I have an 02 2500HD with the 8.1L/Allison/3.73 gear combo. If he doesn't plan on towing 12,000lb+ loads all the time he will never put a strain on it. I've had 2 pallets of granite landscaping rock in the back of it and the suspension took it like a champ. The engine is awesome, and the trans is even better. Fuel economy is the only downside. I get 8mpg city and 12 highway empty. Pulling a 15,000lb trackhoe on a flatbed I got 11 highway. It never pops out of overdrive climbing rolling hills above 70mph. The transmission makes the truck when it comes to towing and hauling. The Allison 1000 is a kickass unit.


In all reality fuel costs of a stock 02-04 Dmax will be only slightly better than the 8.1. Diesel is much more expensive than 87oct and the economy isn't that much different. Another thing to look at is how cheap you can get one of the big block trucks. When fuel prices went up their value absolutely dropped. Diesels of the same year are much more expensive. If it's going to be used for work and get beat up hauling (just like mine did after it became a work truck) I wouldn't want to pay an extra 5 grand just for the sake of having a diesel.


If it was a personal truck it would be a different story.

Haha... high 11's or 12's?

Your out of your mind.

A tune will only do so much, to really bring some power out with a tune you need larger injectors(with the exception of ford since their injectors are rather large stock), and beyond that you can only make use of so much of that fuel with a stock turbo.

to run 11's/12's you need much more than 1k.

Never mind that you'd need a built tranny to hold that power and make it last for a decent amount of time(if its an automatic obviously).

while it'll primarily be a work truck, I will also be using it for fun on weekends

I never said anything about running those time reliably, but with a shitload of N20 injection and a proper tune, any of these trucks are capable of running 11's-12's with the right setup. (Not a freakin' 10,000lb crewcab dually)

I'm a diesel mechanic, so calling me out will only end up kicking you in the ass.

There are people making over 550 horses (Closer to 600) and 1100 lb/ft on a proper tune and nitrous in the dmax's... Stock turbo, stock injectors, stock internals.

A spartan tuned 6.4 with nitrous will EASILY run into the 11's with nothing more than exhaust/airbox modification.

Call me out and i'll sit you down.

holy hell you're an idiot.


the 6.4L TT are the worst engine powerstroke has ever put out. have you ever owned one? the one in my F-550 i drove for work was in the shop almost every three weeks with some problem.

but you wont run a 13 with under a grand in those 6.0 or 6.4's. sorry

A 98 cummins 12v with less then 20 bucks....

Go to the hardware store. Buy a screwdriver and some washers.

BAM

Crank the pump.
4000 GSK Rev limiter.

hello 13's

gas mileage sure and maybe on the longevity but the towing capacity is no greater

those big blocks put out a shit ton of torque and they have more of it to offer in second gear so when you are pulling that hill you aren't stuck doing 45 like all the diesels



you are a fucking idiot the 8.1s are known to be very reliable and they can tow just as much as any of the diesels learn to google noob

This post was edited by Monster666 on Aug 6 2010 12:07pm

my uncle owns a 6.4 and a guy I work with owns a 6.4, neither have had one bit of trouble with them.

6.4's easily run a 13 1/4'th with a 275 spartan, exhaust, and intake.

I never said anything about a 6.0 running those times for under a grand.

your uncle must not use it as a truck then.


the 6.4L are a total fail man. if they didnt fuck up so bad why would ford replace them so fast? you wont hit 13's with the 6.4TT... you actually have a better shot at making a 6.0 single turbo run faster than the 6.4POS.

If your going to be that ignorant about it, just go to youtube and find a 6.4 on the 1/4'th, there is a dually running 13.7's with the mods I listed.