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What's better - 5.9 or 6.7?

 
esanchez esanchez
Administrator | Posts: 45 | Joined: 04/09
Posted: 04/28/09
11:16 AM

What engine do you think is better? The 5.9 or 6.7 engine? I know a lot of guys that will say the 5.9 because it doesn't have all the after-treatment junk the 6.7 does. But there's starting to be a pretty good following with the 6.7 too, despite all the technical hurdles to tuning it. What do you think?  

 
pbrbullhauler pbrbullhauler
New User | Posts: 4 | Joined: 04/09
Posted: 04/28/09
05:25 PM

i would go with the 5.9 due to the fact its a proven motor alltho it seems a lot of guys  are finally having succes with their 6.7 motors  

 
esanchez esanchez
Administrator | Posts: 45 | Joined: 04/09
Posted: 04/29/09
08:50 AM

The 6.7 certainly has a lot of potential, but the exhaust after-treatment equipment is a significant obstacle to performance.  

 
rngprerunner rngprerunner
New User | Posts: 21 | Joined: 05/09
Posted: 05/08/09
02:45 PM

Depends if you like to play with computers or not. The 6.7 is way more complicated than the 5.9. And which 5.9 are we talking about? 12valve? 24valve? HO?  
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Digity17 Digity17
New User | Posts: 3 | Joined: 05/09
Posted: 05/25/09
10:57 AM

All cummins engines are good....there was one guy who made like 1150 hp out of a 5.9......but there is also another guy on DP that makes like 650 and runs low 3's , 0-60 time in his 6.7....so they are both good for hp, but for reliability go with the 5.9 because there isn't as much electrical junk, its been around for a lond time and, its mostly mechanical...either or they are both good motors  

 
fordf350idi fordf350idi
New User | Posts: 6 | Joined: 04/10
Posted: 04/29/10
05:26 AM

i would go with the 5.9 cuzz i heard that the 6.7 oil pumps arent strong enough to even be at idle  
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