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There nice but as said bit heavy . Tailgate off box to use it . Longer bed bolts to secure it down . Stuff gets over sides and under it in box and unless you run big rubber flap across the back it gets all over the tail and bumper . . Otherwise there great (y)
 
Truckman4life said:
Anyone need a minty but gutless 6.2L crew cab for way too much money?

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That's a nice truck, although I feel the same way about the old square body diesel, my father had an 84 K20 diesel for a short time, that thing wouldn't get out of it's own way. It pretty much needed a turbo to be sufficient if you ask me. Is that the way they all felt? It seemed like it was running fine, just gutless.
 
folkenheath said:
That's a nice truck, although I feel the same way about the old square body diesel, my father had an 84 K20 diesel for a short time, that thing wouldn't get out of it's own way. It pretty much needed a turbo to be sufficient if you ask me. Is that the way they all felt? It seemed like it was running fine, just gutless.
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Yeah it was never meant to pull or race, just get from A to B in very little fuel consumption
 
Eh, geared right they weren’t bad. No worse than a smog era carb’d 350.

Big Ugly was a M1008 with 4.56’s and 36’s and then 38’s. Moved along fine but not a powerhouse.

My ‘89 K5 had 3.73’s and did pretty well too. I swapped a J code (3/4 ton and up non-emissions) intake manifold onto it which helped.

They got out of their own way but weren’t winning races and also rattled and clanked like only a Detroit diesel can.

That said now…done with diesels. Too expensive to own and operate now.
 
folkenheath said:
That's a nice truck, although I feel the same way about the old square body diesel, my father had an 84 K20 diesel for a short time, that thing wouldn't get out of it's own way. It pretty much needed a turbo to be sufficient if you ask me. Is that the way they all felt? It seemed like it was running fine, just gutless.
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I like my 6.2L K5. It's not any worse than a small block I feel, and I get like 17 mpg with 35s and 4:10 gears. Plus it's mechanical fuel injection without all the electronics that go with swapping fuel injection to a gasser. I would not buy one to tow with ever.
 
folkenheath said:
That's a nice truck, although I feel the same way about the old square body diesel, my father had an 84 K20 diesel for a short time, that thing wouldn't get out of it's own way. It pretty much needed a turbo to be sufficient if you ask me. Is that the way they all felt? It seemed like it was running fine, just gutless.
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All 6.2 diesels need to be swapped to a 6.0 ls.
 
Naw... I like the 6.2... even though I no longer own one lol.
 
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