I'm sure that's been taken care of in the new $60,000 1/2 ton diesels.
...That most who are driving will never actually own.
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I'm sure that's been taken care of in the new $60,000 1/2 ton diesels.
My 16 f350 is quiet. I can hear the car next to me in traffic. Now my 05 f250 is louder... not old school cummins loud but shut it off in a drive thru loud. But ive had gas motors with custome exhausts that were louder.I forgit to mention that. And they sound terrible. That guys surburban sounded pretty bad and its loud.
I was referring to the small diesel that was in the suburban. My duramax is pretty quite too.My 16 f350 is quiet. I can hear the car next to me in traffic. Now my 05 f250 is louder... not old school cummins loud but shut it off in a drive thru loud. But ive had gas motors with custome exhausts that were louder.
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Any of the engines mentioned are much better than a 6.5L. The only thing the 6.5 has going for it is factory installation, in my opinion.
The duramax van one would likely fit very easily. The whole duramax van engine was packaged to more or less go in place of a LS engine in a tiny engine compartment.The duramax intercooler fits easier then you think
You are 100% correct, it meets his needs. If only it was more than just a roll of the dice reliable then it would be a good choice as well.i disagree, the 6.5 has alot more going for it and is better in some aspects. maybe not power or technology, but with everything he listed that he is looking for, the 6.5 is the perfect choice for him.
if fuel mileage is a concern at all, for a truck you just want to putt around town with and not run a business with, then cost of any of this swap or truck replacement is a issue. the 6.5 is hands down, the cheapest to swap or get a replacement truck with it. cheapest to maintain(by alot) cheapest replacement parts(by even more.) simplest to work on.
he said he is just driving around, no heavy pulling, big trailers. the 6.5 has more than enough power for what he intends to do with it.
i get crap fuel mileage with my set up, and even then its 13.5mpg, and thats pushing a lifted truck on 37s with a chip and hx40 turbo with a heavy foot.....lots of guys say they are getting 18 and up mpg with a 6.5.
everyone craps on the 6.5 diesel, and putting it up against a cummins or "real diesel", id agree the 6.5 is crap....but it was designed for exactly what this guy is looking for....when the 6.5 was offered the 454 was the pulling engine, the 6.5 was made for fuel mileage over all else, with more pulling power than a small block. it was a middle weight engine. thats why i think for what he is looking for, its the cheapest and best option that meets all his needs.
just my opinion, coming from a 6.5 owner with years of experience, good and bad with these engines
If i remember 93/94 on they had a fuel driver that was temperamental to heat and it was mounted in the engine bay. That was their biggest problem. Compared to diesels of their day vs 7.3 and the 5.9 the problem was a overly high compression ratio that dosent leave much for adding a turbo. There was a company the had low compression pistons, better head gaskets and studs along with a larger turbo that would substantially increase performance. (Again that was probably 10-15 years ago reading from magazines and other sources)I’ve never personally owned a diesel vehicle but the general consensus I’ve always heard/read, is that the 6.2 and 6.5 are terrible. I imagine those opinions primarily stem from a power making perspective though. What’s the durability/reliability like for them when keeping power around factory output? I imagine that if they were/are reliable enough for a humvee in a war zone, than they can’t be as bad as people like to suggest.