New Tow Vehicle.. First Diesel

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01-17-2017, 01:19 PM

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I would wait a couple thousand miles before modding it. They tow pretty good stock. Mileage about the same stock and modded. I get about 11 towing.

Sounds good... I think the 445 hp and 910 tq will be pretty good stock for towing right now...

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01-17-2017, 01:20 PM

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I would personally leave the truck stock. Stock towing capacity would be around 23000 lbs if not more. Your Camaro in a 28 foot trailer wouldn't even scratch the surface.

I agree it is only 10k lbs with golf cart

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01-17-2017, 05:42 PM

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Be careful with emissions crap. We run Chevy in my delivery fleet and several have cost me $10k repair bills to emissions and fuel system last year. We don't have a diesel 15 but ours can't force a regen. They only regen while traveling at least 45mph for 45mins and it MUST regen frequently.

Engine warranty does not cover damage to emissions systems.
Emissions warranty does not cover damage to engine.
They both cause each other problems so warranty won't effectively cover anything.

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01-18-2017, 12:16 PM

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mine is a 17..

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01-18-2017, 12:39 PM

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There are several companies working hard on EFI Live tunes for the L5P. Give it some time and the market is going to be flooded with modifications for the newest edition to the Duramax family.

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01-19-2017, 02:58 PM

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mine is a 17..

Oh missed that part.

Does it have DEF injection, cats, and extra fuel nozzle in the exhaust? The parts that we've had most trouble with are pumps falling apart sending metal upstream and problems with the emissions parts getting clogged up.

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