bigd126

I am selling my 6.o powerstroke and my 98 cummins to buy a 3rd gen. What should I buy? snd why? Thanks

cummins24

If I had to purchase a new 07, I would buy an early 07 with the 5.9 and stay away from the 6.7. You can avoid the EGR and have piece of mind with the ol 5.9. Just my .02 cents.

bigd126

What about the earlier ones like 03 to 05 are they as good?

TonyB

BigD,
What do you want to do with the truck?

Haul stuff in the bed? Tow? Tow heavy? Mods or Keep it stock?

Tony

rustyshakelford

i like my 06 bacuse it has the tow/haul and od lock out. along with the factory approved jake for the auto. new style seats that some hate/love and the updated dash.

brett

bigd126

I kinda want it all lol. I am really getting into the sledpulling world so I was thinkin a six speed, but at the same time I still want to get a few "kills" on the street. I plan to modify quite a bit over time and I still tow sometimes. I absolutely love the look of a lifted dually , but just not quite sure yet on exactly what I'll choose ,but the biggest dilema right now is the auto or the manual?

bigd126

Bit of everything, sled pullin =) , quick on street, tow once in a while, love the look of a dually with about a 4" lift,not sure if i want an auto or manual yet. lookin for people's opinions on what they like and why. Thanks

Special Blend

I too went with a early 07 so I could get the 5.9. I like being able to run different fuels in it and all the new emissions stuff definately kept me from being one of the first to own one.

duallydave

i would go with a earlier 3rd gen,i tried an 06 and i didnt like the new 6spd.the earlier ones have less polution stuff and the real early ones{like my 04}dont have the 3rd injection event which gets better milage,so they say.with a predator tuner only uwill get over 450hp{on a 305/555}.add a larger turbo to cool her and maybe a presure box and you should be close to your goal,for sledpulling im guessing you will need a heavy duty doulbe disc clutch.

TonyB

For me:
Auto...Knees aren't friendly to pushing a clutch in traffic anymore!

QC...Haul the family around

Dually...boat + slide in camper (eventually)

Cummins....'nuff said

3.73 open diff....better mpg and did not like what I heard about the 'posi' unit from the factory.

Laramie....for all the creature comforts...Heated seats are REAL nice on LONG drives.

HTH

Tony

Luvnacumns

X2!~!! Compared to my 05 the tranny is sooo much nicer!!! For the Od lock out towing huge loads is awesome!!! I wish I had the jake but I am sure after this weekend it wouldn't be able to work anyways!!!

rustyshakelford

once you get the twins in you and mark need to make a road trip to houston!

brett

jwb600

I would get an 04.5-06 5.9 if you want to mod it. I like my 06 but like the interior better in the 05 personally. my truck has responded to mods pretty well and so did my 05. 03-04 trucks are still better than having a vp44 pump that goes out all the time, but its your call. I pretty much like any 3rd gen trk