Chevy Silverado 2500HD 6.0L
I have a 2018 Chevy Silverado 2500HD WT (4x4, Crew Cab, Long Bed) with a 6.0L engine. I was told the rear end gearing is 4.10. My question is when I pull my TT (26 feet and just under 9000 pounds) u...
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Like BFL, I had a 2003 6.0l.
They don't produce much power below 3500 RPM and their sweet spot is up around 4000k.
Like others have said, don't lose your momentum, or you won't get it back - easily.
I added a 16 pass Derale stacked plate transmission cooler to keep the temps down near 175 or so except when climbing hills. That transmission lasted up to 250,000 before I moved onto a new vehicle (diesel).
That engine is rock solid. Keep up on your maintenance. Annually drop the trans pan, and change the trans filter cold, then you can flush it after the fact. Most of the time, when you take to to a shop, they just flush it an forget it - which stirs up the particulates and doesn't get rid of it. That's why I annually dropped the trans pan, when it had been sitting over night, and did the filter before the flush.
They don't produce much power below 3500 RPM and their sweet spot is up around 4000k.
Like others have said, don't lose your momentum, or you won't get it back - easily.
I added a 16 pass Derale stacked plate transmission cooler to keep the temps down near 175 or so except when climbing hills. That transmission lasted up to 250,000 before I moved onto a new vehicle (diesel).
That engine is rock solid. Keep up on your maintenance. Annually drop the trans pan, and change the trans filter cold, then you can flush it after the fact. Most of the time, when you take to to a shop, they just flush it an forget it - which stirs up the particulates and doesn't get rid of it. That's why I annually dropped the trans pan, when it had been sitting over night, and did the filter before the flush.
