Nice quick reply! Im not sure on the 6.5 diesel but Ive been looking at a few so just looking...If this doesn't happen then im just giong to start saving for the dmax
JMHO........the 6.5 sure helped us get the diesel thing goin but I think its best to go with the Dmax......or the Cummins like me..either one will do ya good
Cheers,Kevin
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i had a 97 3500 drw with the 6.5L TD and it was agreat diesel not a power house and if you add power you will blow internals but when they are stock they do an excellent job allthough they are know for losing the fuel pump and then blowing the injecters,but gm extended the warranty to 120,000 miles for that issue..i would recommend the duramax,before the 6.5L..
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Work truck,06 LBZ 2500 CC SB SRW,tuned by Idaho Rob and PPE at times
My Truck now,1987 Chevy 2500 350 tweaked,6" SuperLift,350 V8 bored 60 over,Elderbrock headers Cam and Titanium Rockers,750 Twin Pumped Holley Carb and some other goodies.crank dynos over 400HP.
We always ra the 6.2 and 6.5 as farm trucks and worked the hell out of them. We hada 6.2 with almost 400K on it with the stock engine, My Dad's '98 6.5 has 240K on it, and it is all original. Although I won't argue about the more power in the d-max. But the stock longevity was fair.
Probably not. Because you can build a RAT motor out of a 454. The only thing is, is that if you add mods to a diesel they usually help mileage, while if you add mods to a 454 your mileage DROPS. just my .02 cents.
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