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The Duramax Diesel jumps up to 620 ft lbs of torque and you guys can check it out the vehicle info for 06, it displays all the things new for 06! Now i wonder how much Horsepower its pushing, also a 6 speed Allison is also available along with the Duramax. :D

BADGERMAN Enthusiast

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Kinda Stupid Question, But where can I read about the changes for the 06' truck.

I looked on chevy's web site and I didn't see it.

00HD2500 Enthusiast

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Let the torque wars begin haha. I hate to say it but I am a Cummins guy and to be honest it wont surprise me if they jump the cummins to 630ft lbs for 06. Just think guys, in like 5 years our trucks will be coming from the factory with 700+ ft lbs and 400+hp haha!

 

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Mark_in_Tulsa Senior Enthusiast

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Let the torque wars begin haha. I hate to say it but I am a Cummins guy and to be honest it wont surprise me if they jump the cummins to 630ft lbs for 06. Just think guys, in like 5 years our trucks will be coming from the factory with 700+ ft lbs and 400+hp haha!

 

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I can't remember if its 625, or 635 for TQ in the 06 Cummins. And I really don't remember what the HP was going to be, but it was gonna go up. I think I remember someone sayin 345, because that was the HP number for the 5.7 Hemi. But people were talking about how odd it was to have an increase of 20 in the TQ numbers and HP numbers in a diesel, ....So I really don't know the exact hp number.

Supposivly the Cummins has plenty in reserve for them to bump up to keep them ahead in the HP/TQ wars for a while. The tranny behind the Cummins is rated as it stands right now capable of handeling 900 TQ. So the current setup for the Cummins, is setup to be improved little by little, so they can keep there claims as most powerful truck.

00HD2500 Enthusiast

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I work at a dodge dealership and from what I understand all the power programmers and whatnot that are out for the newer cummins don't even release all the power the truck can make in the form it comes from the factory. Honestly they seem to have the diesel truck market in there hands for the next long while.

 

Mike

MS3DALE Senior Enthusiast

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Let the torque wars begin haha. I hate to say it but I am a Cummins guy and to be honest it wont surprise me if they jump the cummins to 630ft lbs for 06. Just think guys, in like 5 years our trucks will be coming from the factory with 700+ ft lbs and 400+hp haha!

 

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Is this a great time for these wars or what!!

Like you said 00HD2500,I can't wait for a few years down the road!

Mark_in_Tulsa Senior Enthusiast

Mark_in_Tulsa

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Let the torque wars begin haha. I hate to say it but I am a Cummins guy and to be honest it wont surprise me if they jump the cummins to 630ft lbs for 06. Just think guys, in like 5 years our trucks will be coming from the factory with 700+ ft lbs and 400+hp haha!

 

Mike

 

 

 

 

Is this a great time for these wars or what!!

Like you said 00HD2500,I can't wait for a few years down the road!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yeah I can't wait untill I can afford a diesel in a couple of years. I'm shootin to get one in 08 or 09. Maybe these HP wars will of have pushed them past 400hp, and 800tq stock, by the time I can afford one.

MS3DALE Senior Enthusiast

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My problem is that whenever I save enough to get one,the price goes up again! :D

I guess they figure...they up the HP & TQ....they up the price too!

2004GMC2500HD Enthusiast

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This is the information GMC shows for the 2006 3500. I don't know if it just hasn't been updated or not, but it still says for 2006 that the Duramax will have 310 HP and 605 lb-ft. It also says the Allison 6 speeds torque capacity is 620 lb-ft so I doubt they would give the Duramax exactly 620 lb-ft if thats the max the tranny will handle. But then again, maybe it just isn't updated.

 

GMC Sierra 3500

 

LLY DURAMAX 6600 V8 TURBO DIESEL ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS

 

 

Engine type Overhead Valve

Piston displacement, cu. in.(liter) 402 (6.59)

Bore and stroke, in.(cm.) 4.1 x 3.9 (10.41 x 9.91)

Compression ratio 17.5:1

Exhaust - single All

Horsepower - Manual 300@3000 rpm

Kilowatts(kW) - Manual 223.80@3000 rpm

Horsepower - Auto 310@3000 rpm

Kilowatts(kW) - Auto 231.26@3000 rpm

Torque (lb.-ft.) - Manual 520@1600 rpm

Newton - Meters (N-m) - Manual 702.00@1600 rpm

Torque (lb.-ft.) - Auto 605@1600 rpm

Newton - Meters (N-m) - Auto 816.75@1600 rpm

 

 

 

MW7 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SPECIFICATIONS

 

Transmission model AUTOMATIC 6-SPEED w/OVERDRIVE

RPO Code MW7

GEAR RATIOS

First 3.10

Second 1.81

Third 1.41

Fourth 1.00

Fifth 0.71

Sixth 0.61

Reverse -4.49

Gear type Planetary

Power take-off Right and Left side 6 Bolt

TORQUE CONVERTER

Element types Pump/Stator/Turbine Automatic

Maximum Engine Torque (lb-ft/N-m) 620/837

LUBRICANT CAPACITY (pints/litre)

Fluid Capacity 35/33.124

MAX GVW(lbs/kg) 19850/9003.96

Chevy Tough Enthusiast

Chevy Tough

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I'll write what it says cause i dont know how to link it here.

 

*Vortec 8100 with 450 ft lbs of torque

*Duramax 6600 Turbo Diesel with 620 ft lbs of torque

*6 speed manual

*4 speed automatic

*6 speed Allison automatic transmission

*Electronic 4WD transfer case

*Locking rear differential

*Trailer equipment

*Snow Plow prep pkg

*Outside mirror option: Extendable camper, power adjust, heated, curb tilt, turn signals

*Aluminum Wheels

*Seating options: power, redining buckets, Full feature buckets, Leather seating surfaces's, heated

*Onstar 1 year safe and sound service

*Power windows/Locks

*Power Sunroof

*Rear sliding window

*Audio options: CD, 6 CD changer, XM Satalite radio, steering wheel controls, rear controls, DVD entertainment system.

 

The 4500 and 5500 get the Duramax 605 for 06 with the 5 speed Allison replacing the 590 for 06.

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whitesnake01 Enthusiast

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The Duramax Diesel jumps up to 620 ft lbs of torque

Not sure if I would call that a jump.. That is like a 2.5% increase, which is basically not even noticeable. Anything less than 10% is cosmetic, IMHO.

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