Diesel vs gas......................
OK folks, there have been a few to many diesel vs gas threads that have shall we say gone to "Hell and a hand basket"! So if all of you would put in you BEST, no flaming reasons for going gas vs diese...
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To Mr Vic T
Last year I bought a gently used 2002 Chev 3500 crew cab dually with the 8.1 with the Allison. I must say it is great truck. Lots of folks with deisels say what great millage they get and will tell you at times unrealistic numbers. I get empty 13.5mpg on the hwy at 70 to 80 mph, in town 8.5 to 9mpg. Towing my boat, millage is almost unaffected. For operating savings I installed a propane fuel system. Before anyone says" yuck! propane" let me say this is not one of those crappy carb systems of the past but an actual vapour injection system that works in conjuntion with the trucks computer. Operation is seemless, the truck starts on gas and once it warms switches to propane without you even noticing. Performance is identical and fuel millage within 5% of your gas figures. Its not cheep but cost less than the deisel option. Its made by a company in B.C and sold and serviced across Canada and the US. Propane is not practal for everyone but I thought I would pass along to you my experiences. Even if you keep your truck on gas you wont be disappionted. Let me finish by saying I am a profesional deisel mechanic with 15 years experience, I don't want to smell or hear one on my own time. Enjoy.
Last year I bought a gently used 2002 Chev 3500 crew cab dually with the 8.1 with the Allison. I must say it is great truck. Lots of folks with deisels say what great millage they get and will tell you at times unrealistic numbers. I get empty 13.5mpg on the hwy at 70 to 80 mph, in town 8.5 to 9mpg. Towing my boat, millage is almost unaffected. For operating savings I installed a propane fuel system. Before anyone says" yuck! propane" let me say this is not one of those crappy carb systems of the past but an actual vapour injection system that works in conjuntion with the trucks computer. Operation is seemless, the truck starts on gas and once it warms switches to propane without you even noticing. Performance is identical and fuel millage within 5% of your gas figures. Its not cheep but cost less than the deisel option. Its made by a company in B.C and sold and serviced across Canada and the US. Propane is not practal for everyone but I thought I would pass along to you my experiences. Even if you keep your truck on gas you wont be disappionted. Let me finish by saying I am a profesional deisel mechanic with 15 years experience, I don't want to smell or hear one on my own time. Enjoy.
