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Is a new 7.2L Cummins being built to replace the 6.7L? If you believe everything you read online, it just might be. While we heard this rumor back in July (albeit as a 7.1L), we haven't heard much since, that is, until now. These types of rumors are always "we'll believe it when it happens" sorta things, but this one is starting to look possible. Everything seems to be coming together to make this happen. We'll share all the points being made around the web here, plus some of our own research, and let you decide if any of this is feasible or not:
"A Ram Mastertech leaked the info." No names have been dropped, so who really knows if this is true. But, we reached out to a couple of our friends that are high up in Ram Corporate, neither could offer any info whatsoever. Generally, when something isn't going to happen, we get a hard no and a bit of a chuckle at the rumor, which was not the case this time.
"The new engine will be released in 2027." This is also the year new emissions requirements from the EPA and CARB are being implemented. More emissions requirements, plus a need to grow in power to keep up with the competition necessitates more displacement for reliability. Side note, one of the rumors around emissions compliance includes adding an electric heating system to the engine to improve cold start emissions and mileage.
"Cummins is adding displacement just like Duramax." This stems from the 8.1L Duramax rumors that also surfaced earlier this year. Aspects of those rumors also closely align with the new EPA standards to be implemented in 2027.
"The new ZF transmissions were picked in preparation for more power." It's no secret the 68RFE as well as the Aisin aren't exactly the most reliable transmissions available. And the ZF's have been proven to handle the 500+ hp Cummins would need to be competitive. Plus, the power race between the OE's is always ongoing. An OE would not be smart to invest in a new platform that wouldn't be able to keep up with additional power demands every couple years (let's just ignore the 6.0 and 6.4 here...).
"The current 6.7L Cummins in production is junk. Ram won't keep it around for long." It is, sorry guys, it's amazing to drive, but the block is not what it used to be prior to 2018. The new Cummins block is significantly weaker than prior years. Mains are less robust, and there's less material in many places in the new blocks, including windows in many areas. They're significantly lighter and they're killing drivetrain parts left and right.
Long story short, there's a bunch of points being made that just make sense. Whether they're true or not, we'll just have to wait and see.
We talked about this in mid October. While the rules weren't final then, they are now. Link is below for the entire rule book for the 2025 season.
SOURCE: https://www.outlawdieselss.com/
4th Generation 5.0L V8 Coyote crate engines are hot, rightfully so. They're the perfect platform for many vintage repowers. With the new Generation 4X models recently making their debuts, Ford has graced us with another welcome option, a powertrain package with a 6-speed manual. The new package (link below) comes with the 4X 5.0 rated at 460 horsepower, a Tremec 6-Speed Trans, and all the stand alone wiring and computers needed to control it. At a little over $20k for the package, it's not cheap, but for everything that comes along with it, it's a great deal.
SOURCE: https://performanceparts.ford.com/part/M-9000-PMCM4X
Alright, it is the start of the holiday season, and as chintzy as these Hallmark ornaments always are, this is still pretty cool (and no, we're not getting paid by Hallmark for this). New for the 2024 holiday season, Hallmark has released two new ornaments, a 1969 Mustang Boss 429 and a 2024 Mustang GT. Perfect little stocking stuffers, and check out the detail on the 1969 version!
If you're a 6.0L fan, it should come as no surprise that the crew at Warren Diesel Injection has pushed the platform farther than anyone else, yet again. With a punched out 6.0L displacing 7.0 liters as it sits, the Warren team got this engine to a whopping 2363 horsepower on their engine dyno. And that's fuel only. The engine is used in Warren's "Shark Bait" sled puller. It's still using the OE based HEUI injection system and the number was made riding the RPM limit for the OE FICM/Computer, of 6k RPM. It's a pulling engine so they'd have no need to test it with nitrous, as most series do not allow the use of nitrous, but hey Warren Diesel, we all want to see what she does with a big shot of N2O!
SOURCE: https://greenhandlemedia.com/2024/10/2300-hp-6-0l-power-stroke/
It's that time of year again! The time when we get to see hundreds of show trucks with bluetooth driveshafts and a handful of seriously nice builds. Yep, its SEMA week in Las Vegas. The builds are starting to get revealed, and well, here's our favorite so far. It's no secret that the Firepunk camp creates some amazing builds. The latest is this 3rd Gen Ram Cummins with an under hood (and everywhere else as far as we can tell) built like jewelry. The rig is owned by Garret Niss and man is it immaculate. A large compound system, custom everything on the engine, custom engraving on just about everything possible, gorgeous interior, custom axles, polished/plated/coated everything, and so much more. Do yourself a favor and go check out the photo gallery of it on Lavon Miller of Firepunk's Facebook page (link below).
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