oneflycowboy, i guess americans would like this thread then?

 

every vehicle is going to have durability issues......the ideal truck would be a ford body, dodge diesel, and a chevy tranny.......

 

The duramax is maxed out ?? LOL , Tell that to the guy with the 4x4 GMC that I seen in the 4x4 off road magazine that is putting 800 ft lbs of torque to the wheels. So much torque in fact he had to modifiy the torque converter because the torque tore the mounting nuts right off. There was also another one with edge jice that was a two wheel drive and was running with the 5.0 mustangs at the track. Haven't heard of a head cracking from making power unless someone did something wrong. As far as front end parts wearing out I haven't seen that on a GM truck, But I have on Dodges. You say you know personally that the GM falls apart, Is hearsay from other people or have you actually owned enough HD GM's since 01 to make an accurate analysis ?? I am by no means saying one is better than the other, But people really should have actual facts before making blanket statements about one truck or another.

 

Being a Chevy man this hurts to say, But I did hear this from someone years ago.

C= cheap
H= heap
E= every
V= valve
R= rattles
O= or
L= leaks
E= every
T= time

 

what is up with the italicized print?

 

Check out www.thedieselpage.com and tell me what you think about the Duramax then. That motor could easily put over 400 hp or better. There doing a custom build up of a 89 2WD Chevy stepside 1500 pickup with a Duramax thats making 400 HP. I read in Chevy High Performance a guy did the tranny exhaust and power programmer that he designed and his truck ran low 12s. I belive thats the one were he shered off the torque converter bolts. I may own Jap vehicals but if I could afford one I would buy a Chevy or GMC with the Duramax in a second.

 

If anyone does check that website out, look at the artical about the 6.5 diesel, the motor everyone badmouthed for 25 years. They have a kit that will prolong the life out it plus make 300 HP, thats out of a 6.5 .They said it could out pull and is faster than a 99 model year Cummins and Powerstroke. After reading the artical it seems Detroit Diesel did'nt design that motor too well from the factory.

 

Thats cuz detroits are throw away motors. their like a mercury. best used as an anchor . their cheap junk.

 

Did I miss something? When did Ford start using GM's tranny in their Superdutys?

It's a Torqueshift. I have yet to understand why everyone is calling them Allisons???? I even know salesman for Ford that do it. I guess it's the same reason some people find it necassary to call a Cummins a "Cummings".....LOL.

Buck

 

Our F350 had an allison tranny in it. A L L I S O N was stamped right on the trans. So i guess your missing something