Suburban diesel?
- Thread starter Heypal
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if you want a big people hauler why not buy a powerstroke excursion. my uncle had one that we used to use on sled trips with a 32x 8.5 behind it. six peeps and six sleds were an easy task in that rig. wish i would've bought it from him when he sold it a few years ago.
i wonder if they will offer the small displacement duramax in the suburban???
dont think so, pretty sure they dropped it when they dropped the old body style. to bad, i love my 8.1
They don't make them anymore.
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Your best bet is going to be to buy a newer sub then go to a wrecking yard and find a totaled Duramax and buy it as a rebuild get a better deal if the wrecking yard does not know you are just after the engine then once you get the engine out take evrything salvageable off the truck and sell it on ebay after that take the remaind to the scrap yard any deisel shop in town should be able to do the swap and as far as the body lift to fit the allison I think not it just has to be on a 3/4 ton chassis have fun and good luck I am thinking of putting a Duramax in a 72 Chevy next summer.
Your best bet is going to be to buy a newer sub then go to a wrecking yard and find a totaled Duramax and buy it as a rebuild get a better deal if the wrecking yard does not know you are just after the engine then once you get the engine out take evrything salvageable off the truck and sell it on ebay after that take the remaind to the scrap yard any deisel shop in town should be able to do the swap and as far as the body lift to fit the allison I think not it just has to be on a 3/4 ton chassis have fun and good luck I am thinking of putting a Duramax in a 72 Chevy next summer.
I don't think it's been killed officially - best rumor (see below) is that it might be delayed for 18 months. They have already started the re-tooling of the factory in upstate NY to make the 4.5 motor. I want this motor in a 2500HD crew cab. Keeping my fingers crossed.
http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=8
http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=8
if you want a diesel suburban buy a 90's 6.5L suburban
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i realize that but you can still buy a used one
You just made me spit beer all over my desk!
Too funny!
whats wrong with 6.5's?
had one, a 97' 3/4t 6.5 , ran allright , looked good, as long as you didn't tow anything with it you were allright, overheated in summer just pullin a boat??
Well compared to the Cummins or Powerstroke of the same era, they were
horribly underpowered.
In fact, they wouldn't pull a sick whore off a piss pot.
I can't quote exact numbers, but gm's diesel market share in the 90's was nearly non-existant.
Now with the duramax they a have fair share of the market.
The ONLY ones who were happy with the 6.5's (turbo or N/A) were the die hard bowtie lovers. (and very few of them)
horribly underpowered.
In fact, they wouldn't pull a sick whore off a piss pot.
I can't quote exact numbers, but gm's diesel market share in the 90's was nearly non-existant.
Now with the duramax they a have fair share of the market.
The ONLY ones who were happy with the 6.5's (turbo or N/A) were the die hard bowtie lovers. (and very few of them)
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my friend jake has a 6.5L 1 ton chevy pickup and it puts out pretty good power with an upgraded eprom, 40 hp injectors 4 inch exhaust K&N intake and a custom wastegate.
6.5s are pathetic for making power and not totally known for reliability. Find an older suburban with the 8.1 and call it good. The fuel economy will suck but it'll have plenty of grunt to do what you need.
