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Posted by: NTHEWND
MY Diesel work truck. Cummins Turbo 565 HP 1850 foot lbs torque.
Posted by: DuneMe
Have the Edge w/ Attitude, exhaust and air filter. Also put on a 4" lift (which doesn't help). Tows my 39-footer great.
I've always been a Ford guy but I'm happy with this product.
Posted by: 1tonchev
Just bought a near new 2005 GMC 2500 HD SLT Duramax crew cab 4X4 for pulling my 35' 5-er and my 4 place quad trailer. Talk about power. I tried out the Ford, just to give it a fair shake, but the Ford did not even come close to having the performance and luxury of the GMC.
Posted by: 1tonchev
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Originally posted by: Muddin250
you wanna know a even better truck Dodge and the Cummins turbo diesel, best pulling power out there will pull a 35' 5ver like nothings there
Nothing wrong with Dodge, I SAID NOTHING WRONG WITH DODGE, (shouting over the noise of the engine), its just that they are cheap looking, IMO, and their resale value drops like a rock.
Posted by: ShadyRascal
I've been driving and owning cars for about 30 years now and my Duramax is the first chevy I've bought. The rest were pretty much all Fords. I love it, got the Edge juice and 4" exhaust & K&N. The Ford 6.0 diesel was just coming out when I bought mine in 03, and they have had a bunch of problems with it so I'm happy with my choice. I pull a 25' 5th wheel and a 14' sled bed behind that with 4 atv's on it, through nasty Montana passes, steep and 7000' high, not a problem at all.
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Posted by: twentycharacters
im not knocking on the gmc, but in every test ever published,the ford was always rated higher in pullin power; maybe you drove a turd. i know before i bought my truck the ford i drove sucked. i took it back less than a mile later. my cousin has a FORD powerstroke and it has tons of power. nail it at 60 and it will go sideways. it literally hauls @ss.
i do like the duramax it is the only GM product i would buy now; they dont make the engine(isuzu does i believe) and they dont make the tranny- allison has that duty. (just had replace my tranny in the chevy- it wasnt cheap and had less than 49.5K on it. american made crap.)
Posted by: 1BAD250R
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Originally posted by: 1tonchev
Just bought a near new 2005 GMC 2500 HD SLT Duramax crew cab 4X4 for pulling my 35' 5-er and my 4 place quad trailer. Talk about power. I tried out the Ford, just to give it a fair shake, but the Ford did not even come close to having the performance and luxury of the GMC.
Congratulations. You will enjoy it...those are great trucks. My father always had 1/2 ton pickups before he bought our Super Duty with the 7.3 Powerstroke. Now the whole family is hooked on diesels and won't go back!
Posted by: bigsam
Put a 4 in. exhaust, free flowing air cleaner, and Hypertech programmer on your Duramax. Increased mileage, power, and thrill factor. Mileage does suffer a bit when you are showing off, but I love the sound of that exhaust!
Posted by: Muddin250
you wanna know a even better truck Dodge and the Cummins turbo diesel, best pulling power out there will pull a 35' 5ver like nothings there
Posted by: Muddin250
i don't think they look cheap and who cares if it's got a great diesel under the hood
Posted by: Tankhead
I believe Chevy is making the duramax in their Ohio plant now, Isuzu just designed it and did the initial production.
