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WickedSix
09-29-2010, 02:33 PM
http://defense-update.com/wp/20100927_hmmwv_tak4.html
srt4eh
09-29-2010, 08:21 PM
sounds badass......I remember driving our hmmwv in the 'stan full throttle across a gravel lot with a lot of bumps and hills and I thought my teeth were going to fall out of my skull. Then again....I did bring it upon myself
SilverHorse
09-29-2010, 10:06 PM
Thought humvee's were a thing of the past!?! I thought the trend was going towards bomb blast deflection with all of the v-hull designs and no flat sides?
Prince Valiant
09-29-2010, 10:09 PM
Thought humvee's were a thing of the past!?! I thought the trend was going towards bomb blast deflection with all of the v-hull designs and no flat sides?looks like the upgraded ones have that plus improved ride/suspension. The comparison pics make them look starkly different...
GHOSST
09-29-2010, 10:17 PM
Hell, I'll take protection over a smooth ride. But both is sweet as hell.
WickedSix
09-30-2010, 07:37 AM
There are many MANY HMMWV's in theater and simply scrapping them after putting so much money in up-armoring would be very wasteful. The Marines showed an interest in an upgrade rather than a completely new vehicle. I can't speak to specific details of our work but they will have many options available to them moving forward.
GTSLOW
09-30-2010, 09:19 AM
The HMMWV isn't going anywhere any time soon. They are still MRAP's but it would take YEARS and I mean alot before the army would be fully fielded. MRAPs are also I think 4x the cost of a HWMMV? I haven't read anything yet that says the army is completely phasing out HMMWVs. What I think is awesome is how Oshkosh is working on everyone elses shit now too. I love working with those contractors, hell they're even working on Stewart and Stevensons MTV/LMTV platform too. :rolf

Also if you read towards the bottom Oshkosh offers a V bottom on the HMMWV now too.
BAD LS1
09-30-2010, 02:56 PM
Where the military units powered by the same annemic pile of fuck 6.5 TD used in the civilian H1's?
WickedSix
09-30-2010, 03:14 PM
depends on the model of HMMWV some were 6.2 NA, but yes the up-armor are the 6.5 non intercooled TD
Monstr913
09-30-2010, 05:49 PM
they should put a duramax or cummins in em, lol.
GTSLOW
09-30-2010, 06:49 PM
3 variants the 6.2 N/A, 6.5 N/A, and 6.5T. I've dealt with alota crap on them and I can say the 6.5T's had the least issues. So I'd say they're far from piles of fuck.
PonyKiller87
10-01-2010, 09:00 AM
3 variants the 6.2 N/A, 6.5 N/A, and 6.5T. I've dealt with alota crap on them and I can say the 6.5T's had the least issues. So I'd say they're far from piles of fuck.

Agreed, The 6.5 N/A was by far the worst. No power and it was a pain to work on. Glow plug boxes burning out all the time, flywheels coming apart, injection timing going to hell either because of the pump or one of the other problems the system had....

The 6.5 TD was the newest version and seemed to have alot of the bugs worked out compared to the N/A versions.