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Alan Roehrich · 10-05-2014, 10:02 AM

I saved about $6K not buying a diesel. I do not need to worry about extremely expensive fuel injectors, fuel injector pumps, or turbochargers.

My 8.1L, with proper maintenance, will probably go 250K miles. At which point, even with substantial upgrades, will not require a lot of money to rebuild.

Any repairs needed by my 8.1L are very quick and easy, and usually relatively inexpensive. I have not had to touch mine, just going by experience.

The same cannot be said for a diesel. I've worked on them. Everything is expensive, and most of it is difficult or at least very time consuming.

Again, I'm speaking about an 8.1L, not a 6.0L, which I would not want in a truck I was going to tow with.

Sure, a DuraMax will probably blow right by me, and it will get 30% better fuel mileage. I can live with that. Especially for the price difference.

10-05-2014, 10:02 AM	#15
Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,144 Likes: 1,623 Liked 1,954 Times in 440 Posts	Re: Gm 6.0 litre v v t v8 tow vehicle engine I saved about $6K not buying a diesel. I do not need to worry about extremely expensive fuel injectors, fuel injector pumps, or turbochargers. My 8.1L, with proper maintenance, will probably go 250K miles. At which point, even with substantial upgrades, will not require a lot of money to rebuild. Any repairs needed by my 8.1L are very quick and easy, and usually relatively inexpensive. I have not had to touch mine, just going by experience. The same cannot be said for a diesel. I've worked on them. Everything is expensive, and most of it is difficult or at least very time consuming. Again, I'm speaking about an 8.1L, not a 6.0L, which I would not want in a truck I was going to tow with. Sure, a DuraMax will probably blow right by me, and it will get 30% better fuel mileage. I can live with that. Especially for the price difference. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S