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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: random-strike on May 01, 2012, 11:48:37 AM
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i'm thinking about getting a diesel truck, i like my hemi ram but it can't pull my trailer like i want it to, and gets about 10mpg doing it. i'm sick of the auto tranny shifting constantly while i'm towing.
what i really want is a 03/04 cummins ram with a 6spd. they cost more...
i have a chance at a 04 duramax 2500hd with allison trans for 9k, from what i read i would probably be happy with the allison and i could use the M mode if i wanted. the truck has 230k on it though... and the dude says blows smoke idling, but runs fine... he says its the injector seals and they are getting replaced, i know those years have a injector recall, and smoking is part of the symptoms. the guy says the head gaskets have been replaced.
fuel mileage while towing and reliability is most important, thats why i really want the cummins and 6spd. my father in law has one and gets around 20mpg towing a medium load, or unloaded. i'm heard dudes on the internets claim their duramax gets 20mpg unloaded and towing a small trailer... but lots of people say more like 15. 15 is not acceptable
what do you diesel ricers have to say about all this
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fyi the duramax is lly. apparently they don't have the injector problems???
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I thought your truck got 40mpg
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03/04 cummins sweet but in my area WAY to much money....
Turbo diesel vans on the other hand are dirty cheap! 2-4k for 1 with under 150k
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I thought your truck got 40mpg
yea it does but i want to be cool.
unloaded my truck gets on the highway around 17-18mpg depending on speed.
towing it gets horrible mileage, around 10 towing a 10ft enclosed trailer with three motorcycles and a bunch of gear
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I've been looking at diesel trucks too. I've got a job lined up where i'll be traveling the country and I need a truck. I dont need to tow anything, though.
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get a 4 banger s10 or ranger. they get about 30mpg.
diesel is expensive. its usually more than super
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fuel is paidddddddd
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get a srt10 ram
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I got a 01 F250 with a 7.3l, it's a beast and will pull anything and get decent mileage if you keep it under 70mph.
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Diesel rabbit pickup
Comanche Big Ton
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I got a 01 F250 with a 7.3l, it's a beast and will pull anything and get decent mileage if you keep it under 70mph.
i heard they got bad mileage especially towing. they are a lot heavier than the others i think. what mileage specifically are you getting
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my 04 6.0l powerjoke with arp studs, egr delete, no cat, 4" magnaflow exhaust, intake butterfly removed, and dj's diesel custom tunes works well for me.
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I vote Honda Pilot.
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http://www.tnjeeps.com/topic/293-1993-quad-cab-comanche/ (http://www.tnjeeps.com/topic/293-1993-quad-cab-comanche/)
Get to work. Don't forget a stroker. You can probably find everything you need to do this for under $3k. I'm seeing ratty Comanches for under 1500, Cherokees are basically free, 4.2 parts and machining (or not), some D44's... build a truck.
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I used tp run a duramax flat bed for work. fuckin thing hauled everything I could through at it love it. turbo went just at 98,xxx and was covered under warranty.
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I rented one of the newer generation F150s with a V8. I managed about 19mpg driving like a grandma for most of the trip, except for the times I floored it to fuck around or pass someone. It displays the average MPG. Not sure if it's for that trip, or overall, or what, but it was at 16.3 when I got it, and 19.1 when I returned it.
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My Mega slut does me well with the three kids and three dogs in the back.
2007.5 W/6.7L , All deletes, 5" TBE, Smarty S67ME w/90HP tune and a few other small things. It runs like my old 5.9L but with a metric shit ton more ass behind it.
Average 19.5 around town, 24-25 on the highway if I stay below 65-70 'ish
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I bought a 03 2500 5.9 tonight for 15.5k... Finns pick it up tomorrow
I got a couple thousand more than I owed on my hemi so it was totally worth it 137k on it tranny about to go anytime probably.
I'm gunman buy a smarty Jr tomorrow for it. Get some more power and mileage.
When I test drove it computer was saying 25mpg at 60mph and almost 30 at 50mph. They aren't perfectly accurate but close enough.
On my way home was getting 15mpg at 60 with one motorcycle in back of my hemi. >:(
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http://www.tnjeeps.com/topic/293-1993-quad-cab-comanche/ (http://www.tnjeeps.com/topic/293-1993-quad-cab-comanche/)
Get to work. Don't forget a stroker. You can probably find everything you need to do this for under $3k. I'm seeing ratty Comanches for under 1500, Cherokees are basically free, 4.2 parts and machining (or not), some D44's... build a truck.
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That's pretty awesome. Does it have a Cummins though? Cummins or nothing bitch (in a Cummins fanboy now)
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The "finished" blue one turned out to be a photoshop.. but it really doesn't matter because it looks awesome and could be built. I suppose if you wanted to you could put a Cummins in it, they're just really tall.
Shortbed 2wd Comanches are REALLY cheap.
If I didn't have this pos Tundra I would be tempted to put a short bed on my YJ.
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2007.5 W/6.7L , All deletes, 5" TBE, Smarty S67ME w/90HP tune and a few other small things. It runs like my old 5.9L but with a metric shit ton more ass behind it.
Average 19.5 around town, 24-25 on the highway if I stay below 65-70 'ish
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I get less then that but my tow tune is a 80, I run a race file 240hp tune daily lol..
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I vote Honda Pilot.
I towed a 54 foot mobile home for Jonnys mom with mine. Still got around 42 MPG with it and didn't even unhook the trailer before doing some serious off road mudding with it.
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The only thing I have to add here is, smarty jr is the gay.
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What's better? I just want little more power and lower temps and more mileage. Not a hot rod
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The only thing I have to add here is, smarty jr is the gay.
I am going to assume that he will say the Sr gives more adjustability,
Then i will further assume that he will say you are a retard if you do not use EFI Live.
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Lol. I'm getting the smarty Jr anyways
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Lol. I'm getting the smarty Jr anyways
You would.
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EFI live is king, but it is not available for that year of truck.
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Put a bullydog triple dog on it they are the shit and then you can run a crazy larry.
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Put a bullydog triple dog on it they are the shit and then you can run a crazy larry.
LOL, I know you are trying to be sarcastic, but I actually built some twins for a guy not that long ago, and he put down just over 900hp on fuel on the crazy larry tune.
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Put a bullydog triple dog on it they are the shit and then you can run a crazy larry.
LOL, I know you are trying to be sarcastic, but I actually built some twins for a guy not that long ago, and he put down just over 900hp on fuel on the crazy larry tune.
No shit! All I've ever seen is videos of faggots with stacks "rolling coal" on crazy larry.
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Put a bullydog triple dog on it they are the shit and then you can run a crazy larry.
LOL, I know you are trying to be sarcastic, but I actually built some twins for a guy not that long ago, and he put down just over 900hp on fuel on the crazy larry tune.
No shit! All I've ever seen is videos of faggots with stacks "rolling coal" on crazy larry.
Same here except, no vids, actual rig pigs thinking it is cool make it hard see the fuckin' road for everyones around them. :noel:
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here is a pic of it. i drove it today and got 22mpg on a trip i usually get 13 with the hemi (lots of hills on country roads)
i fucking love this thing, i love how you accelerate faster part throttle in OD than 3rd. you just let that bitch shift into OD at 40mph and let the torque pull you up anything
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When i initially clicked Diesel Ricers i assumes you had posted a video of some faggots "Rollin Cole". Those are diesel ricers
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You bought the wrong dodge
http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/cto/2992310036.html (http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/cto/2992310036.html)
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Put a bullydog triple dog on it they are the shit and then you can run a crazy larry.
LOL, I know you are trying to be sarcastic, but I actually built some twins for a guy not that long ago, and he put down just over 900hp on fuel on the crazy larry tune.
No shit! All I've ever seen is videos of faggots with stacks "rolling coal" on crazy larry.
64 over an s480 in an 03 or 04, 120% cp3, and 90% exergy sticks. I felt it fueled a little hard down low, and had way too much timing, but the owner liked it so it is what it is.
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I got a 01 F250 with a 7.3l, it's a beast and will pull anything and get decent mileage if you keep it under 70mph.
i heard they got bad mileage especially towing. they are a lot heavier than the others i think. what mileage specifically are you getting
I have a crew cab, short bed, 4wd with a 4" lift and 35's. The truck weighs about 7300lb with a full tank of fuel. I can get 18mpg empty and got 15mpg on a trip through the WV hills pulling about 7k lbs. If you drive anything decent it helps alot. I have gotten 20mpg on a trip at 70mph where it was all flat.
If you don't have a EGT gauge get one, best investment for a diesel, a must have for towing anything heavy. Keep the fuel filter changed out at the suggested intervals, filters are cheaper then injectors.
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I've got an 08 2500 duramax. I get about 18-22mpg on highway, 12-16 mpg city depending on how I get with the lead foot.
Should be putting on efi live and some Passenger Diesel parts this summer for something a little wilder.
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I took the truck back to the dealer its fucked up. I didn't notice it during the test drive but its fucked. It has a bad cylinder. Ring. Piston dunno... Ite fucked
03 Cummins blow by (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBwAQ2jA2Kg#ws)
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You need a beast truck, whitey!!
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I took the truck back to the dealer its fucked up. I didn't notice it during the test drive but its fucked. It has a bad cylinder. Ring. Piston dunno... Ite fucked
03 Cummins blow by (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBwAQ2jA2Kg#ws)
Probably cracked ring on number 5 and / or 6
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Yea whatever it is its fucked up. Going to go buy the 06 tomorrow. It's 22k though instead of 15.5
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Yea whatever it is its fucked up. Going to go buy the 06 tomorrow. It's 22k though instead of 15.5
Had this white '06 before my '07.5 , Really enjoyed it, engine ran for ever.
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This is the '07.5 before the mods were done
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The mpg that you posted was damn good for a truck with low compression in one cylinder. I would in all honesty switch my 7.3l out for a dodge with the 5.9l. I like the simplicity of 6 cylinder vs 8 cylinders. More injectors to go bad and extra moving parts.
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The mpg that you posted was damn good for a truck with low compression in one cylinder. I would in all honesty switch my 7.3l out for a dodge with the 5.9l. I like the simplicity of 6 cylinder vs 8 cylinders. More injectors to go bad and extra moving parts.
yea i know thats why i took it to a diesel mech before i went back to the dealer. it did seem kinda under powered but i guess thats the SO for you. i was gunna use a box to put it to HO levels anyways.
the i6 doesn't have to rev like the v8s do to create their torque so they'll always have a leg up in getting better fuel mileage.
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You need a beast truck, whitey!!
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That trailer weighs more then the two cars on it.
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I got this 06 instead. It cost a lot more... 24k but it has 120k miles and its big horn edition.
I'm gunman take the running boards off
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Should have told the other guy to give you some cash for a new used junkyard engine.
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Should have told the other guy to give you some cash for a new used junkyard engine.
They don't think anything is wrong with it. They will probably try to sell it to another person.
That one was a 03 SO meaning it had like 245hp and 455tq.
The one I have now is 610tq 325hp
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That's good the new one has a real box on it. Dunno how hatchboy makes that puny box on the megacab work.
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That's good the new one has a real box on it. Dunno how hatchboy makes that puny box on the megacab work.
Canopy and a trailer. When you have three children that all ride in forward facing seats, the quad cab just didn't have enough room.
Now i can have them in the truck and walk in front of them to strap them in. There IS a company in Texas that does mega cab long bed conversions though......
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Thats one thing about the dodge quad cabs. They feel small compared to the ford quad cabs. I see why you went with the mega cab. Had a friend that had a dodge quad cab. Use to tote around wife, 2 kids and a dog in it. He always said, I wish i had more room. Then he bought a 06 ford quad cab and he said he wish he would have just gotten the ford in the first place. So much more room in it.
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lol at the folks who buy huge ass diesels and then complain about room.
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But there's not enough room for my family in my urban assault vehicle!
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My f650 gets 9 mpg. My f550 gets 14. We haul 16k and 10k respectively across the backs of them. Gonna need to get into biodiesel at the rate these pigs go through it.
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But there's not enough room for my family in my urban assault vehicle!
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Plus if he would have listened and got the pilot he would have room for his family and a few of his cousins.
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But there's not enough room for my family in my urban assault vehicle!
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Plus if he would have listened and got the pilot he would have room for his family and a few of his cousins.
Can't pull a 34ft trailer with a pilot!
Point is, had a 2010 grand caravan to fit all the kids in as well, and when we go camping i hated having to sit against the steering wheel when my son was seated behind me forward facing, hence the decision to get a mega cab, and i have never looked back, have more room than any other truck (Although standard dodge shotty interior) and a 6.7l pushing it. I have PLENTY of room in this truck.
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Ha! you have apparently not tried sir. I could do anything with my honda. only reason i sold it was because A) i wanted more of a challenge and B) i got tried of random women throwing their panties at me everywhere i went. it was nice at first but they get all hung up in the windshield wipers when im doing hardcore off roading.
Real Talk though, i went to Lowe's once to get some pavers to make a 10x15 foot patio in my backyard. Like a real man i had the pilot backed up and waited on the forklift dude to drop em off so i could load em up in one swing. There was this good ole boy with his brand new Rhino Lined silverado waiting for some bricks too. 30 day tags on it i think and he was asking the guy about rental truck prices cause he didn't want to get his shiny new pavement princess starter kit messed up. I looked and he was getting about half to maybe 2/3rds the amount of bricks i was getting.
I looked over and said "when im done hauling that you want me to pick up your bricks in my honda for you" He didn't find it nearly as amusing as me and the forklift dude. He went and got a rental truck.
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We permanently destroyed our 2008 Tundra 4x4 5.7L by over loading it too often. We replaced damn near everything in the suspension, even added air bags and could never get that bitch stop trying to swing it's ass off the road everytime we took a corner with a trailer or even ran a moderate load. After nuking that truck so bad (and later selling it), I'm really warry of overloading vehicles that aren't meant for it. Be careful.
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Ha! you have apparently not tried sir. I could do anything with my honda. only reason i sold it was because A) i wanted more of a challenge and B) i got tried of random women throwing their panties at me everywhere i went. it was nice at first but they get all hung up in the windshield wipers when im doing hardcore off roading.
Real Talk though, i went to Lowe's once to get some pavers to make a 10x15 foot patio in my backyard. Like a real man i had the pilot backed up and waited on the forklift dude to drop em off so i could load em up in one swing. There was this good ole boy with his brand new Rhino Lined silverado waiting for some bricks too. 30 day tags on it i think and he was asking the guy about rental truck prices cause he didn't want to get his shiny new pavement princess starter kit messed up. I looked and he was getting about half to maybe 2/3rds the amount of bricks i was getting.
I looked over and said "when im done hauling that you want me to pick up your bricks in my honda for you" He didn't find it nearly as amusing as me and the forklift dude. He went and got a rental truck.
What a bitch, haha.
A truck is a truck.
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My f650 gets 9 mpg. My f550 gets 14. We haul 16k and 10k respectively across the backs of them. Gonna need to get into biodiesel at the rate these pigs go through it.
you'll have to buy some property and grow a shit load of something to make it with 8)
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My f650 gets 9 mpg. My f550 gets 14. We haul 16k and 10k respectively across the backs of them. Gonna need to get into biodiesel at the rate these pigs go through it.
you'll have to buy some property and grow a shit load of something to make it with 8)
Grow hemp it would work 20 times better than corn.
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My f650 gets 9 mpg. My f550 gets 14. We haul 16k and 10k respectively across the backs of them. Gonna need to get into biodiesel at the rate these pigs go through it.
you'll have to buy some property and grow a shit load of something to make it with 8)
Grow hemp it would work 20 times better than corn.
Also weed. But in seriousness hempseed oil is quite well suited for making biofuels. Canola crushes corn as well. Actually just about everything crushes corn for making biofuels.