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Re: Where is the Cummins engine??? 6.4?
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"If that sucker would last in marine application I'd bet the 6.0 would also. Was the 7.3 ever used in marine application?"
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Yes I have seen them in some 36' shrimp trawlers at my cousin's charter boat dock.
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It doesn't matter if these engines were or weren't used in marine applications. The thing is that none of these engines will stand up and be trouble free like the Cummins 5.9.
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When my cousin had his top boat remodelled in 1993 he got rid of the 3 Cummins in it in favor of 2 3208 Turbo Cat's, he says it's got more power.
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The 7.3 was an OK engine.
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The 7.3 was a damn good engine. I've driven them with over 400k on all original parts, and they still had power like they were new.
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I don't know why Ford doesn't get Navistar to build a good I6 and stop making these stupid complicated, trouble prone engines.
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I-6's are irrelevant to this discussion, a 4 cylinder could do the job if someone put their mind to build one. Point is there are good ones, there are bad ones, and there are some that are in the middle.
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