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I saw that before I replied, but it looked like an article regarding the current 6.6L Duramax. The article I linked is for a new powerplant specifically for the lower GVWR trucks.

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it's like early 90's all over.

 

 

 

 

Sweet! My mullet will be back in style.

 

*Throws up the "devils horns"*

 

 

 

I'd love to have a lil' ol' 6 banger diesel in a full size 1/2 ton. That would be perfect.

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redvett Senior Enthusiast

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With only 2% of the buyers wanting a manual trans by overall MFR's it wont be long before manuals wont be avaliable, somewhere about 2011.

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I thought the same thing, it'll be kinda neat, like the 80's and the 90's. I just hope the diesel will be better than the 6.2L and the 6.5L, LMAO cause I'm sure it will ............. heck, it couldn't get any worse !

 

All I can say is I'm soooooooooooo happy to back to a gas burner I wish everyone the best of luck either with thier diesel, or their future diesel purchase.

 

I no longer 'needed' a diesel and the $50 for a oil change, +$0.30 more per gallon for fuel and not getting more mileage than a half-ton, having to change fuel filters every 10,000 miles, the rubber gloves to put fuel in the truck to keep it off your hands, the warming it up in the morning, cooling it down once you get where ever you're going for the turbo, the cutting it off b/c the drive-thru lady can't hear you, the pizzed off neighbors when you fire it up at 3am to go hunting , yep it all spelled out 'time for it to go' .......................... YEP, I'm soooooooooo glad to be back to a good ol' gas burner.

redvett Senior Enthusiast

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Dont expect much of an increase over gas engines with the new Deisel maybe 350 360 ftlb tq since it has to pass tight emissions and fuel economy. It will fit right in the 1/2 T platform and the only advantage will be fuel economy not brute torque.

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Dont expect much of an increase over gas engines with the new Deisel maybe 350 360 ftlb tq since it has to pass tight emissions and fuel economy. It will fit right in the 1/2 T platform and the only advantage will be fuel economy not brute torque.

 

 

 

 

 

I don't agree. The 4-cylinder diesel in the Jeep Liberty makes right at 300 lb./ft. of torque. the 6-cylinder diesel in the Jeep Grand Cherokee is putting out 376 lb./ft. Dodge has new Cummins engines going into their half-ton trucks here in a couple of years that will make torque in the 400s somewhere. There is no way GM can put a weak diesel engine in the 1500 and "lead the class in torque". I expect brute torque to be there with this engine.

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