Anybody towing with a late model gasser?
I just had to shell out a little over 10K to fix the high pressure fuel pump on my 2012 Ford diesel. 37k miles on it and the dealer said "sorry" ford won't pay. After some discussion on this subject h...
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ib516 wrote:BurbMan wrote:
GM discontinued the 8.1 because they hardly sold any...anybody towing got the DMax...consider the 8.1 lifespan from 01-07 saw some of the best diesels on the market including Cummins and the Duramax.
Now that Ram has the 6.4, I wouldn't be surprised to see GM bring back another big block...the time is right IMO considering all the issues that diesels face in terms of emissions complexity.
I don't know that keeping the 8.1 in the market would have helped GM, while it was head and shoulders above the old 454, it's old school compared to what Chrysler has done with their 6.4.
I see GM adding the direct injection etc. to the 6.0L for 2015 or 2016 that they did to the 5.3L from 2013 to the 2014 models. That should give a nice bump in power and mpg and make it competitive again.
I'm curious where you found that information? I looked around but couldn't find anything. It's been rumored since 2010 or so, but the official Chevy site which lists the stats for the 2015 has no direct injection. When I was planning my truck purchase I was anxiously awaiting an announcement from GM on DI for the 2015 but it never came, so I went with a used Ford 6.2.
Truck Trend is saying that the 2017 Ford 6.2 will be direct injection with a 10-speed (!) transmission. Wow.
