Sweet Cummins

[Tx Firefighter]

If you were able to add up the numbers out there, I'd bet there are several hundred Cummins conversions for every Duramax conversion completed.

If you're standing in your shop looking at an empty engine bay and a modest amount of disposable money to spend on a conversion, the Cummins will always be the go-to choice. They are simple, cheap, pretty easy to install.

It's just more practical for most guys. I've had 5 Cummins Dodge pickups. The engines have been awesome, the trucks ran from "meh" at the best down to making me consider burning it to the ground at the worst. I've had 2 first gens, 2 second gens, and a third gen. The 1st gens are slow and quiet and very fuel efficient. The 12v second gen was reliable and steady. The 24v second gen would stand your hair up it pulled so hard (02 HO 6 speed). The third gen (03 HO 6 speed) is quiet, smooth and fast. I gave it to my ex wife and she uses it to pull horse trailers for her ranch every day without any complaint returning 15mpg towing and 20 unloaded.