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Originally Posted by Tx Firefighter
Apples to oranges here. Sure the Duramax is an awesome engine. But, the 12v Cummins takes exactly one wire to run (fuel shut off solenoid, and that's optional as it has a manual lever too). A set of Cummins injectors run well under 500 dollars. A set of injectors for a Duramax will break the bank. One is high tech and the other is stone age simple.
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very true. one thing that's turned me off of the duramax trucks, cause I used to really want one, was knowing people who paid $3500 to have their injectors done. I paid $280 iirc for all 8 on my 6.5 and did it myself.
My friend has a 96 or 97 and he can't find any modest power adders. Seems like if you want to mod it, you have to go all out. His dually struggles to pull his horse trailer in the mountains.I think there's a lot more cheap, simple power mods for the 24 valves.
I went camping with a guy had an 01 Cummins HO standard. I was embarassed at my truck climbing the last big hill in the Whites at 30 miles an hour, until he told me he cleared the top at 10 mph and his camper was a little bit smaller than mine.