New Chevy Pickups - problems with Vortec 6000 and 8100

Hello everyone -

I'm looking into buying a new Chev 2500 4x4 with either the Vortec 6000 or the 8100 gas engines. I was just looking for opinions about both engines and would like to hear anything people have to say about problems I may have with either. I'm mildly interested in the Duramax Diesel but would rather have the gas engines.

Thanks

Shawn

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smith462
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Greetings,

If you are not too concerned with fuel mileage (or so it appears because you want a heavy truck with a large engine), then I can recommend the Duramax diesel, especially when coupled with the new 6-speed Allison automatic. I believe that you will find this combination with the High Output version of the Duramax will give you incredible power (360hp, 650 ft-lbs torque) with reasonable economy. The 8100 gasser is also an incredibly powerful motor, but you can probably expect about half or two-thirds the mileage of the Duramax when identically equipped.

Just my two cents worth - Jonathan

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Jonathan

Mileage would be closer to 1/3 to 1/2 of the Diesel. The 8100 is a thirsty devil:)

Al

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Big Al

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TheSnoMan

Talk to folks pulling campers and such. They will tell you straight out that the 8.1 LOVES gas. The 6.0 isn't far behind. The 6.0 in my 2500HD gets about 16 empty and towing a 26 foot camper it drops to 10. After talking to folks who tow with the DMax they are all getting over 19-20 while towing and 24-26 empty with the same size truck. The folks with the 8.1 are telling me they get about 6-9 while towing and the best one got 14 empty. Oh and FYI the DMax starts just fine in cold weather and is just as quiet as the 6.0 in my truck.

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Steve W.

I, too, love it when people chime in with claims. Unlike what Snoman says, you will definitely see much better fuel economy with a diesel over a gas motor with similar power. Cheap diesel fuel? Maybe not, but where I live diesel is the same as mid-grade gas and is not nearly as volitile in it's price fluctuations (thanks to the trucking industry, the electric utilities, and home heating fuel, among others).

As to the noise level, I say bunk. My Duramax is quiet enough to open the hood at idle and have a conversation with a buddy standing next to the engine while running without having to raise my voice. I will concede that I don't know much about cold weather starting because here in Florida 60F is cold, and 50F is Damn Cold.

And while the 8.1 will pull anything a like-equipped Duramax will tow, it will be doing it at higher RPM's and with a higher rate of fuel consumption. There's a reason why 2006 will be the last year for the 8.1 - I wonder why? A Duamax is no more quirky than the big block gasser, unless you consider one of those quirks passing by the gas station more often instead of stopping.

Cheers - Jonathan

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Jonathan

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