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Hey All,

 

This is my first post and I'm glad I found this forum.  I'm considering a new '24 GM Sierra gasser with the 10 speed Allison transmission.  I looked through quite a few pages and couldn't find a thread pertaining to MPG on the new 6.6L with this tranmission configuration.  I'm looking to use the truck for a hauling a truck camper and I haven't owned an HD struck before so please pardon my ignorance.


What MPG have you been getting on the freeway and also around town?  If you have a truck camper, what have you been getting unladen and laden?  

 

If you came from a previous 6.6l gasser with less gears, how has this been doing in comparison?  Was it worth it for the upgrade (as I'm also considering a used truck).

 

Thanks All,

 

Matt

 

 

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kylant
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sorry man. lofty expectations that are not going to be realized

the8rotor
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Gas mileage is the same between 6L90 and 10speed, I've had both. I get anywhere between 11-13.5mpgs city and 18/19mpgs highway ripping around the toll roads in Texas.    Towing my 10-12k cam

UWSkier
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I did a freeway run this morning in my truck too.  10 speed 6.6, speeds 75 to 80 mph.  Best 25 mile stretch was 19.3 but I got 18.4 over the 160 mile round trip, verified at the pump.  It was my first

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Gas mileage is the same between 6L90 and 10speed, I've had both. I get anywhere between 11-13.5mpgs city and 18/19mpgs highway ripping around the toll roads in Texas. 

 

Towing my 10-12k camper, I get 5-11mpgs depending on winds on the highway. My camper is very tall.

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I think the OP is talking about a slide-in truck camper. I have a Four Wheel Campers pop up truck camper and I get about 15-15.5 mpg with the camper on and around 17.5 with it off when driving 65-70. It only weighs 1800 lbs. Of course, a tall, heavy non-pop-up camper will be a whole different story. 

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Yes, I am planning on hauling a solid walled, slide-in truck camper using a 3500.  I'm coming from a Tundra that gets 13-19 MPG.  Those are very reasonable numbers when comparing your HD trucks to my Tundra.  

 

Anyone seeing better numbers if they put on a tonneau type cover?  

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Yes, I am planning on hauling a solid walled, slide-in truck camper using a 3500.  I'm coming from a Tundra that gets 13-19 MPG.  Those are very reasonable numbers when comparing your HD trucks to my Tundra.  

 

Anyone seeing better numbers if they put on a tonneau type cover?  

Single rear wheel or dually? 

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I bought mine with the front camper springs option. I ended up switching the front springs back to the base springs for my model because my camper only puts 100 lbs static weight on the front axle, and I didn’t like the pitch up effect of the front suspension response being stiffer than the rear. If you get into considering camper springs I can offer advice based on my experiences. 

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Hey Jon,

 

Yes, I am most likely looking at getting the camper package, which should come with the heavier front end suspension.  From what I am reading, it will help with breaking when carrying a heavy load.

 

Was the ride uncomfortable when you weren't carrying your camper?

 

 

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20 hours ago, campah said:

Yes, I am planning on hauling a solid walled, slide-in truck camper using a 3500.  I'm coming from a Tundra that gets 13-19 MPG.  Those are very reasonable numbers when comparing your HD trucks to my Tundra.  

 

Anyone seeing better numbers if they put on a tonneau type cover?  

My last truck was a 16 tundra owned it for over 5yrs. Tundra got only 1-1.5mpg more in most situations. Sometimes it’s just splitting hairs. I watched both closely on trucks display and both with a scan gauge. 

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No truck campers in that thread but a few of us with this combo have chimed in there.  I've really grown to love my truck.

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Without a camper getting around 12.5 on my crappy short city drives. Considering most of those have been no further than 2-5 miles with about 4-8 stoplights along the way, it’s not as bad as I thought it’d be…

Highway drives have been limited so far but been around 16-19 on those.

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On 9/25/2023 at 5:13 PM, campah said:

Hey Jon,

 

Yes, I am most likely looking at getting the camper package, which should come with the heavier front end suspension.  From what I am reading, it will help with breaking when carrying a heavy load.

 

Was the ride uncomfortable when you weren't carrying your camper?

 

 

I wouldn’t say the ride was uncomfortable (for a 1 ton truck) with the stiffer springs, but the unloaded ride is noticeably stiffer with the the camper springs. I ordered my 2021 3500 cclb with the camper springs (not plow package) rated at 5600 FGAWR. The base springs would have given a 5200 lbs FGAWR. 
 

More important to me than the stiffer ride, the rebound response of the front suspension with the stiffer springs was faster than the rear suspension. This caused the front end to pitch up when going over dips at highway speed. It was worse with the camper on because my camper puts very little weight on the front. It might have been curable with different shocks, but I didn’t need the weight capacity and I wanted the softer ride. I bought the 5200 lb springs and swapped them in. 
 

The camper springs did make the truck stiffer in roll, which would be a benefit with a hard sided camper’s higher cg. 
 

I would suggest researching the weight and fore/aft cg of the camper you are buying, and then calculate the load added to the front axle by the camper.   If it doesn’t add at least 300 lbs to the front axle weight I’d stick with the base springs. 
 

On the other hand, if you think you may wish you had bought them, go ahead and buy them. It only costs $600 plus labor to change them and it’s an easy job. I’d rather have the higher axle rating on the data plate with lower rated springs than vice versa. 

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When loaded with a hard sided camper expect a drop in mileage to around 9-10 mpg on average with a gasser, no matter what brand gas truck you get.  If you get strong headwinds expect much less.  I'm happy on really long multi week trips to get between 9.5-10 if I keep my highway speed down to 65mph with my previous generation truck with a 6.0 and 6 speed.

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On 9/24/2023 at 9:46 PM, campah said:

Hey All,

 

This is my first post and I'm glad I found this forum.  I'm considering a new '24 GM Sierra gasser with the 10 speed Allison transmission.  I looked through quite a few pages and couldn't find a thread pertaining to MPG on the new 6.6L with this tranmission configuration.  I'm looking to use the truck for a hauling a truck camper and I haven't owned an HD struck before so please pardon my ignorance.


What MPG have you been getting on the freeway and also around town?  If you have a truck camper, what have you been getting unladen and laden?  

 

If you came from a previous 6.6l gasser with less gears, how has this been doing in comparison?  Was it worth it for the upgrade (as I'm also considering a used truck).

 

Thanks All,

 

Matt

 

 


Welcome Matt

 

I recently joined looking for info on ordering a new gas HD. Check out the ordering info posts on here if you do decide to go new. 
 

Check out “Fuelly” on the interwebs. It’s a site where you can track and research real life logged fuel mileage for different vehicles. Won’t get you info w camper but it’s pretty cool because it is real data. 
 

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