Dodge after that. The newer 4th gen Rams are great though. Ran a few 5500's in the mines and bush and they hold up well. Never owned a Ford though so I can't compare.
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On the subject of programmers they're hit and miss smarty edge etc. They're all the same all they are is a timing box plain and simple it's no different than a pittsburg power box on a big truck. I've seen a lot of injector problems caused on the 24 valve from tuners least when they still were used with factory injectors. I haven't seen as many problems with the aftermarket injectors but for a 24 valve a cheap set of 50 horse in injectors will set you back about $700 after the core charge -
Google "Cummins 53 problem"
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Again a 24valve cummins with a manual trans. or a built auto is the best bang for the buck. i have 2 of them a nv5600 truck and a fully built sun coast 47re truck 450000 and 250000 miles and no engine issues the front end with moog bj should be trouble free for about 100000 miles.
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Buy em both, and put the Cummins in the Ford. You'll have a perfect truck.
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Ok so serious question to everyone. I hear dodge dodge dodge. But yet, Ford has a substantially higher gcwr. If the goal is to maximize the freight to haul, why would you go with a truck that tow multiple tons less? And I'm not saying for people trying to be under 26000 lbs. Any thoughts?
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And I'm only talking new trucks as well.
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