What is a 6.0L Chevy engine
I need to buy a new Suburban as my current one has a bad transmission. When I look at the early 2000's Suburbans they often list a 6.0lL engine. I'm not familiar with a 6.0, is it basically the equi...
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WVcampground wrote:
Creeping up a hill is nobody's fault but your own. A 6.0 is designed to run at 4000 rpm when pulling a load up a hill, and if you drive it right you would not be creeping at all with only 7500 lbs behind the truck.
Exactly. I pulled a 7,500 lbs travel trailer with mine with no issues at all. Yes, it had to wind up in the hills but still pulled just fine. I certainly didn't win any races but I could easily maintain 40MPH going up steep grade any day.
Unloaded the best fuel economy was about 16MPG on the highway. Towing I was pretty much always about 9.5MPG.
It's not a race engine, so you aren't going to win drag races.
It's not a hybrid, so you won't get amazing fuel economy.
It's not a 16L semi engine, so you aren't going to have 1,000+ ft-lbs of torque off idle.
It IS a well designed, reliable, small block engine that produces good power, fair fuel economy, and works very well when used within truck limits.
KJ
