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<blockquote data-quote="patooyee" data-source="post: 248146" data-attributes="member: 483"><p>Now that I have a family and only one income I find myself wheeling much less than I used to. I also have less time and money to spend at the shop and on the buggy. I can never just quit, its in my blood, I think of little else. But I am thinking of downsizing. We're going on a road trip soon and really don't have an ideal vehicle to do it in. We're taking the diesel but lots of the luggage is just going to have to go in the bed exposed to the weather. If a downpour happens we'll have to pull over, throw the essential crap in the mother in law's lap, and wait until it stops raining to put it back. (Don't like the idea of putting a topper on and off to tow my goose.) It has me thinking about how ideal a Tahoe or Suburban would be for future trips. I could get a smaller bumper-pull to pull the buggy with, I think it would be safe enough. My buggy is 5400 lbs. The price of diesel these days makes the diesel truck an expensive / unnecessary luxury. I know the torque curve of a 6.0 won't be nearly as nice as a diesel but, really, I drive the diesel so rarely its almost dumb to have. It's a 2008 Dodge and it has 40,000 miles on it. :****:</p><p></p><p>So is it possible to build a 6.0 that has a bit more torque than stock and will still be reliable and about as fuel efficient as stock? I have an LQ4 in the shop that needs freshening along with L92 heads and intake. I could easily swap it into a used Tahoe. Being that I own HPTuners fine-tuning over time wouldn't be difficult.</p><p></p><p>Does anyone else tow with a 6.0? How does it do? What kind of mileage?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="patooyee, post: 248146, member: 483"] Now that I have a family and only one income I find myself wheeling much less than I used to. I also have less time and money to spend at the shop and on the buggy. I can never just quit, its in my blood, I think of little else. But I am thinking of downsizing. We're going on a road trip soon and really don't have an ideal vehicle to do it in. We're taking the diesel but lots of the luggage is just going to have to go in the bed exposed to the weather. If a downpour happens we'll have to pull over, throw the essential crap in the mother in law's lap, and wait until it stops raining to put it back. (Don't like the idea of putting a topper on and off to tow my goose.) It has me thinking about how ideal a Tahoe or Suburban would be for future trips. I could get a smaller bumper-pull to pull the buggy with, I think it would be safe enough. My buggy is 5400 lbs. The price of diesel these days makes the diesel truck an expensive / unnecessary luxury. I know the torque curve of a 6.0 won't be nearly as nice as a diesel but, really, I drive the diesel so rarely its almost dumb to have. It's a 2008 Dodge and it has 40,000 miles on it. :****: So is it possible to build a 6.0 that has a bit more torque than stock and will still be reliable and about as fuel efficient as stock? I have an LQ4 in the shop that needs freshening along with L92 heads and intake. I could easily swap it into a used Tahoe. Being that I own HPTuners fine-tuning over time wouldn't be difficult. Does anyone else tow with a 6.0? How does it do? What kind of mileage? [/QUOTE]
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