2006 duramax 6.6L

[Redneck]

I'm going to look at a used diesel truck tomorrow deal mabye to good to pass up. I need a pull truck for my V and a famly friend has a Chevy 2500HD duramax and wants $5000. There is over 150,000 miles but has just had the front end repaired fairly new shocks and two brand new batteries. Suposed to run like a charm might be just the ticket for me I only need it once or twice a year to go to the coast.

Any one have any personal experience with this truck

[THEFERMANATOR]

WAY overkill for a V-20, sounds like you will need a BIGGER boat. I know ridgerunner has an 06 that I've worked on for him, as well as his boss has one, and there yard has an 01 they hung onto. 150K miles isn't bad for one if it was taken care of, and not hammerred on with a big tune in it.

[smokeonthewater]

Not w that truck BUT as a diesel owner..... It's not a good match for that use... A 1/2 ton gasser will be far cheaper to operate and more than capable of handling that load....

Buy a diesel only if you NEED a diesel.

That said, 5k sounds REDICOLOUSLY cheap.... If you don't want it I do!

I say buy it, sell it for a huge profit, and pick up a gasser for your uses.... That is unless you just WANT a diesel and don't mind the higher cost of use.

[phatdaddy]

smokes right, that's it a heck of a deal. if you don't put 20,000-30,000 miles a year and pull a trailer 3-5 days a week, diesel is not worth it.

that being said, if i could find a deal like that, i'd be all over it

[Redneck]

Ok thank you your all right about the gas job being enough to pull the V. Except I trailor it from my place to Prince Rupert on the west coast through the Rocky and coastal mountian ranges 1400km one way. That being said you'd destroy/melt a transmission so a dessel is the only choice I got if I want to keep going and be independent of others.

I could at least double my $$$$ it has been looked after one driver non smoker loaded Ect. It's only packed a tidy tank around and was used as a pilot truck for big loads.

If it's not what I need I'll flipp it for double the price and upgrade my GPS. The O'l man and I are going to look at it today and most Likly it will will be the newest member of The Hooligan Fishing Team.

[RidgeRunner]

Buy it! Or let me know how to buy it. Transmissions are north of the asking price. Heck a decent paint job is north of $5K.. Regal GMC just said it would start at $5k to paint the 2001 GMC. The 2001 was the first year GM offered the Duramax 6.6 and Allison, we got one of the first trucks to hit Florida. It had a few issues that were covered under warranty, injectors and a bad torqe converter. Currently sitting on 175K and I would not hesitate to take it cross country. Has been hauling a 24' flatbed gooseneck trailer for the past 9 years. Combined weight of 14,000 lbs. when loaded. Brakes are awesome. Deisel maintenance and fuel price are the only drawbacks IMO.

[Redneck]

Sold and in my yard nice clean truck. Started up after sitting for two months no blue/black smoke just purred away. Two brand new batteries starter and alternator were replaced 6 months ago. The front end was done last fall steal of a deal I'm thinking.

[bradford]

Sounds like a deal.

[THEFERMANATOR]

Wondering why it had a starter put in it. You don't often hear of them burning out in these trucks. The normal problems with the starters is people break them taking the wires off the solenoid.

[smokeonthewater]

Or they refuse to believe their batts are junk till after replacing starter and alternator..... ?

[Redneck]

[QUOTE=THEFERMANATOR;219150]Wondering why it had a starter put in it. You don't often hear of them burning out in these trucks. The normal problems with the starters is people break them taking the wires off the solenoid

Thanks TF i will have to inquir about that.

I did get the 2006 model with the LBZ 6.6 engine from what I can find there's little diff range between it and the LLY 6.6. The LBZ is just tuned better and has 360hp/655tqr vs 320hp/560tqr. Going to be a learning curve for this first time desiel owner. I'm impressed how quiet it is compared to my dads stock Ford my brothers dodge has the bully dog package and sounds like a frightliner .

[RidgeRunner]

Shame you aren't closer to Ferman in Zepherhills, FL. He is a savant with respect to the Duramax/Allison. EFI-Live programming is the best IMO. That is what I have now thanks to - THEFERMANATOR. Different settings for economy and towing that are available on the fly. I have a Tripple Dog from Bully Dog that will add some soot to the LBZ. It was installed on my 2006 prior to the EFI-Live. I will let it go for cheap if interested. It did increase power, just not to the extent the EFI Live programming does. The Bully Dog plugs into the OBDII port under the dash and has a small screen from which you can retrieve diagnostic codes and set up various programming functions. EFI-Live uses a laptop and has hundreds of parameters to change and play with. Either way, you got in cheap. Hope it is a runner for years to come. We like ours a lot.. 3 in total.

[THEFERMANATOR]

Shame you aren't closer to Ferman in Zepherhills, FL. He is a savant with respect to the Duramax/Allison. EFI-Live programming is the best IMO. That is what I have now thanks to - THEFERMANATOR. Different settings for economy and towing that are available on the fly. I have a Tripple Dog from Bully Dog that will add some soot to the LBZ. It was installed on my 2006 prior to the EFI-Live. I will let it go for cheap if interested. It did increase power, just not to the extent the EFI Live programming does. The Bully Dog plugs into the OBDII port under the dash and has a small screen from which you can retrieve diagnostic codes and set up various programming functions. EFI-Live uses a laptop and has hundreds of parameters to change and play with. Either way, you got in cheap. Hope it is a runner for years to come. We like ours a lot.. 3 in total.
I know a few other guys trying to ditch there programmers after having me put a tune in for them.

[THEFERMANATOR]

[QUOTE=THEFERMANATOR;219150]Wondering why it had a starter put in it. You don't often hear of them burning out in these trucks. The normal problems with the starters is people break them taking the wires off the solenoid

Thanks TF i will have to inquir about that.

I did get the 2006 model with the LBZ 6.6 engine from what I can find there's little diff range between it and the LLY 6.6. The LBZ is just tuned better and has 360hp/655tqr vs 320hp/560tqr. Going to be a learning curve for this first time desiel owner. I'm impressed how quiet it is compared to my dads stock Ford my brothers dodge has the bully dog package and sounds like a frightliner .
2006 could be either a LBZ or LLY. the EARLY 06 LLY is actually an LBZ but with different tuning. If it's an 06 truck, look at the VIN number, if the 8th digit is a 2, it is the LLY, if it is a D it is an LBZ. The ONLY difference between the 2 is the tuning in the ECM. LLY is 310HP, 605 TQ, and LBZ is 360HP and 650 TQ. An 06 LLY can be made into an LBZ with a reflash VIA EFILIVE. Most aftermarket tuners don't change it to an LBZ, so if it adds 50HP, it is simply bringing you up to a stock LBZ powerwise. Theres lots of good tuners out there that do EFILIVE tuning, so if the bug hits you got options(I can just gurantee you that it will be HARD to find somebody else as cheap as I am, I do it as a hobby, not a business).

[Redneck]

[QUOTE=Redneck;219158]
2006 could be either a LBZ or LLY. the EARLY 06 LLY is actually an LBZ but with different tuning. If it's an 06 truck, look at the VIN number, if the 8th digit is a 2, it is the LLY, if it is a D it is an LBZ. The ONLY difference between the 2 is the tuning in the ECM. LLY is 310HP, 605 TQ, and LBZ is 360HP and 650 TQ. An 06 LLY can be made into an LBZ with a reflash VIA EFILIVE. Most aftermarket tuners don't change it to an LBZ, so if it adds 50HP, it is simply bringing you up to a stock LBZ powerwise. Theres lots of good tuners out there that do EFILIVE tuning, so if the bug hits you got options(I can just gurantee you that it will be HARD to find somebody else as cheap as I am, I do it as a hobby, not a business).

If it wasn't such a long way for me I'd be on my way. There's a few of you I'd like to spend a few days with and try to absorbe some of your knowledge.

The 8th diget is a D