Who here doesn't have a truck?

[gimmie11s]

You can’t beet the sound of the old Cummins. What year is it? Is that the 5-9 they call the “12 valve”? That’s excellent mileage. My 6.0 on 35” MT is lucky to get 10mpg. I was getting 16 mpg on the factory ATs.


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It’s a 1999 24 valve. Sounds and looks very similar to the 12 valve. 24v Cylinder head is different and the injection pump is electronic vs mechanical on the 12v.

They are all fantastic motors.

Excited to hitch my 5th wheel up to it and see how she does.

6.0 Ford is actually a great motor too once you address the “fixes”. I’d own one in a second.


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[roy_1031]

It’s a 1999 24 valve. Sounds and looks very similar to the 12 valve. 24v Cylinder head is different and the injection pump is electronic vs mechanical on the 12v.

They are all fantastic motors.

Excited to hitch my 5th wheel up to it and see how she does.

6.0 Ford is actually a great motor too once you address the “fixes”. I’d own one in a second.


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Ah so you still gotta smog that one too. As soon as I run into a little more money I’m going to bullet proof my truck and let it eat.


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[gimmie11s]

Ah so you still gotta smog that one too. As soon as I run into a little more money I’m going to bullet proof my truck and let it eat.


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Yeah, unfortunately. Good news is it’s only a visual test on these. Should be no biggie.


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[tones_RS3]

What’s MDS?

Multi Displacement System. Cuts down the 8 cylinders to 4 cylinders and pussifies the truck. lol
I hate it. I disable it every time I drive my truck. I bought a HEMI powered truck for a reason. Zero ****s given about gas mileage/consumption.

 

[tones_RS3]

I would really LOVE to buy an Audi RS3 for my next daily driver, and not a truck, but no remote starter for the Audi is a downer. I need the remote starter for the cooler/winter months.

 

[03cobra#694]

Multi Displacement System. Cuts down the 8 cylinders to 4 cylinders and pussifies the truck. lol
I hate it. I disable it every time I drive my truck. I bought a HEMI powered truck for a reason. Zero ****s given about gas mileage/consumption.

Ah, GM has that too. Friend has 6.2 that gets 15 city. My little V6 doesn’t do that. Mine does get 23 all city.
Thanks Tony.

 

[Makobra]

Multi Displacement System. Cuts down the 8 cylinders to 4 cylinders and pussifies the truck. lol
I hate it. I disable it every time I drive my truck. I bought a HEMI powered truck for a reason. Zero ****s given about gas mileage/consumption.

i used to do the same thing with my autostart system in the f150. eventually figured out having a trailer light tester plugged in disabled is automatically.

 

[03Sssnake]

i used to do the same thing with my autostart system in the f150. eventually figured out having a trailer light tester plugged in disabled is automatically.

#protip!

 

[roy_1031]

i used to do the same thing with my autostart system in the f150. eventually figured out having a trailer light tester plugged in disabled is automatically.

#protip!

Go add that to the life hack thread


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[Relaxed Chaos]

Never had a truck. Uhaul rents 'em for $19.

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[tones_RS3]

Ah, GM has that too. Friend has 6.2 that gets 15 city. My little V6 doesn’t do that. Mine does get 23 all city.
Thanks Tony.

No problem.
Does he like it with cylinder deactivation? I think it's called, Active Fuel Management, or AFM with Chevy and GMC.
Do you have the START/STOP feature on your truck?

i used to do the same thing with my autostart system in the f150. eventually figured out having a trailer light tester plugged in disabled is automatically.

I heard that was a way of shutting it off.
I think this a module that you can install inside the dash and it cancels it out every single time as well? A lot more work doing it this way though. lol

 

[03cobra#694]

No problem.
Does he like it with cylinder deactivation? I think it's called, Active Fuel Management, or AFM with Chevy and GMC.
Do you have the START/STOP feature on your truck?lol

He said it’s weird. I do have that, but disabled it for most of the summer. Now that it’s cooler, it’s active. The truck will sit at a light for 3 minutes and not run.

 

[john11gt]

I bought an 07 GMC Sierra 2500 with the LBZ. I probably could have gotten away with a 1/2 ton but I’ve been wanting a diesel for a while.

fuel mileage isn’t terrible, around 16 unloaded and I’ve gotten around mid 20s unloaded with the cruise set to 70.

Maintenance isn’t much more than a gasser either, sure it takes a bit more oil but my 2011 mustang took 8 quarts ‍ Add a $60 fuel filter every other oil change and that’s it.

The diesel destroys a gasser in resale though, I can put another 200k on my truck and have 330k miles and still sell it for around 10k. You’re not getting that with a gasser.

 

[gimmie11s]

I bought an 07 GMC Sierra 2500 with the LBZ. I probably could have gotten away with a 1/2 ton but I’ve been wanting a diesel for a while.

fuel mileage isn’t terrible, around 16 unloaded and I’ve gotten around mid 20s unloaded with the cruise set to 70.

Maintenance isn’t much more than a gasser either, sure it takes a bit more oil but my 2011 mustang took 8 quarts ‍ Add a $60 fuel filter every other oil change and that’s it.

The diesel destroys a gasser in resale though, I can put another 200k on my truck and have 330k miles and still sell it for around 10k. You’re not getting that with a gasser.

That’s a great truck with a great motor. Last year of it too.

I’d hang on to it if I were you. Post up a pic.


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[OETKB]

Never had a truck. Uhaul rents 'em for $19.

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Every grown man ought to own at least one shiny new truck once in his life.

 

[jeffh81]

I bought an 07 GMC Sierra 2500 with the LBZ. I probably could have gotten away with a 1/2 ton but I’ve been wanting a diesel for a while.

fuel mileage isn’t terrible, around 16 unloaded and I’ve gotten around mid 20s unloaded with the cruise set to 70.

Maintenance isn’t much more than a gasser either, sure it takes a bit more oil but my 2011 mustang took 8 quarts ‍ Add a $60 fuel filter every other oil change and that’s it.

The diesel destroys a gasser in resale though, I can put another 200k on my truck and have 330k miles and still sell it for around 10k. You’re not getting that with a gasser.

You pay a lot more upfront for it too. Those pre emissions trucks are a hot commodity down here so you are in a great spot

 

[john11gt]

That’s a great truck with a great motor. Last year of it too.

I’d hang on to it if I were you. Post up a pic.


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It’s been a great truck, minus the alternator going out 3 days after I bought it. I’ve put about 20-25k miles on it since I bought it in June 2018. It’s tuned with 5 settings, deleted, exhaust, intake, air bags in the rear and a hitch in the front.

You do pay more up front for it but that does back in to it holding its value.

 

[gimmie11s]

It’s been a great truck, minus the alternator going out 3 days after I bought it. I’ve put about 20-25k miles on it since I bought it in June 2018. It’s tuned with 5 settings, deleted, exhaust, intake, air bags in the rear and a hitch in the front.

You do pay more up front for it but that does back in to it holding its value.

That’s a beauty!! Very nice


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[IronSnake]

He said it’s weird. I do have that, but disabled it for most of the summer. Now that it’s cooler, it’s active. The truck will sit at a light for 3 minutes and not run.

Master Tech Friend of mine at Ford said the stop/start is hard on batteries. Since you're constantly pulling on them, then charging them back up. And supposedly the target charge is something like 90% with the BMS.

When I disabled the BMS on my truck, I noticed that the battery held 14v. With BMS, it was like 12.4.

 

[08mojo]

Master Tech Friend of mine at Ford said the stop/start is hard on batteries. Since you're constantly pulling on them, then charging them back up. And supposedly the target charge is something like 90% with the BMS.

When I disabled the BMS on my truck, I noticed that the battery held 14v. With BMS, it was like 12.4.

12.4V is essentially a fully charged battery. 14V is what the charging system will show when the alternator is doing its job. Not sure why you'd disable the BMS.