sledobsessed
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im looking to buy a duramx truck and was wondering what is the best year for them? and also if anyone knows where i can find one.
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thank you, so the 06 & 07 are the same motor? except for new style they are differant motor? right?
You should have a look at
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As mentioned most people refer to them as their engine codes. LB7, LLY, LBZ, (classic) LMM (new body style), LML and so on.
The first gens are generally best to stay away from 01-04 LB7
04.5-06 LLY is a decent motor. Hard to find lower mileage trucks though.
The Classc 06-07 body style with the LBZ is still one of the better combinations with the allison. But if you want a new body style you have to go with the LMM.
The 07-2010 New body style trucks with the LMM is okay but sucks on fuel economy due to the dpf and tighter emmissons when compared to the previous model. If you delete the dpf and tune the LMM though its a great motor.
The 2011 is a great truck (LML).
2010 kinda sucked for all the big 3, Ford, Diesel and Dodge as they were trying to work out the bugs with the tighter emissions.
The allison has some weaknesses as well. It doesn't take power as easily as a Ford. But it can be easily fixed with a shift kit and new torque convertor. There is also a fix for the C3 clutch that a hole is drilled in the case to give it lubrication all the time.
Allison 1000 Transmission Specs
So don't just look at the motor as the tranny is just as important when looking at these new diesels. Overall the trucks are great in stock forum as well. Its when you start tuning, chipping and so on that you start to run into issues if you don't account for the extra hp/torque.
I still wish GM would get rid of the IFS and go back to a solid axle. GM/Chevy tie rods and other components are junk if you really use your truck, or if you start lifting them like a lot of guys. There are some pretty cool solid axle conversions available though.
What year(s) was the 6 speed manual available with the Dmax and who made the tranny?
Edit: seems like 05 was last year for the manual trans (ZF gearbox), maybe 06 LLY had it too. Sorry my comment was off topic a bit
You should have a look at
this...
As mentioned most people refer to them as their engine codes. LB7, LLY, LBZ, (classic) LMM (new body style), LML and so on.
The first gens are generally best to stay away from 01-04 LB7
04.5-06 LLY is a decent motor. Hard to find lower mileage trucks though.
The Classc 06-07 body style with the LBZ is still one of the better combinations with the allison. But if you want a new body style you have to go with the LMM.
The 07-2010 New body style trucks with the LMM is okay but sucks on fuel economy due to the dpf and tighter emmissons when compared to the previous model. If you delete the dpf and tune the LMM though its a great motor.
The 2011 is a great truck (LML).
2010 kinda sucked for all the big 3, Ford, Diesel and Dodge as they were trying to work out the bugs with the tighter emissions.
The allison has some weaknesses as well. It doesn't take power as easily as a Ford. But it can be easily fixed with a shift kit and new torque convertor. There is also a fix for the C3 clutch that a hole is drilled in the case to give it lubrication all the time.
Allison 1000 Transmission Specs
So don't just look at the motor as the tranny is just as important when looking at these new diesels. Overall the trucks are great in stock forum as well. Its when you start tuning, chipping and so on that you start to run into issues if you don't account for the extra hp/torque.
I still wish GM would get rid of the IFS and go back to a solid axle. GM/Chevy tie rods and other components are junk if you really use your truck, or if you start lifting them like a lot of guys. There are some pretty cool solid axle conversions available though.