The fastest diesel truck Ive seen was a Chevy with a Duramax that ran 12.8.
All the Fords Ive seen at the track have been alot slower than the GM's or Dodges.

 

cummins and powerstroke for the win!! Yea, those diesels are gettin pretty crazy. Must be nice to lay down 550 RWHP get 15-20MPG and tow your boat all at the same time

 

very true, diesels are getting big in the automotive world.

but in a car?? they have before and i have seen a few modded VW's with diesels but there motors are so damn heavy im sure they handle like terds...


a buddy of mine had a 03' duramax regular cab, and he had EVERYTHING done to it, something stupid like 33 psi and NO2 and propane.. EVERYTHING and he ran 11.90's. that truck was carazy! black smoke EVERWHERE!!! lol love it! but then he rolled it... ya not so good

 

um about the heavy motors i doubt it i read in CAR magazine about this vw diesel roadster they are testing 0-60 in about 6 seconds and top speed of 150 and its a 1.5 4 cylinder diesel, i bet that thing handles pretty damn good being so light and all and being all wheel drive o and it gets 83mpg no joke

 

I work at a truck shop, mostly doing tractor/trailers, box trucks, ect.

I hooked a tractor up to a trailer, and when you hook up, you bump the clutch in first gear just to make sure the 5th wheel locked. Well, my first time, i bumped that clutch a bit harder than i should have, and picked up the front tires. You think diesel pickups have torque, drive a tractor.

 

I had a little VW jetta with a little diesel engnine in it. That thing was sweet. Like 9 sec 60' times. We were going to measure the quarter mile, but it was couldy and the sun dial we brought wouldn't work. That thing was a peice of crap. But I drove a 2500 HD going down the highway, I looked down and I was doing like 90 and didn't even notice it. They will roll. We used the same truck to pull down an old barn my grandfather had on his property. It didn't even get to 1500 RPM. Thing was NASTY.

 

Not bad considering they are outta tractors... and the powerstroke is the most reliable strongest diesel out right now...

 

Um, Not to start a war or anything but Powerstroke is anything but reliable at this point. Why do you think the 6.0 only ran from 03-07 model years. Buying one is a crap shoot. Ford has suffered a lot a loss due to buybacks. It was a motor that was rushed to the market and when has problems, dealer techs are left scratching their heads. Something like 33% sold have major issues. BTW, has anyone ever tried even sticking your hand under the hood. At least a person can wrench on a cummins themself at home.

 

whats with the hate on ford, the cummins rite now is the best but, next years diesel will kick some ***, however my friend has a powerstroke with just a chip and he and i were cruising at 100 like it was 40. They are awesome, however my friends boss has a 351 w powered 67 mustang with a cam and bigger carb and he blew by us like it was nothing, he was really moving but those diesels are fast

 

Isuzu designed and built the duramx