http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/ Autoblog Comments for http://www.autoblog.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.autoblog.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/May 5th 2008 3:39PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/
LMAO]]>May 5th 2008 3:41PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/May 5th 2008 3:46PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/Engine tuning for trucks and commercial vehicles is not the same as it is for cars.]]>May 5th 2008 4:46PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/May 5th 2008 3:59PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/Europeans try to wring everything out of their engines.

This is not an indication of poor engineering on the domestics part, they're every bit as capable as their european counterparts. It is an indication of opposing engineering philosophies.

No amount of sniveling on your part will change that philosophy.]]>May 5th 2008 4:00PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/And emissions compliant. :)]]>May 5th 2008 4:29PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/May 5th 2008 4:36PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/If it didn't last as long as the rest of the truck (but mabye not the tranny) it would be blasphemous to put it in there in the first place.]]>May 5th 2008 4:46PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/
In these heavy duty applications, it's nicer to know your engine can output what it says at a very high duty cycle (i.e. 24/7) without breaking that it is to get more HP.]]>May 5th 2008 4:56PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/
end of story]]>May 5th 2008 5:04PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/May 5th 2008 5:40PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/
Also consider that more power is easily available on most American truck engines simply by turning up the fuel and air delivery. IIRC, the stock turbo on the 6.6 Duramax will support over 500hp. Detuning like this improves durability when towing the max payload up a steep grade in the American west. ]]>May 5th 2008 6:08PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/If the engine gets comparable fuel efficiency and performance(or in the case of some engines better), who cares?

I don't get the appeal of high revving high strung vehicles.]]>May 5th 2008 6:27PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/
Did you read "The new 4.5L V-8 diesel is expected to deliver MORE than 310 horsepower (231 kW) and 520 lb-ft of torque (705 Nm),"

GM can't have this engine make 600ft-lbs because it still has to work with the 6L90.
Even the CTS-v will only put out something like 550ft-lbs.]]>May 6th 2008 10:34PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/May 5th 2008 3:48PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/
We're all proud that you would throw yourself on that grenade so that the rest of us can learn from your mistake.]]>May 5th 2008 4:16PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/May 5th 2008 4:34PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/
Ford makes a great 3/4 ton truck for sure. The engine, however, is average at best and and is one of the areas where it falls behind its competitors. Cummins and Duramax are both great motors but Ford is still wiping egg off of its face from the infamous 6.0L Powerstroke engine. The sooner Ford ditches International the better off they'll be in the long run.]]>May 5th 2008 4:49PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/05/gm-releases-details-on-upcoming-4-5l-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8/
As for being a GM fanboy...Bill Ford Jr. signs my paycheck.]]>May 5th 2008 4:53PM