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Still wonder why Nissan is going with the International deal and not Cummins or Isuzu/Duramax.

International and Ford had such a debacle with that 6.0 Powerstroke diesel, and the new Ford 6.4 Diesel from Navstar is way down on dyno power from the 6.6 Duramax and 6.7 Dodge Cummins diesel.

Here's some Road test stats:

On another thread a Diesel Truck Magazine test was done with the three new diesel powered p.u.'s.

The Ford 6.4 didn't fair too well in MPG's, accelleration with and without load, and also, it's tested dyno'd horsepower and torque, when compared to the Duramax and Cummins.

Hopefully this was a lemon or a fluke, but if you're having some mileage concerns, then maybe the 6.4 Powerstroke does have some differences that are important to the potential consumer that's looking for pulling power, and fuel economy too.

Never the less, I troubles me to think that Nissan is leaning towards Navstar for their future diesel power plant for the Titan.

Chev 2500HD 6.6L Duramax
Power at the rear wheels: 327hp/583tq1/4 mile: 14.69s
0-60 unloaded: 7.18s
0-60 w/9850# trailer: 20.69s
Observed average mpg**:14.6 mpg (best tankful 14.79 mpg, worst 13.88 mpg)
Vehicle weight as tested: 6609#


Dodge 2500 6.7L Cummins
Power at the rear wheels: 321hp/582tq
1/4 mile: 15.2s
0-60 unloaded: 7.8s
0-60 w/9850# trailer: 20.75s
Observed average mpg**: 14.5 mpg (Best tankful 16.55 mpg, worst 12.38 mpg)
Vehicle weight as tested: 7165# (note - longbox, the others were shortboxes)


Ford F350 (SRW) 6.4L Powerstroke
Power at the rear wheels: 274hp/539tq
1/4 mile: 15.58s
0-60 unloaded: 8.7s
0-60 w/9850# trailer: 22.22s
Observed average mpg**: 11.06 mpg (Best tankful 13.36 mpg, worst 8.27 mpg)
Vehicle weight as tested: 6698#