Luke S

That is odd. I have driven 5 or 6 of them now and they have all run real good. Maybe if a guy is driving a truck that is modded all to heck it might feel weak, but compared to a bone stock 5.9 they feel like they run good to me. The Aisin tranny sure makes it feel more powerful than the 48re ever did as it gets the power to tires A LOT better. I guess I am just used to stock power, and thats why it seems to run real good to me.

Also, don't forget, if you are driving a truck that has 50k miles on it even stock it will seem to have a lot more power than a brand new truck as the new trucks take 10-20k miles just to brake in.

C Schomer

The one I drove only had 8 miles on it - maybe that's why. The Aisin was great! Craig

Truck Co 202

If the Aisin is only available in the 07' cab/chassis 3500, what will the 07' 2500 get. What is the difference between the two transmissions?

Longhorn06

5.9's were eliminated from DealerConnect over two weeks ago, but the 6.7 isnt supposed to be offered for another week in Canada. I agree we will see them in 07...

Cant argue the Americans getting supply before us, trying to buy a Nitro right now, and the 07 models are just trickling in, with most not available till after Feb 07. As far as USLD goes, we are on target to implement by the Jan 01/07 target date, and many stations are already carrying it now. You have probably bought it and didnt know. There is very little fanfare about it up here. Mowhawk, Petro-can, Shell all have it now, and I believe the Flying J in Edmonton also has it.

Festus

Shell cardlock in Drayton Valley has it now - just noticed it on the receipt yesterday after fueling up.

ramtd02

Just got my first non-blended tank of ULSD on 12-20-06, was not sold as ULSD untill they tested the tanks too ensure there was no more than 18ppm of sulfur (some allowable contamination). Sad part is Winter ULSD i saw an increase in mileage!! Maybe this wont be as bad as i thought...i figured 3-4% loss, but so far so good!!

Apache1

Can someone educate me on fuel. Is the the 6.7 certified to run on common No 2 Diesel? Or, is No 2 being replaced which will run in the 5.9? Thanks.

eb290

You are not supposed to run it in the 6.7, but if it isn't available and you need fuel, what are you going to do? I fill up when I need fuel, if I have a choice I use the ULSD, if not, I use the other. I have checked with my dealer about it and what will happen is the particulate filter will go through a burn mode more often than it would with the ULSD. It will smoke like crazy for about 30 seconds then it is through (it has happened with me six or seven times) The main mechanic said it wouldn't really hurt anything and to not worry about it. It will probably fill the particulate filter up quicker than it would if I ran nothing but ULSD but I make my living with my truck so I don't have a choice. The main thing is it won't hurt anything.

Apache1

Interesting. Thanks EB.

Out here Number 2 is it. I was planning an 08' but if I can't get the fuel in the back country, I'll wait. On the other end if they replace No. 2, I'll trade sooner.

Looks like the usual chaos in the fuel market.

ptgarcia

Apache1,

By '08 ULSD will be the only diesel out there (other than offroad diesel for farm equipment, etc.). I believe LSD No. 2 isn't even being produced anymore (someone please correct me if I am wrong).

Smkndzl

Less than 5% of mostly small refinery are producing LSD, If you plan to use LSD in the 07's , plan on changing the oil more often because of the reduce TBN in the CJ-4 oil.

Apache1

Got it! Thanks guys.

My decision and a couple of other people I know here are basing their 07' decision primarily on fuel availability. We were assuming the new fuel wasn't available out here. Pumps we use only marked No. 2 Diesel.

I assume all the the truck stops are runniing the new VLSD formulation too.

bighornram

My dad is in the fuel business and he says LSD is about impossible to get unless its sitting in storage somewhere because all you get from most terminals in the Mid-Atlantic is ULSD. I would bet 95% of the people on this website have run ULSD in their truck even if they didn't know it. Only a few stations advertise it for 07 model year trucks that require it. Most places don't advertise it though because several loads of ULSD are required to flush out the old stuff so it will pass testing for sulfur in order for them to advertise they are selling ULSD. So unless its a rinky dink station that only sells a very small amount of diesel, chances are there is ULSD in the tank - even if the sticker says otherwise and the clerk behind the counter says "uh - i don't know"

Im betting after Jan 1 we will start seeing a lot more ULSD stickers on the pumps.

Luke S

You are exactly right. Here in Missouri they have been pumping nothing but ULSD since October 15th. Most pumps still have LSD stickers on them though, and the clerks behind the counters don't know the difference. I called the home office of the company that has the stations around here and the rep told me they hadn't had the pumps certifiedf ULSD yet but that they had been pumping ULSD since oct 15th. They are supposed to have the pumps certified by jan 1 07, but I haven't seen the new stickers yet.

Apache1

Well, what do you know.

The pump I buy my fuel from is sporting a brand new 2007 Low Sulphur sticker today. Luke's comment about Jan 1 was right on.