5.3l chevy to 6.0l chevy

LanceRKeys wrote:
Will a 6.0l be much of a jump in pulling power from my current 2008 5.3l suburban? (assuming the same 3.73 gears in both) I have been looking at buying a new tow vehicle and want to stay with a gas rig. The 6.0l 2500s seem to be more common in my price range (read low budget) than other gas 2500/3500 rigs. My concern is that it won't be much of in improvement in power from what I have. Has anyone else made a similar switch, and what were your thoughts? I also see several 5.7L hemi dodges out there, but have the same concerns.

How much does your camper weigh?? I pull with a 6.0 with the 4 spd. It's been a great truck, but pulling 8000lbs, it struggles in the hills, and on the flats if there are any little up slopes it drops to 3rd, and many times I'll just drop it to 3rd to have a little more throttle response, and reduce the number of shifts. Going to Smoky Mountain National Park last weekend, it got down to 1st and 30mph on one hill. But it has 210k miles.

Ram offers a 6.4l gasser that has the highest power ratings of the gassers.