trouttrooper
Big Blocks ROCK!!!
Just like it says :thumbsup:
For me, I've never been much of a diesel engine fan. I can't stand the smell of diesel fuel. I don't put a ton of miles on the rig, so the extra cost of the dmax wasn't justifiable to me. I had a '99 GMC 2500LD ECLB with the 6.0. Compared to my older '84 K20 with the legendary 350, the 6.0 danced circles around it. It still was pushed to the max when hauling hay in 100+ degree weather though, always had to keep a watchful eye on the temp gauges.....Then junior was going to join the family in 9 months and I realized that an extended cab was not big enough.
I remember growing up, dad had bought an '84 K30 CCLB SRW off the lot for a killer deal because it had a 350 under the hood. Nobody would buy it fearing it wouldn't be strong enough. Well, it was....and wasn't. That truck was a tank, never broke down, and that engine worked it's tail off hauling the family + camper + horses. However, every single mountain pass (and there were a lot of them) we were in first gear, foot to the floor, and 25 mph.
I decided that I needed a truck that I couldn't say to myself "I wished I had a bigger truck". Finances, a good trade in value on the '99, and 0% financing all helped out and allowed me to buy my first ever brand new off the lot vehicle. Only 2 compromises were made, no sliding rear window (not available anyway) and color (I really wanted a dark metallic blue).
I wouldn't call myself too much of a pessimist, but I think we are the last to own a factory installed big block in a pickup truck. My truck has to last me forever now.
For me, I've never been much of a diesel engine fan. I can't stand the smell of diesel fuel. I don't put a ton of miles on the rig, so the extra cost of the dmax wasn't justifiable to me. I had a '99 GMC 2500LD ECLB with the 6.0. Compared to my older '84 K20 with the legendary 350, the 6.0 danced circles around it. It still was pushed to the max when hauling hay in 100+ degree weather though, always had to keep a watchful eye on the temp gauges.....Then junior was going to join the family in 9 months and I realized that an extended cab was not big enough.
I remember growing up, dad had bought an '84 K30 CCLB SRW off the lot for a killer deal because it had a 350 under the hood. Nobody would buy it fearing it wouldn't be strong enough. Well, it was....and wasn't. That truck was a tank, never broke down, and that engine worked it's tail off hauling the family + camper + horses. However, every single mountain pass (and there were a lot of them) we were in first gear, foot to the floor, and 25 mph.
I decided that I needed a truck that I couldn't say to myself "I wished I had a bigger truck". Finances, a good trade in value on the '99, and 0% financing all helped out and allowed me to buy my first ever brand new off the lot vehicle. Only 2 compromises were made, no sliding rear window (not available anyway) and color (I really wanted a dark metallic blue).
I wouldn't call myself too much of a pessimist, but I think we are the last to own a factory installed big block in a pickup truck. My truck has to last me forever now.
