Here we go again....6.0 liter a good TV?
I know this has been kicked around a hundred times but I need more input. I have a new TT, 31.5' overall length, about 6000 dry weight. Since I can't afford a Duramax, I've been looking at a 2013 GM 2...
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SouthpawHD wrote:IBcarguy wrote:
Thanks for the input. The Youtube video wasn't too encouraging but I would never be pulling that much weight. I think I better check which gear ratio this truck has before I pull the trigger. I probably should keep looking if it doesn't have 4.10 gears.
Keep in mind that the vid is at Eisenhower tunnel outside of Denver, one of the steepest mountain grades in the US. And they were pulling near max load.
If it can tow that much up that steep, it'll handle more "normalized" towing no problem.
Ike isn't all that steep. The interstate system has a maximum grade and the Ike doesn't exceed it.
The Ike is a long pull, up a significant grade at very high altitude. Something like 11,000 ft at the top. Air is thin up there and naturally aspirated motors are down on power. Something like 30% down. If towing at high elevation up mountain grades all NA motors will struggle towing at or near max ratings.
