david85
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Hmm... I resisted chimming in on this, but I do feel that we need to point out one obvious thing. If you buy a used Cummins, it does NOT come with a new rebuilt pump, or new injectors. A rebuilt pump for a Cummins will run you $2500! I don't know what injectors cost, but if we are going to talk finances, lets be realistic. Yea, you can go out and buy a whole Dodge truck with a Cummins IN it for $1600-$1800 (approximate price of Moose Pump and Moose Misters), but how much more money are you going to have to dump into it to make it reliable? I don't think the monetary comparision you are making has a sound basis for comparison. Price out a Cummins with a new pump and injectors on it, if you want to look at it properly.
Paint me a skeptic when it comes to doing a cummins swap on the cheap. I'm sure many that have cummins engines will disagree, but really, you have a used engine that likely will be found in a beat up truck........how lucky do you feel?
I often hear people say "oh just put a cummins in there, its cheaper anyway"
Still I wait for proof of that.....