Tow Report - 2004 3/4 8.1 Suburban
Hey Folks, Some of you may remember me going back and forth here about a year ago on whether or not to trade in my 2005 Denali XL on my now 2004 3/4 Suburban. Well I did. I wanted to post a qu...
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ktosv wrote:ksu_j wrote:
We were traveling with my dad who was pulling a 27ft travel trailer behind his 2007 1500HD with the 6.0 V8.
Is this a "classic" 1500HD based on the GMT800 platform? Or is this a GMT900 with the VortecMax package?
Either way, I think your dads 6L has a 4 speed transmission behind it and that would explain why your truck does so much better. It would really be interesting to compare the 6L/6 speed combo to your rig.
Glad you like your Suburban. About the only reason my wife misses hers is because the ride was a little better than her van.
It is a classic. Old body style, 4 speed transmission. He has 3.73 gears which hurts also.
That said, I'd put the 8.1 with 4.10's up against a 6 speed 6.0. The torque I can get low in the rpm band is pretty awesome. I think the 4.10's might be the bigger difference. I can run all day in high gear. Inn third gear, this thing really moves.....
