whos got a cummins?

[hondarancher4435]

anyone who has a cummins post pics of your truck:weightlifter::cool2:

just got my first truck it is a 1996 ram 2500 cummins. got it for $5500 has 161,000 miles and runs like a champ. had to turn the idle up allitle today and now i need to start replacing a couple bad seals(t-case, p/s). i love this truck and am so happy that i went with a diesel and not gas.:)

[blakerugg]

anyone who has a cummins post pics of your truck:weightlifter::cool2:

just got my first truck it is a 1996 ram 2500 cummins. got it for $5500 has 161,000 miles and runs like a champ. had to turn the idle up allitle today and now i need to start replacing a couple bad seals(t-case, p/s). i love this truck and am so happy that i went with a diesel and not gas.:)

the interior looks like new!!
get some banks engineering stuff goin in that baby!! she'll fly :usflag:

[hondarancher4435]

the interior looks like new!!
get some banks engineering stuff goin in that baby!! she'll fly :usflag:

yep looking into some stuff i really like the banks six gun with the pda make adjustments on the fly. i want something with a in cab screen so i can use that to moniter the engine instead of adding gauges

[JDiepstra]

Nice truck. Skip the Banks and visit www.cumminsforum.com for all the info you could ever want about the Cummins.

[hondarancher4435]

by the way forgot to mention the truck was set up for welding and came with a miller bobcat welder/generator which is worth about $2000 havent got a chance to use it yet but cant wait.

[JDiepstra]

yep looking into some stuff i really like the banks six gun with the pda make adjustments on the fly. i want something with a in cab screen so i can use that to moniter the engine instead of adding gauges

Whoa there buddy, you have a 12V. You can't put any sort of electronic boxes on a 12V. The good news is a lot of your power mods are very cheap, or free.

[hondarancher4435]

Nice truck. Skip the Banks and visit www.cumminsforum.com for all the info you could ever want about the Cummins.

already a member there some great people with alot of knowledge.

[hondarancher4435]

Whoa there buddy, you have a 12V. You can't put any sort of electronic boxes on a 12V. The good news is a lot of your power mods are very cheap, or free.

i didn't actually see if anyone offered a programmer for it but now that you say that it makes sense considering it is such a mechanical engine. oh well you can get alot of power just from adjusting a couple things.

[blakerugg]

i didn't actually see if anyone offered a programmer for it but now that you say that it makes sense considering it is such a mechanical engine. oh well you can get alot of power just from adjusting a couple things.

i know with gas trucks (idk if this applies to diesel) you want to let it breathe. get an intake to allow more air in (more fuel), an exhaust to get that air out, and a tuner to literally re-tune the engine

...i think i got that right, correct me if im wrong...

[ohiogreenworks]

Just sold my cummins about a month ago to get a plow truck for the winter....lots of mods on her, dynoed 450hp etc etc...sure was a fun truck...

http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww29/spyder3634/all_done_right_rear.jpg

[hondarancher4435]

Just sold my cummins about a month ago to get a plow truck for the winter....lots of mods on her, dynoed 450hp etc etc...sure was a fun truck...

http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww29/spyder3634/all_done_right_rear.jpg

wow truck looks sick man. thinking about doing stacks how did you like them? are those towing mirrors stock or aftermarket i would like to put them on mine

[ohiogreenworks]

wow truck looks sick man. thinking about doing stacks how did you like them? are those towing mirrors stock or aftermarket i would like to put them on mine

Thanks sure was sad to see it go, put a lot of work into it! Stack was fun. Loved the way it looked, and sounded. Little loud for drivers side but I did it to be different. I have never seen one with just one stack on that side so I went with that. Towing mirrors I got from ebay for around 200 bucks, they are totally worth it. Look great and improve viewing times 10!

[pitrack]

anyone who has a cummins post pics of your truck:weightlifter::cool2:

just got my first truck it is a 1996 ram 2500 cummins. got it for $5500 has 161,000 miles and runs like a champ. had to turn the idle up allitle today and now i need to start replacing a couple bad seals(t-case, p/s). i love this truck and am so happy that i went with a diesel and not gas.:)

congrats on the truck man. Careful with the mods, I hope you know about the trannies in those trucks.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i248/pitrack/DSC_0213-Copy.jpg

[All American CL]

one is a 99 the other is a 03
154570

154571

[2brothersyardcare]

dodges r beast

[JDiepstra]

Heres some of mine at different stages in its life.

http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp96/jdiepstra/DSC01841.jpg

http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp96/jdiepstra/Truck/truck007.jpg

http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp96/jdiepstra/Truck/truck004.jpg

http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp96/jdiepstra/Truck/front.jpg

[davis45]

As soon as winter hits she is gettin a makeover. Complete with a built tranny :) ...XZT+, jammers, AFE intake, 6" miter stacks, DC-1 Black wheels, line-x rocker pannels, 3 gauge pillar pod, recon lights all around to match cab lights, debadged and replaced with 3rd gens, leveled 2 inches. I already took off those black nerf bars

[poolboy]

Please leave the stacks to tractor trailers. They make you look like you're compensating for a lack of something else.

[JDiepstra]

Please leave the stacks to tractor trailers. They make you look like you're compensating for a lack of something else.

I didn't ask for your opinion. :hammerhead: But never again will I smash my tailpipe up on a snowbank. It's also required for sledpulling in many areas. I'm sure you and your s-10 know nothing about that though. :laugh:
And I get lots of compliments btw. :usflag:

[poolboy]

I didn't ask for your opinion. :hammerhead: But never again will I smash my tailpipe up on a snowbank. It's also required for sledpulling in many areas. I'm sure you and your s-10 know nothing about that though. :laugh:
And I get lots of compliments btw. :usflag:

My advise was for Davis45. You've already gone and ****** up your truck.

[ohiogreenworks]

Please leave the stacks to tractor trailers. They make you look like you're compensating for a lack of something else.


You must have never had a diesel with stacks...pretty fun:dancing:

[JDiepstra]

My advise was for Davis45. You've already gone and ****** up your truck.

He did not ask for your opinion either.

[JosephLawnCare]

Whos got a cummins?............not me, thank god!

[SouthernCutter]

i think poolboy is jealous. but its ok. haha.

I love my cummins, great truck.
beats the hell out of a powerjoke and duradud. sorry to state my opinion.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee236/rebelmudd3r/470615-R1-010-3A_005-1.jpg
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pushin about 680rwhp and about 1100 ft lbs.
i dont want stacks, cant pull my bass boat, it'll ruin the carpet. haha. and when it rains at night and you start your truck the next mornin, it looks like you sprayed your truck with black water.

those old 12 valves will run like a damned mule. they are unstoppable. all mechanical, so no programmers are available. but you can be a man instead of a boy and make some pretty nice power on fuel only. haha. but i guess thats why im still a boy, i have some electronics helpin me.

[JDiepstra]

Whos got a cummins?............not me, thank god!

And what is the reason for not wanting a Cummins?

[SouthernCutter]

its about the only real diesel left on the road....still an inline 6 rather than all these V8 diesels.

[TurfTrimmer 92]

i think poolboy is jealous. but its ok. haha.

I love my cummins, great truck.
beats the hell out of a powerjoke and duradud. sorry to state my opinion.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee236/rebelmudd3r/470615-R1-010-3A_005-1.jpg
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee236/rebelmudd3r/DSC00528.jpg

pushin about 680rwhp and about 1100 ft lbs.
i dont want stacks, cant pull my bass boat, it'll ruin the carpet. haha. and when it rains at night and you start your truck the next mornin, it looks like you sprayed your truck with black water.

those old 12 valves will run like a damned mule. they are unstoppable. all mechanical, so no programmers are available. but you can be a man instead of a boy and make some pretty nice power on fuel only. haha. but i guess thats why im still a boy, i have some electronics helpin me.



Heyy all ford needs to do is build an F350 with the Cummins diesel and the Allison tranyy and then that would be the best truck ever!!

[SouthernCutter]

auto tranny's are for little boys with little toys. allison kinda sucks. haha

[davis45]

My advise was for Davis45. You've already gone and ****** up your truck.

To each his own. Im not going to argue about it. :cool2:

[davis45]

i think poolboy is jealous. but its ok. haha.

I love my cummins, great truck.
beats the hell out of a powerjoke and duradud. sorry to state my opinion.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee236/rebelmudd3r/470615-R1-010-3A_005-1.jpg


Nice truck, i think I saw that on Cummins Forum. I love the 3rd gens with the 4-door long beds.

[SouthernCutter]

thanks. its for sale. haha. you probably did, i used to get on tehre a good bit then mowin kicked up an i havent been on my computer in a month probably. haha. its funny how my life revolves around mowing. winter im bored as hell spring summer and fall i wish it was winter. haha.

[pitrack]

I had my 4500lb dump trailer filled with 7100lbs of dirt and sod the other day. Made the truck grunt but once she hit her sweet spot it was cake.:walking:

[SouthernCutter]

once the turbo starts spoolin hard you cant stop these trucks. they are unreal.

[02DURAMAX]

Please leave the stacks to tractor trailers. They make you look like you're compensating for a lack of something else.

I think your lacking it Poolboy!

[pitrack]

once the turbo starts spoolin hard you cant stop these trucks. they are unreal.

It did really make me wish my truck was a standard though:hammerhead:

[SouthernCutter]

oh yea. cant go wrong jammin gears.

[tstutz]

no cummins here

[ecko]

I've got a Powerstroke. Does that count? :laugh::drinkup:

[South Florida Lawns]

To the origional poster nice new truck. Those cummins run forever!

[JDiepstra]

auto tranny's are for little boys with little toys. allison kinda sucks. haha

:nono:

Tell that to my built HTS. :weightlifter:

[Ben's Landscape]

Nice trucks. You can't beat those old 5.9 litre cummins. Run for ever!! Cnt wait to get one.

[W.L.M.]

And what is the reason for not wanting a Cummins?

The only reason not to want a cummins is the piss poor truck that is built around them. If you could have a chevy body and alisson trans with a ford chassis under it and a 5.9 cummins then you would have one hell of a truck.

[ecko]

The only reason not to want a cummins is the piss poor truck that is built around them. If you could have a chevy body and alisson trans with a ford chassis under it and a 5.9 cummins then you would have one hell of a truck.

yup :clapping::clapping:

[2Brosmow]

The only reason not to want a cummins is the piss poor truck that is built around them. If you could have a chevy body and alisson trans with a ford chassis under it and a 5.9 cummins then you would have one hell of a truck.

so what's the problem, build it. They make adapter kits for everything. where there's a will, there's a way.

[pitrack]

The only reason not to want a cummins is the piss poor truck that is built around them. If you could have a chevy body and alisson trans with a ford chassis under it and a 5.9 cummins then you would have one hell of a truck.:rolleyes:

[Ben's Landscape]

Lets bring back the old AMC's. Where they had parts from all the big three i believe.
Or we should go and make the perfect combonation with ford chasis, cummins motor and chevy body with the alisson.

[TomberLawn]

Here's one pic and a link to a thread with some more pics. I love my Cummins. I recently replaced the bed rail caps with black diamond plate and painted the toolbox black to match. Also tinted the windows myself, which turned out ok. I'll get some pics of that later today.

Upgrades so far:

Quadzilla XZT+ 70hp chip
4" flow-through muffler
K&N filter
PEAK intercooler boots

Upgrades to come:

Air Dog fuel pump/filter
high performance turbo
possibly mild injectors, like Bosch 275hp
Transmission valvebody upgrade

http://www.lawnsite.com/showthread.php?t=260950&highlight=cummins

[Joeypole]

Couple things to watch for when buying them. If you buy a 98-02 you have to watch for a couple things. First is the dreaded cracked block. Some of these crack on the passenger side under the head in a coolant water jacket. They crack due to a lot of different reasons. Heavy towing and high mileage are two reasons.

The fuel systems also has issues. The electronic transfer pumps on the side go bad starving the injection pump for fuel and it cracks the shaft internally on the VP44 injection pump. I would remove the stock pump and go aftermarket.

If I were going to buy one I would go pre 98 and a 12 valve mechanical. Too many sensors and issues on the newer ones.

Just wish the transmissions and front end of the trucks would stay together!!

Nice trucks. If anyone has any questions on their Cummins's please drop me a PM. Cummins is my day job ;) I got some nice pictures of some bigger engines if anyone wants to see them.

I commute 45 miles to work or I would buy one. Trying to talk the misses into letting me get one. I do have an 05 VW Jetta Diesel though.

-Joe

[mnglocker]

Heyy all ford needs to do is build an F350 with the Cummins diesel and the Allison tranyy and then that would be the best truck ever!!

The only reason not to want a cummins is the piss poor truck that is built around them. If you could have a chevy body and alisson trans with a ford chassis under it and a 5.9 cummins then you would have one hell of a truck.

The Allison tranny in the chevy isnt' a real Allison, it's been built to GM specs.

If you want a serious bruiser for a tranny, take the Dodge 48RE, install a BD Tans Valve Controler, shift kit and a billet TqConverter. The 47/48RE has straight cut gears, they run cooler and handle more torque.

[George D]

The only reason not to want a cummins is the piss poor truck that is built around them. If you could have a chevy body and alisson trans with a ford chassis under it and a 5.9 cummins then you would have one hell of a truck.

this my plan for both of my chevys

91 1 ton 4x4 burb boxed frame
89 crew cab v3500 4x4 longbed

no ford chasis all chevy

thanks for the info on the dodge trannys i have a lot of reading to do but they make some super beef parts for the allison also

[Dirt Digger2]

heres mine

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/7-1-09008.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/7-1-09005.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll165/dirtdigger2/6-3-2009016.jpg

the last picture is before the window tint and she has black clearance lights now too...guess I have to get an updated picture

[Junior M]

So, when are the wheels and tires coming Bryan? Maybe a set of tow mirrors? :laugh:

[Dirt Digger2]

So, when are the wheels and tires coming Bryan? Maybe a set of tow mirrors? :laugh:

in the fall when i stop partying so much and can afford it..haha

[JDiepstra]

The only reason not to want a cummins is the piss poor truck that is built around them. If you could have a chevy body and alisson trans with a ford chassis under it and a 5.9 cummins then you would have one hell of a truck.

yup :clapping::clapping:

My Dodge has 80,000 hard miles on it and has gone through a couple U-joints. Not bad for a truck that tows and plows while pushing 450 hp to the rear wheels. I'm not sure what you guys are talking about

Lets bring back the old AMC's. Where they had parts from all the big three i believe.
Or we should go and make the perfect combonation with ford chasis, cummins motor and chevy body with the alisson.

A built 48RE will eat a built Allisons lunch. Allison is a girls name.

[JDiepstra]

Couple things to watch for when buying them. If you buy a 98-02 you have to watch for a couple things. First is the dreaded cracked block. Some of these crack on the passenger side under the head in a coolant water jacket. They crack due to a lot of different reasons. Heavy towing and high mileage are two reasons.

This is called the 53 block. The block is actually stamped 53 on it. It is hit or miss if it will crack or not and could happen anytime.

The fuel systems also has issues. The electronic transfer pumps on the side go bad starving the injection pump for fuel and it cracks the shaft internally on the VP44 injection pump. I would remove the stock pump and go aftermarket.

If I were going to buy one I would go pre 98 and a 12 valve mechanical. Too many sensors and issues on the newer ones.

98's are 12V. 98.5 are 24v.

Just wish the transmissions and front end of the trucks would stay together!!

Nice trucks. If anyone has any questions on their Cummins's please drop me a PM. Cummins is my day job ;) I got some nice pictures of some bigger engines if anyone wants to see them.

I commute 45 miles to work or I would buy one. Trying to talk the misses into letting me get one. I do have an 05 VW Jetta Diesel though.

-Joe

I'd like a VW diesel myself!

[cgaengineer]

Just disconnect the waste gate...you will have all the power you need!!:rolleyes:

[JDiepstra]

Just disconnect the waste gate...you will have all the power you need!!:rolleyes:

I don't even know how to respond to this.......... :confused:

[cgaengineer]

It was a joke,take it easy! I had a 89 turbo MX-6 GT intercooled. I disconnected the waste gate...man would that baby scream! 18 pounds boost is what I was measuring. On a cold day that little 2.2 liter would skin it back. I drove it around for a couple of years like that before I sold it...it was a fun car.
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[Dirt Digger2]

I'm hitting 40psi on mine when i hammer it down

[Duffster]

My Dodge has 80,000 hard miles

80k?

Is that alot for a Dodge?

[Joeypole]

I'd like a VW diesel myself!

Thanks for the clarification on the blocks and such.

I couldn't remember the number block as we at Cummins don't see too many Dodges. Everyone goes back to the Dodge dealer.


I should have been more clear on which year the ISB was put in the Dodge. :)


Nice pictures guys. Loving the trucks.

PS The VW hit 100,000 2 weeks ago! Time for a timing belt.

[davis45]

80k?

Is that alot for a Dodge?

280k on my 1999. :weightlifter:

[WHIPPLE5.7]

What no love dually trucks yet? My 12 foot flatbed 24 valve gets 16.5mpg loaded so heavy it like leaf springs are going to snap. Next to it sits my poor old Chevy that has served me well but is getting tired in her old age, since I did my homemade dump kit on it I just can't seem to let her go.
http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/7885/006hpw.th.jpg (http://img190.imageshack.us/i/006hpw.jpg/)

[George D]

rebuild her man!!!! motors/transmissions are cheap, ebay is your Friend...

money and time,put her in the garage and start with weakest link

[gtmorgan89]

The white truck was my first 2001 Cummins. It had 340k miles in it and ran like new. It got well over 20mpg. (5 speed with 3.55 gear)

The red one is an 02 with the HO motor and a 6 speed tranny and 4.10 gear, gets about 16 pulling


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[JDiepstra]

80k?

Is that alot for a Dodge?

Ha ha. My point was that everyone is saying Dodges don't last. Mine is 5 years old and still has almost all of the stock parts. If I can tow and plow for 5 years and 80,000 miles and replace one u-joint, I think it's holding up pretty well.

[J.R. Services]

Just got this one this week. Was a friend of mine's. Love my fords but love 5.9 cummins and the deal I got. Needs a good cleaning. Will post a pick after she's waxed and ready.
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w86/reyncreed/3500.jpg

[andyt]

Here's mine to represent the 1st gen crowd.

1985 W350 crew cab with '91 cummins drive train. Hope to get it painted soon.