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A good diesel would suite your situation just fine. If you didn't want to spend the money on a new Chevy Duramax diesel or the new Ford diesel then I would go with the Ford power stroke diesel. The Chevy 454 and Ford 460 engines are good but you are making a mistake by considering a 3.55 rear end. You should not go lower numerically than a 3.73. I like my Chevy 8.1 with Allison 5 sp. auto and 3.73 which tows my 31' Excella with GVWR of 8500 and towing wt. of somewhere under 7,000 lbs. I would not even consider going to a lower rear end. I need to go weigh her loaded one more time because the last weigh in did not seem right.
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Craig
AIR #0078
'01 2500hd ext. cab, 8.1 litre gas, 5 sp. Allison auto
3.73 rear end
Mag-Hytec rear diff cover
Amsoil Dual by-pass oil filtration system
Amsoil synthetics all around
265 watt AM Solar, Inc. system
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