Why the hard feelings about the 6.0 Chevy?
So been doing a lot of research and reading because my towing has been relegated to my 2010 Suburban 2500. Yes it has the 6.0 which, IMO, runs pretty good, and tows fairly well too. Again, IMO, the en...
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HaulinBass02 wrote:
Wow, didn't expect THIS many responses! I'm glad to hear that there are a bunch of non-haters out there. It just seems like on a lot of sites, people are complaining about the sluggish, gas guzzling 6.0l. All I have to compare it to is my dad's old 7.4L and there is a night and day difference between my sub and his old sub. I feel that the 6.0l is a good compromise to the old big block so I always wondered why there seemed to be so many haters out there.
As far as diesel goes, I am selling my truck tomorrow (hopefully) and that will be the last of my diesel days. I have no choice but to tow with a gasser unless I follow through with my plan of having an LMM Duramax swapped into my suburban.
I think that the 6.0l is more than capable of towing all I need it to, I'm always curious about people who claim "it isn't much good over XXXXXlbs" or whatever they want to claim....
Now you are just trolling . But I'll bite. With pickups now, all engines can tow a ton. the limiting factor usually the suspension, gearing, etc. which is why a 1 ton has a higher tow rating than a 3/4 with same engine.
