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thanks ferm the diesel tahoe was avail from 1993 to 1999 in 2 door and only in 1996 to 1999 you could special order it in the 4 door but never seen one, as far as the suburban i thank 1993 to early 2000.
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I got you Ferm. It sounds like the L80 or L85 could be the TH400 if not for the OD. My experience with Bullydog has been good although somewhat limited. Dyno Dominator with adjustability from a knob on the dash for the 2001 LB7/5spd Allison (can bus), Triple Dog on the fly with the LLY and LBZ/6spd Allison (OBDII). I figured you to have a better setup. The Duramax is impressive right out of the box. I am skeered to make the leap to Performance or Higher settings on the Bully Dog. Set on Tow/Economy I have a little extra without the concerns of blowing the stock tranny. Is the torque management the defueling event between shifts? My Duramax with Bully set on Performance Mode will boil the Michelins off the line, fall on its face for the 1-2 shift then boil the tires as the power comes back on in second, then fall on its face again for the 2-3 shift but when the power should be coming on it feels a little flat as if the tranny was slipping. I have only tried it a couple times. Skeered like I said. I saw your updated thread on the Burb. I would love to get 20+ MPG. The Bully Dog ain't gonna get me there and neither would a stock setup. My 2006 does not have the lying computer for mileage and neither did the Dodge. I think mileage is the most lied about topic, hell most people don't even know the calculation.
School, I had no idea the Tahoe could be had in diesel. I thought it was only the 3/4 ton Suburbans. Live and learn. The boss had a 93 and a 98 PU with the 6.5L TD 5 spd manual with the granny gear. I hated changing the fuel filters on them motors. Aside from that they were very dependable. No problems at all and are still running at about 200,000 miles each.
School, I had no idea the Tahoe could be had in diesel. I thought it was only the 3/4 ton Suburbans. Live and learn. The boss had a 93 and a 98 PU with the 6.5L TD 5 spd manual with the granny gear. I hated changing the fuel filters on them motors. Aside from that they were very dependable. No problems at all and are still running at about 200,000 miles each.
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2 door TAHOES and SUBURBANS from 94+ had the option of the 6.5L. It wasn't available until 94 in the SUV's due to emissions, and 94 was when the electronic pump came out that got them past the emissions. It has been determined that no 4 door TAHOE or YUKON ever came from GM with a 6.5 as well, only the 2 doors with the S emissions engine. The SUBURBAN was available in a 1500 with the 6.5, but it was actually a 3/4 ton running gear underneath it to get it past emissions. The 80/85 is nothing more than an electronic TURBO 400 with an OD unit added on. The first ones all used TURBO 400 clutches and bands for reverse and 1-3.
If you have an 06 Ridge, you can do quite a bit to it to wake it up as well as boost the milage quite a bit in it. The BULLYDOG isn't helping your milage one bit either. They simply add timing, boost, and fuel to there tunes(mostly fuel), and this is not how to boost milage. On the 04.5+ DMAX's droping the boost and bumping the timing can make a BIG difference in them. I know somebody with an 06 and he said he has gotten 23 hand calculated with 285 tires on it. He has a DIABLE PREDATOR tuner, MBRP exhaust(cat con got lost), and an S&B intake on it. His truck drives NICE and is pretty strong with a good smooth power transition in it. Torque management is the defueling event during the shifts which helps the ALLISON to live. The 06+ 1000 ALLISON is rated to hold 650 foot pounds of torque with torque management, or only 525 without it. You can add in a TRANSGO JR and help it out a little bit(the BULLYDOG kit is a COMPLETE waste of money and does not help at all), and with a decent tune you can safely put about 400HP to the rear wheels(stock is about 300-315). And many are running upwards of 500HP to the rear wheels with EFILIVE and had some decent life out of em. EFILIVE is a great tuning tool as you can custom tailor your tuning to the vehicle and it's set-up.
If you have an 06 Ridge, you can do quite a bit to it to wake it up as well as boost the milage quite a bit in it. The BULLYDOG isn't helping your milage one bit either. They simply add timing, boost, and fuel to there tunes(mostly fuel), and this is not how to boost milage. On the 04.5+ DMAX's droping the boost and bumping the timing can make a BIG difference in them. I know somebody with an 06 and he said he has gotten 23 hand calculated with 285 tires on it. He has a DIABLE PREDATOR tuner, MBRP exhaust(cat con got lost), and an S&B intake on it. His truck drives NICE and is pretty strong with a good smooth power transition in it. Torque management is the defueling event during the shifts which helps the ALLISON to live. The 06+ 1000 ALLISON is rated to hold 650 foot pounds of torque with torque management, or only 525 without it. You can add in a TRANSGO JR and help it out a little bit(the BULLYDOG kit is a COMPLETE waste of money and does not help at all), and with a decent tune you can safely put about 400HP to the rear wheels(stock is about 300-315). And many are running upwards of 500HP to the rear wheels with EFILIVE and had some decent life out of em. EFILIVE is a great tuning tool as you can custom tailor your tuning to the vehicle and it's set-up.