Truck shopping...

[Derek69SS]

Originally Posted by 67since67

That's a nice truck Derek!
If I were looking to replace my 2500 HD I'd look at the 6.6 gasser. One of my friends just traded for his second and says the 10 Spd Allison trans is a game changer behind that engine.
I once chased him up Black Mountain on west bound NC I-40, I'm sure his gasser downshifted a couple but maintained 70-75 no problem.

My neighbor is the service-manager at the dealer I bought it from, so I discussed it quite a bit with him before I placed my order. The L8T 6.6L gas are the most trouble-free trucks they sell right now, since there's no turbos, no diesel emission systems, and no AFM lifter problems.

The 10-speed is fantastic. I hope I never have trouble with it after the warranty because I'm sure it's expensive as hell, but I sure am impressed with it so far.

Gas mileage is surprisingly good too when unloaded if you keep under 70mph. I got 17.5mpg driving it to Indianapolis for the 500 and 15.5 coming home into a strong head-wind. Another trip up North I got 18.3 on 60mph back-roads. It's tall and pushes a lot of air, so 75mph drops the mileage to about 13.5.