need some input from fellow f-body family

[fastTa]

dodge isnt really a go cuz of balljoints and axel joints and tranny problems(ball joints alone take forever and they must be beat out and that takes forever)
chevy - iszuzu(sp?) motor, nuff said
Ford - cheap

also ford has a nice decal out there "i rather be strokin"
dodge has one " i rather be cumming then strokin"

Well alot has changed with the new Chevy's. The new Duramax is the best out there right now. 650 lb/ft of torque and a standard air to air intercooler. That is the strongest production diesel to be ever put in a passenger vehicle. The new 6 speed Allison auto is world class and the top in it's class.

The New 6.0L Powerstroke is having lots of problems. I actually like the look of the Ford Superduties, but the interior leaves much to be desired. The Chevy's and GM's are so much nicer inside. Power folding mirrors, 10 way plush heated leather, etc.

[Trash man]

1) i cant afford a new truck cuz if i did, i prob spend the money on a black 02 ws6
2) they dont have factory blind spot mirrors
3) im gettin the 7.3L powerstroke so i dont have to wry bout the fuel problems.

hope the clears everything up a bit

[fastTa]

1) i cant afford a new truck cuz if i did, i prob spend the money on a black 02 ws6
2) they dont have factory blind spot mirrors
3) im gettin the 7.3L powerstroke so i dont have to wry bout the fuel problems.

hope the clears everything up a bit

Yep, I know you mentioned you were looking at a 99, I was saying that all the new Chevy's were vastly improved.

The 7.3's were pretty decent.

[Trash man]

ahh ok my bad. we'll see how my buddy likes his f-350(same truck basically) and spring time ill make my buy, maybe my boss's son can get me a deal on a chevy product, i can hear the jokes now bout a ford towing a bird

[fastTa]

ahh ok my bad. we'll see how my buddy likes his f-350(same truck basically) and spring time ill make my buy, maybe my boss's son can get me a deal on a chevy product, i can hear the jokes now bout a ford towing a bird

You would be surprised at how many Ford trucks are pulling Chevy, GM, BPO, and other drag cars at the tracks I go to here in TX.

The Edge Juice controller can put down some wicked torque numbers on these diesels! I've seen some 7.3L Powerstrokes put down over 800-900 RWTQ with just a few boltons and the Edge Juice.

[Trash man]

i dont want it faster then my car

[Trash man]

OMG he just stopped by with his, i want his truck so bad. banks exhusat, cold air. thing sounds like a rig going down the road. it made my moms explorer look tiny. i think i kno what im gettin come spring time

[fastTa]

I'm looking at purchasing a new 2500 HD right now. I would really like to have the Duramax, but I just don't know if I can justify it with the cost of diesel right now. We'll see, it is nice to have the smooth balls out towing power of a diesel.

[Trash man]

actually if they say what is true, diesel will be cheaper then gas come spring time. thats why i was consirding a diesel in the frist place. that and u get better gasmilage. my buddy has gone 100miles and it hasnt budge off F(gas does work as it had a 1/4 tank on test drive)

[fastTa]

Don't plan on diesel pump costs to go down any time soon. Here is an excerpt from the DOE.

http://www.eia.doe.gov/neic/experts/...html#surcharge
http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/gdu/gasdiesel.asp

"While the price of crude oil certainly has an impact on the price of refined products, the actual cost of refining crude oil into various products has little to do with price differentials across products. When comparing the retail price of one particular product to another, it is important to look at the supply/demand situation for both products. In the case of gasoline, over the last four weeks, a record volume of imports arrived in three of those weeks, while gasoline production climbed to near pre-hurricane levels, despite significant refinery capacity remaining shut down. This large surge in supply is coming at a time (late September and early October) when gasoline demand usually drops, with few people taking vacations during this time of year. When supplies rise as demand falls, prices should fall, as they have with gasoline.

However, the supply/demand balance is much different for diesel fuel. Diesel fuel and heating oil are both included in a category labeled distillate fuel in our weekly surveys. These products are very similar, with the notable exception that diesel fuel for highway use has less sulfur in it. To the extent that diesel fuel can be used as a substitute for heating oil, the two products often find their prices moving in similar directions. Since heating oil prices are generally highest when demand for the product peaks, diesel prices also often peak as cold weather occurs, as owners of diesel-fuel-powered vehicles will tell you. As can be seen from EIA’s data, demand for distillate fuel often increases from September to October. This is typically a result of slightly colder weather in October, but it also relates to increased use of diesel fuel in the agriculture sector during harvest time. While demand for distillate fuel seasonally increases over this period, supplies have grown substantially less than those of gasoline. While distillate fuel production has increased some as a result of most refineries coming returning to normal operating levels following the hurricanes, it has not grown by nearly as much as gasoline production. We have not seen record imports for distillate fuel either. In fact, up until last week (the week ending October 21), distillate fuel imports were possibly even lower than they typically would be, as strong global demand for diesel may have limited available supplies from other countries. As a result, retail prices for both diesel fuel and heating oil have not dropped like those for gasoline. Nevertheless, with distillate fuel imports last week reaching their highest level since January 2005, and with most of the increase in refinery production seen in distillate fuel rather than gasoline, there may be signs that the distillate fuel supply situation is improving. But with the first bout of much colder-than-normal weather hitting the East Coast this week (where most of the heating oil use occurs), demand is likely to increase as well. How fast supply and demand for distillate fuel rise will be the largest determinant for the future path of diesel fuel prices."