Saw a Chevy 1500 6.5L Turbo Diesel

Saw a Chevy 1500 6.5L Turbo Diesel

02-26-2003, 08:18 PM

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Nordby

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Saw a Chevy 1500 6.5L Turbo Diesel

Had no idea they made these available in a 1/2 ton truck. Honest to gawd, made my friend lift the hood and show me.

It was a 2wd, single cab, with a topper. Nice clean, quiet truck. A 1996 I believe, plus or minus a year or two.

I know these diesel motors are grenades, but might it last in a half ton going up and down the road and not being used by a real truck?

Took a look at his emissions dyno - 151 rwhp and nearly 500 ft/lbs of torque (if I did the math right, I took the number and divided by his rear axle ratio). Nicely powered for a 1/2 ton truck I'd think.

later,
jon

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