Oh I hear ya. I'm just saying the lack of comfort behind driving the gasser for some owners is generally unfounded. But at least we have the options regardless.
I wonder if you can make a better custom version of this?The diesel tows phenomenal...until you come to a mountain pass. I absolutely adore this diesel Glady, I just need to figure out a good quality, reliable oil cooling upgrade. I did not know the diesel ran so hot until AFTER I purchased. But I still wouldn't have bought a gas Glady, the diesel is just that good. In your position, if you've already got your rig exactly how you like it, I don't know if I would trade for a diesel, unless you can swap all your mods over to the diesel
I just shared it for the concept. I don't like where they mount it or the fact it has plastic endcaps. But it does prove its easy enough to add an additional oil cooling loop. So depending on where you put it, it could be much larger. This will up your oil capacity which also helps with cooling and you could put an electric fan on it for even more gains. I think the problem stock is that there isn't enough room to fit a larger surface area cooler and there's limited air flow. Plus the heat soak in that tiny ass engine bay is brutal.
You stock to get those kind of miles?My buddy just turned 510,000 on his 2015 EcoDiesel.
As far as I know, the only truck that is still 100% bone stock with over 400,000 miles is RussellandCissy. His truck had 433,323 miles the last I checked.
It’s looking like if you use the truck and push the motor and take care of maintenance, your good for a while… babying and city driving may kill the motor faster than loading up a trailer and hot shotting it across the country.
Own an old Chevy 350 during the emissions years, flat tappets, cast junk low compression motor, emissions stuff up the wazoo … highway 3000-3500rpm. That’s not even a “performance” gear, my 1980 corvette had 3.07 gears and 4 speed manual without OD (automatics also never had OD) … rewind 10 more years and you could get a high performance big block with 4:11 gears, and guess what, also no OD.
The 4.0 is legendary for its reliability and disability. I'm pretty sure the first production engine was used to build the pyramids in Egypt.
Close, it was the 4.2 liter version, the 4.0 came way later … roads of Rome were built for the higher speed made possible with the 4.0
I got 97,500 on my 3.6L and it still runs strong I had it reved up over 4000 quite a few times just today was off roading every day this week. I put a minimum of 125 miles every day on it . I don't tow a whole lot more than my pop up camper a couple times a year or a rack of firewood and camping supplies. I say keep the Gasser!!
