God, I hate to do this... I love diesels you all know this... But Chevy can not build a Diesel to save their life. Before the duramax they had something they tried to pawn off as a diesel.
RamBrdr, as far as being best for towing... how did you come to that conclusion?
It isn't a ford/dodge/chevy thing... its a who has the best Diesel thing. Dodge uses Cummins, they don't make cummins. I don't love the Dodge Ram just because its a Dodge, I love it because dodge decided to go for a true heavy duty Diesel. Ford is finally coming out with a reputable diesel, but Chevy (I was a chevy guy, so this pains me to say) isn't picking up the ball.
Comeon... think about it... all the stress a Diesel engine is under and what does chevy put it in? A ALUMINUM!!!! block. High performance high rpm motors should be aluminum block because they're designed for sports cars. A Diesel thats wrapped up in Aluminum is a joke in the diesel world.
They might make power and such in the short term, but come back to me after 250,000 miles and see how you aluminum block diesel stood up against the Cummins. I guarantee! the cummins will outlast it.
I work for Uhaul out here in Phoenix and we have alot of diesel trucks at my store. One of which is a Cummins transplant into a GMC chassie. The truck has 324,000 miles on it, the Cummins was installed after 89,000 miles. That means that the Cummins has stood up to over 240,000 miles and STILL runs amazingly strong. It still has the original turbo and intercooler that came with it, and after 240,000 miles of towing LOTS of stuff, stop and go driving, etc... I can't see a aluminum block diesel still running strong.
-Chris
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1979 Dodge Powerwagon 150 with:
6" SkyJacker Suspension Lift Springs w/ 3" factory blocks, Custom Axle Vents & Steering Shaft/Knuckle Joint, 35X12.50X15 BFG AT/KO's on 15X8.5 American Racing 767, 360 w/ 2bbl & Crane PowerMax Cam & Valvetrain