Groover wrote:
It looks like GM did just give us some confirmation that the Allison 1000 is the "weak link". From the article on the new 6500 coming out: "the new work truck will produce 350 horsepower and 700 pounds-feet of torque. The Allison transmission backing up the engine will be available in several versions; pairing depends on how much weight the chassis cab is rated to carry. Those transmissions will include the 1000 and 2000 vocational series along with several other stronger versions to accommodate the expected Class 6 loads that go all the way up to a 22,900-pound gross vehicle weight rating."
As tough as these little pick ups are they are not in the same league as vocational trucks. Ford uses a beefed up version of the TorqShift for their HD line of trucks as well. And they reduce the power to 330/725 HP/Torque.
