Tell me what you know about the ol' Duramax's

[TurboMic]

ya, Moze, the diesel is not worth the extra cost unless you plan to tow heavy long haul loads a lot, IMO....

lol, cummins..... i will drag a cummins ass any day apples to apples.... trailer, race... whatever....lol... let the flaming start

[txarkitekt]

lol, cummins..... i will drag a cummins ass any day apples to apples.... trailer, race... whatever....lol... let the flaming start

Whatever Mic. You don't know what fast is.

[Sizzle Chest]

For you guys that like the cummins, what mods are you doing to them to get them to run? We have two cummins at work that are the biggest dogs Ive ever driven in. Nobody wants to drive them. At idle they'll pull your house, but at highway cruising rpms with a decent load, I mean they are scary slow. If you want to pass you better have about 5 miles of clear straight away or forget about it. Im not a big diesel guy, its not a chevy vs dodge thing, thats just been my real world experience with them and why I dont understand why so many people swear by them.

As for the duramax, they are awesome to drive, no question about it. Just tough for me to justify the cost unless you do a lot of heavy pulling.

If you're a real cheapskate, do what I did and pick up an early 90's 6.5 turbo diesel for about $3-4 grand. I honestly love mine, not one problem yet and gets the job done without having to sign your life away to the bank.

[txarkitekt]

For you guys that like the cummins, what mods are you doing to them to get them to run? We have two cummins at work that are the biggest dogs Ive ever driven in. Nobody wants to drive them. At idle they'll pull your house, but at highway cruising rpms with a decent load, I mean they are scary slow. If you want to pass you better have about 5 miles of clear straight away or forget about it. Im not a big diesel guy, its not a chevy vs dodge thing, thats just been my real world experience with them and why I dont understand why so many people swear by them.

What year Cummins you have at work?

I have an 08 3500 Mega Cab Short Bed 2WD with the 6.7L and 6 speed manual and it moves really well for a big truck. On the freeway, I leave it in 6th and just a blip of the throttle and it shoots up 15 mph. And this is with the choked-back 6.7L with DPF.

[Sizzle Chest]

A 2001 and a 2004. Have they changed a lot over the years or something?

What year Cummins you have at work?

I have an 08 3500 Mega Cab Short Bed 2WD with the 6.7L and 6 speed manual and it moves really well for a big truck. On the freeway, I leave it in 6th and just a blip of the throttle and it shoots up 15 mph. And this is with the choked-back 6.7L with DPF.

[sierraman]

A 2001 and a 2004. Have they changed a lot over the years or something?

yes, the 01 has a long tube to each injector, and the 03 and up uses a common rail setup which has short tubes to each injector

[Toadz]

I'm not modding the next truck (nothing crazy anyway) and don't tow to speak of. I'll just stick with a 6.0. I know them pretty good and can fix whatever might break on it for the most part.


Thanks guys.

I'd still say get a Duramax even if you tow. Just for mileage. I'd hate to be getting 15 max with a DD (and that's usually going easy on the peddle).

i viewed first hand every weekend my friends 04 dodge 3/4 ton 5.9L, 6spd, 4x4 on 35*14*r20 : it had oversized pump and injectors, 5" exhaust, drop in k&n, and superchips programmer. we loaded down the 32 ft' enclosed with car and 4wheeler, we would stomp the 1 ton duallys with 20" open trailers all the way to the track and still got 18mpg.

They make 20 inch trailers? That's sad that they still lost while pulling a trailer less than two feet long!