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  1. #51
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    true, but the difference in torque is so enormous it does help compensate for the major weight disadvantage to some degree.
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    2001 gmc 1500HD SOLD...new truck 2004 sierra

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    Quote Originally Posted by blownwhite03 View Post
    POWER TO WEIGHT RATIO thats all i said .IF you want to be fast this IS the most important. yeah with crazy power adder even the space shuttle can haul ass,SO whats the cost. Put a turbo on a bolder it might go fast but not very practal .Now put a 6.6 turbo in my 4300 pound truck aginst your 6000 pound truck and maybe you see....
    this made absolutely no sense.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by b-rad View Post

    damn! that's some serious damage, and one hell of a repair bill! from the 5 responses i read, it sounds like it ate some oil and ran away. but that's a 1200hp marine diesel, that thing is allot different then a light duty truck diesel. i cant see how it relates to the topic. those must be some extremely expensive engines, $25k for the crank, and a $10k cam?!!
    Last edited by Hot-Dog; 06-16-2009 at 10:08 PM.
    01 GMC sclb d-max 2wd.
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    yea pretty expensive. wonder what it would have cost to just put a new engine in
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