Anybody towing with a late model gasser?

sacmarata wrote:

Turtle n Peeps wrote:

sacmarata wrote:

The Texan wrote:
Sure, the GM 6.0 in both ¾t and 1t plus the Ford 6.2 in the Super Duty. They will handle the weight and you will be satisfied with the ride as well.

I have a '94 12 valve Cummins and a 2002 6.0 Chevy. The Cummins = no prob with just about anything I put behind it...period.

The Chevy, though equiped with the Tow package and tow haul = barely get out of it's own way with my 8,500lb TT.

45mph on gentle Interstate hills of Kentucky is not acceptable and dangerous! The 6.0 has cold air intake and high flow exhaust as well, so I'm getting a few more useable ponies than stock. I know how to haul heavy and keep the TC in lockup as much as possible as well. It's not like I just don't know what I'm doing.

I can't imagine hauling anything heavier. Just because something "WILL" haul something, doesn't mean it should.

I love the chevy, but gassers simply werent meant to haul in this weight class.

Either that Cummins is turned up or you believe in fair tails. Which is it?

That 94 Cummins came from the factory with a blazing 175 HP. A new V6 gasoline engine would kill that thing in a towing race.

The Cummins has less than $100 worth of mods and pushes over 300hp. In fact, I have a #10 fuel plate but I could have just tossed the old one. I put 3K gov springs on it but didn't have to do that either, so FOR FREE I can get 300+hp out of the Cummins just by bumping the timing and tossing fuel plate.

I wouldn't say that's a very radical modification...and you can't argue with 324K carefree miles.

If someone wants to spend $60K on a new Diesel, have at it.

About 7 years ago i had a 86 toyota pickup with a 22r motor. It had 389,000 miles on it when i sold it. I still see that old truck going down the road every now and then. I have a 96 Nissan pickup with 250,673 miles on it right now that i put 100 miles a day on.