[Tommy]

Dad and I pulled an empty trailer with a Z71 6.0 liter to Mississippi to pick up a 69 Camaro last year and even empty the truck was constantly downshifting on small hills. With the Camaro it was worse of course. Gas mileage was about the same as flushing a toilet... Dad bought a 2500 with Duramax and it was night and day.... I pull a 24 ft trailer 500 miles a night all week with a 97 Dodge with the 12 valve cummins and love it. I was using a ford with the 5.4 and it was like the chevy 6.0, revved out of control on hills.... I still pull 16x8 1/2 haulmark with my 95 silverado (5.7, 4L60E) with no problems but it also struggles compared to any diesel...

I'm not much of a Dodge fan but I sure do like the Cummins engine and to be honest, how much of the truck is Dodge?? Not that much in my opinion. Cummins engine, Dana Rear, New Venture trans... I think the Frame may be possible outsourced as well because the same upside down numbers are on it as Dads 2500 Duramax.... It leaves me to believe that only the sorry electronics are Dodge [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]



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