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    2020 hd

    No upgrade on the Duramax diesel will turn out to be a big misstake. RAM HD will show a upgraded Cummins at NAIAS in less than four weeks and that engine will be turning heads. With block in CGI. Stunning torque, and GM has no plans to respond.
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    Achates they really came with 44 mpg at 6 Nov 2018

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usmauFigpzk&feature=youtu.be 44 mpg, 270 hp and some 479 lb/ft of heavy torque From NAIAS 2018 But the bigger bombshell was his announcement that of the nine automakers who have signed on as development partners, at least one of them has begun tooling up to...
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    2017 Duramax with blocks from Germany

    Duramax foundry on strike since 1 month Must have some impact on the Duramax production. https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/07/18/auto-j18.html
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    3 cylinder diesel

    With 42 mpg on diesel This is a true gamechanger. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qmAlnIh4mk With CGI in the block
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    2017 Duramax with blocks from Germany

    Duramax 6.6 with blocks from Germany Isn´t this an issue? The GM Defiance foundry in Moraine is closing it´s ironfoundry next summer and GM will take the blocks from the German Neue Halberg Guss in Saarbrücken. I hope that this means a switch from old grey iton to up to date CGI in the block...
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    2017 Duramax with blocks from Germany

    ”At present, there are only two V-diesel engines in the market that are not based on CGI cylinder blocks: the Mercedes 3.0L V6 (aluminium) and the General Motors 6.6L Duramax V8 (grey cast iron). CGI has effectively become the standard material for V-diesel engine cylinder blocks. ”:thumb:
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    2017 Duramax with blocks from Germany

    What´s your opinion about this? This news has passed under manys radars. https://www.yusen-logistics.com/en/resources/press-and-media/15384 ”The contract is for the movement of engine blocks from the manufacturer in Germany to the production plant of a leading American car...
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