Chevy 2500HD 6.0 liter

[Otto J]

I run a 2002 gmc 2500hd with the 8.0liter, It gets around 13-14 average, on a my way to bowling green towing my GN at 85 mph it still got 11mpg,and a whole lot of power.It tows like a champ. I also coldnt justify the diesel, Plus the sound and smell would drive me up a wall,All the tow trucks were i work have diesels and i have to hear them all day.
Otto

 

[bruce]

Originally posted by UNGN
They don't "quit all together Even if they are on polished glass you are still getting more braking force to the ground than non ABS.

Not on the few I've driven.
Anything really slick, and they were signing off.
I'll stick to having control of what's going on.
I like the shows/ads/commercials, where they show the drivers slamming on the brakes with two tires in water, to get the dramatic effect to impress the herd and the ohhs, and wows.

BTW, have you looked at the new *standards* of what detroit is using for brakes on these new and improved ABS'd cars?. Often they now use the absolute min in rotor capacity since they can limit how much thermal loading it has to deal with. 4 Whl discs with .5" rotors doesn't impress me, when my old dumb truck has 12x3 (approx) shoes, and 30 lb drums. I can use the brakes for a long time, and to date havn't come even close to having them fade, so I fail to see where using the mini rear discs (my opinion, abouth there thermal absorbsion limits) have any real advantage.

In closing, I'll just say if they really did work as advertised, then the indurance co.s would be giving signifigant breaks in rates to foster their use, and while they originally did, as a whole that's stopped now.

ABS, and DOHCs are in large just eye candy to be able to hype the new and improved, to members of the buyer market.
I will gualify things with that there are some ABS systems that live up to their name, but they are few and far between.

 

[TurboJunky]

Originally posted by KLHAMMETT
I run a 2002 gmc 2500hd with the 8.0liter, It gets around 13-14 average, on a my way to bowling green towing my GN at 85 mph it still got 11mpg,and a whole lot of power.It tows like a champ. I also coldnt justify the diesel, Plus the sound and smell would drive me up a wall,All the tow trucks were i work have diesels and i have to hear them all day.
Otto

I was fearful of that too but after looking at/driving the new diesel trucks being offered today, I concluded it wouldn't be an issue. They are VERY quiet and the exhaust pipe is waaay back there on my crew cab Silverado, so I get no smell. Still no down side with the diesel. I know the Dodge Cummings as recent as just a year or two ago sounded like a locomotive or gravel hauler but I think they quieted down their engines too.

 

[Quick6'n'-K.C.]

LOL TT/A1233-

i enjoy my 2002 dodge with the cummins, its LOUD and STINKS like diesel fuel all the time

everytime i jump into it i feel like tim the tool man, ARRR ARR ARRR... cause the truck literally rumbles your chest, and pisses everyone off with cell phones when they have their windows down or sunroof open....

every chance i get during traffic, i will find a victim with their window down, and park my 4 inch tip right at their face

usually if im fast enough i will rev it up a few times and cough out some extra fuel just to soot them, i love my cummins, and it loves that HP box!

Ted A. i hear where you are coming from, i talked with a guy from this board, and he said his injectors were 4000.00 for the stealership to replace them the 3rd time-
my cummins injectors off ebay were 275.00 no core, straight from bosch!!!!

i can live with a truck that is loud, when the time comes to work on my truck, its cheap to fix!!!
the new 03s are quiet
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[Epitome]

So if a 93 Chevy 2500 turbo diesel is good....what is everyone's opinion on the Dodge/Cummins TD trucks from the 90s? Any opinions?

 

[Quick6'n'-K.C.]

Epitome-
your looking to purchase a dodge with the older 12valve in the early 90's?

they are reliable trucks, the only problems i hear are there is a fuel shut off valve that quits working, usually cheap and easy to fix-
and the 94 and up 5 speeds, the 5th gear nut backs off, so you would have to buy a nut with a locking bolt in it-
not to forget the VP44 electronic pump on the newer trucks isnt cheap, but it usually only fails due to low fuel pressure/volume from the 100.00 lift pump... there is a fix for both issues, just like a turbo regal, make sure you upgrade the fuel system so other components dont break and cost you $$$$$

let us know what truck you end up getting

www.dieseltruckresource.com
www.turbodieselregistry.com

HTH
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[TurboDiverArt]

Originally posted by Ted A.

<<SNIP>>

For those who don't know, 8 injectors replaced will cost approx $4500 US once it is out of warrantee.

100k warantee standard on the engine.

Damn, and I'm grieving over getting new Injectors for my truck at $550 with installation kit... If there really is a big problem I'm sure they will extend the warrantee. They did it on my diesel for the Injector Pump that was causing probably 90% of the problems with the 6.5-turbo diesel engines.

Art.