legendaryandrew
Adventurer
I've been debating swapping a Dmax into my NBS 3/4 ton suburban for about 2 years now. Lots of pros (mpg, power), lots of cons (cost, cost to fix). I've talked to the guys at duraburb, and as swaps go, it's pretty easy. 1-2 inch body lift to clear Allison, bolts to the same mounts my 8.1 uses, for the most part plugs straight into factory harness. Parts would be easy if I got a clean enough insurance total. And based off of my rough math, it'll justify itself cost wise (assuming nothing catastrophic happens) after 50k-75k miles, at current gas prices, 8.1 currently gets an average of 10mpg and most of the mild tuned Dmax guys I know claim 18-22mpg. Anyway, opinions? Truck will be a road trip/camping/light expedition vehicle. No heavy wheeling, also paid off so no plans to sell.