3.0L Duramax - who owns or has driven one

burninoil · April 28, 2020

noticed yours was built in mexico, thought they where all built in Indiana.

ullose272 · April 28, 2020

noticed yours was built in mexico, thought they where all built in Indiana.

Maybe just the dmax engines are built in indiana. Final assembly elsewhere

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redwngr · April 28, 2020

3.0L engine is built in a plant in Flint. (Flint Engine Operations ).

afterburner82 · April 28, 2020

7 hours ago, burninoil said:

noticed yours was built in mexico, thought they where all built in Indiana.

7 hours ago, ullose272 said:

Maybe just the dmax engines are built in indiana. Final assembly elsewhere

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1500 Crew cabs are assembled in Mexico.

Edited April 28, 2020 by afterburner82

burninoil · April 29, 2020

there`s a sticker on my left frt door that says fort wayne assembly with UAW an GM on it .so I have to assume that's where final assembly took place .

jnissen · May 22, 2020

Joined the club as well.

Not driving much but was a deal I could hardly pass up.

Being in Texas it shows Mexico assembly as well.

redwngr · May 22, 2020

1 hour ago, jnissen said:

Joined the club as well.

Not driving much but was a deal I could hardly pass up.

Being in Texas it shows Mexico assembly as well.

Crew cab short box?

jnissen · May 23, 2020

Yes crew cab with short box.

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6sigma · May 23, 2020

Ft Wayne, Indiana assembly builds some crew short box. I am pretty sure all the CarbonPro trucks are built at Ft Wayne because the carbon bed supplier is very close by. I don't think the engine choice has much to do with where the truck is built though.

Chevy Big 10 · May 24, 2020

On 4/27/2020 at 5:02 PM, pewterliftedz said:

Do you have the "diesel off road package"? I wonder why your payload is 200lbs lower than mine.

The regular 6.5 box trucks has a lower payload rating compared to the short 5.3 box trucks, the off-road package may also add a few pounds over the Z71 but I seriously doubt it.

Edited May 24, 2020 by Chevy Big 10

jimbaeumel · May 24, 2020

New guy to the 3.0l club. I’ve had a few 6.2s and loved them but this thing is impressive.

mark1968 · May 27, 2020

So we got our 2020 3.0 Crew cab/short box denali in December and only had the chance to put a couple thousand miles on it. ‘This week we finally got to take it on our first big trip out west. We are half way through the trip and going through SD and WY we avg’d about 75-80 mph. We have 4 people in the truck and bed has luggage and supplies and we are getting about 25mpg. I realize if we went 55mph that we’d probably get closer to epa numbers but I’m pretty happy with this result. Additionally before this trip, with around town driving, we were getting consistently getting 24-25. We took this same trip a few years back with our suburban and averaged about 18-19 mpg.

Overall truck is doing very well and no issues- Its a pleasure to drive and comfortable for all.

RW Silverado · June 2, 2020

On 4/18/2020 at 10:38 AM, ChuckTaylor said:

Anyone towing in the 7000-9000 lbs range care to comment? Debating between this and a Diesel HD - tow about twice a month, with a few weeks of straight towing here and there.

Yes, i'm towing a 7x16 enclosed. 7000 lbs is very comfortable for this truck. Only on steeper grades will it drop from 10th to 9th with cruise set at 65-70. Good news is the tow/haul mode is very well tuned so it will hold 9th for duration of the hill and prevent gear hunting like the gassers tend to do. Furthermore, 10th and 9th are such a close gear ratio that you won't even notice it if you are looking for it. I can't speak for 9000+ towing but unless you regularly tow in very hilly terrain, there's ample low end torque, smooth, smart and quite transmission works with it flawlessly.

PS - anyone not sold on 3.0 vs 5.3 gas, wait until you go down a steep hill in tow/haul mode and listen to the turbo spool as it's vanes close to create back pressure. Truck will automatically down shift and turbo works to slow the truck down saving your breaks. Might not mean much to you but it does to me:)

Z71RAD88 · June 2, 2020

Very interesting thread after 28 pages. I've been lurking as I'm considering a new pick up come later this fall and leaning towards a 2021 Silverado 1500, and now considering the 3.0 Duramax engine. It would be my first diesel so I am as ignorant as they come in regards to diesel engines. For those who have experience, do you see an issue with me only driving it 5,000-6,000 per year....it's going to sit a lot and mostly get used on the weekends for hunting, fishing. camping and long highway trips to see family. Thoughts?

steve841 · June 3, 2020

3 hours ago, Z71RAD88 said:

Very interesting thread after 28 pages. I've been lurking as I'm considering a new pick up come later this fall and leaning towards a 2021 Silverado 1500, and now considering the 3.0 Duramax engine. It would be my first diesel so I am as ignorant as they come in regards to diesel engines. For those who have experience, do you see an issue with me only driving it 5,000-6,000 per year....it's going to sit a lot and mostly get used on the weekends for hunting, fishing. camping and long highway trips to see family. Thoughts?

Anti Ignorant Rule #1. Put diesel in it. (Dont laugh, when you're trained to head to the pump, diesel isnt on you mind)

Mine is used for weekend hauls and very short trips occasionally during the week (otherwise I use my car). So far, totally content. tow a boat 9000lbs and and enclosed trailer around 2500lbs.

1500 miles and I still have not noticed a regen - although Im sure its happened. I guess that is a good thing.

Edited June 3, 2020 by steve841