tomorrow i wil be taking my first step into the oil burning world. im off to buy my 2006 2500HD!!!!! i cant freakin wait!!! im thinking that it will be the best automotive investment i have ever made. thanks to all of your threads and discussion topics keeping me on the right track. i will definately post some pics on this thread once shes in the driveway.

 

Awesome! You'll never go back. I've gone so far that the only gas powered engines I have are small engines.

Welcome and can't wait for the photos.

Craig

 

Happy Truck Day!

I felt the same was as you buying my '06. I'm driving it until the wheels fall off. Then I'm putting new wheels on and going again.

 

DON"T DO IT!!!!

You know the one ton is only a few hundred dollars more....

 

not worth the few hundred, just put some $85 timbrens on there and you have better payload capacity then a 1-ton. or go a step farther and get air-ride shocks.

 

My thoughts exactly. I mulled the 2500 v 3500 when truck shopping last year and that's my deciding factor. We're planning on an eventual toy hauler and I want to have room to spare, so to speak. I don't like just squeakin' by on things

 

It depends. Around here the resale value of a 3500 is much higher and will more than compensate for the initial price difference(not that I would ever sell any of my trucks )
If you have to deal with the dot they are only worried with what the door sticker says
Your insurance may very well be cheaper on a 1 ton.

 

What took you so long? Just kidding but you may ask yourself that later. You will love your new ride. Congratulations and welcome to the site

 

wow. im really satisfied with this truck. i found out from the previous owner that it has a jasper remanufactured 48re with about 89k left on the warranty. anybody heard about jasper, good bad or otherwise?

-2006 2500HD MC AUTO, STOCK

 

May you enjoy your new truck to it's fullest...you may wish to consider a second job now for all the good things you can do to it!
anyway, have you joined the DTR Megacab Club yet?

https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...b-t135999.html

Let's see some pics!

 

absolutely i have!! it was one of the first things i found about MC's. as for the second job............ NO WAY!! lol. want to keep it pretty stock except for intake exhaust.

 

I saw a test a while back.... Maybe on TDR... They took the exhaust OFF a 3rd gen with the full 4" and ran it on a dyno and got the same power as with it on.

Conclusion: Don't put your money in a fancy pants exhaust.


And the 2500 is the same as the 3500 except for the overload springs. The Dually has less capacity (if you want to follow stickers, I know I'd rather load a dually any day) but the SRW is the same except for a few pounds of spring added.

And I put Firestones on mine....

 

really...... been doing a little reasearch and i think im going to keep the stock exhaust and just go with an air filter. i got just around 22mpg today, so im definately going to keep the mods to a minimum. i dont want my mpg to go down.

 

no one wanna answer this? about his tranny?
Im curious about this too!

 

i would cut a hole in the airbox and put a pipe on it and call it good for the air box as for the exhaust cut the cat out and put a tip on the exhaust and you have your own aftermarket exhaust seriously that is what i would do. as for the airbox the ****** whistler is also another alternative to the stock box!