Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
Hi everyone. After eight Chevy’s I’m a new Dodge owner.
I was driving my ’01 Duramax 2500HD two weeks ago when I notice I had virtually no oil pressure. Turns out the seal between an injector unit and the injector return line had failed and filled the crankcase with diesel. The truck had 103,000 miles on it and up till then it had performed very well—quick, quiet, smooth, and consistently over 19 mpg with a 1300# vet unit in the back. The dealer fixed it for free in spite of it being 3,000 miles past the engine warrantee. Although the Chevy had given good service up till then I didn’t trust an engine that had run down the interstate with basically diesel fuel for lubricant. Last week I traded it on a Cummins HO, and I’ve put 1400 miles on so far (average 60,000/year)
First impressions:
-Noise level about the same as the Duramax, but sounds different—a deep growl—real nice
-Acceleration very similar. Allison was a bit smoother shifting than the 48re but they both are real peppy.
-34 gal. fuel tank vs. 26 gal. on the Chevy—big improvement
-Large filler neck is great. On the Chevy I could only fill at the car diesel pumps
-Four inch exhaust vs. 3. 5” on the Chevy
-Chevy ride was slightly smoother, but the Dodge ride is quite acceptable.
-Dodge sits higher which is nice. Better average ground clearance. I'm skinny and I could barely crawl under the Chevy.
-I’m not big on looks but the Dodge wins hands down
-First two tanks on the Dodge: 17. 5, 18. 4 mpg. This is almost identical to my beginning mileage on the Chevy. Should improve with time. I carry a 1300# bed load and most of my driving is backcountry roads (I am a light footed driver. Even my wife tells me to "step on it" and she's a cop!).
So far I’m VERY happy with my Dodge. No regrets at all. I hope to pick up a lot of useful information on this site. Thanks, Jeff
I was driving my ’01 Duramax 2500HD two weeks ago when I notice I had virtually no oil pressure. Turns out the seal between an injector unit and the injector return line had failed and filled the crankcase with diesel. The truck had 103,000 miles on it and up till then it had performed very well—quick, quiet, smooth, and consistently over 19 mpg with a 1300# vet unit in the back. The dealer fixed it for free in spite of it being 3,000 miles past the engine warrantee. Although the Chevy had given good service up till then I didn’t trust an engine that had run down the interstate with basically diesel fuel for lubricant. Last week I traded it on a Cummins HO, and I’ve put 1400 miles on so far (average 60,000/year)
First impressions:
-Noise level about the same as the Duramax, but sounds different—a deep growl—real nice
-Acceleration very similar. Allison was a bit smoother shifting than the 48re but they both are real peppy.
-34 gal. fuel tank vs. 26 gal. on the Chevy—big improvement
-Large filler neck is great. On the Chevy I could only fill at the car diesel pumps
-Four inch exhaust vs. 3. 5” on the Chevy
-Chevy ride was slightly smoother, but the Dodge ride is quite acceptable.
-Dodge sits higher which is nice. Better average ground clearance. I'm skinny and I could barely crawl under the Chevy.
-I’m not big on looks but the Dodge wins hands down
-First two tanks on the Dodge: 17. 5, 18. 4 mpg. This is almost identical to my beginning mileage on the Chevy. Should improve with time. I carry a 1300# bed load and most of my driving is backcountry roads (I am a light footed driver. Even my wife tells me to "step on it" and she's a cop!).
So far I’m VERY happy with my Dodge. No regrets at all. I hope to pick up a lot of useful information on this site. Thanks, Jeff
You got the right site to find out everything you want to know about the 
because you make their truck lool like low rider. :-laf
