Re: Any body have any dealings with the chevy 6.2 liter at the track?
The GM 6.2 is a really good engine. My dad has a 07 yukon denali and a 07 Tundra Crew max.
The Tundra has much more low end torque compared to the denali. The denali does pull hard up top, but for towing the Tundra just walks all over it.
We were getting ready for a trip to Colorado for elk hunting and my dad had just put new 33" toyo AT tires on his Tundra.
I had our 20' trailer loaded down with my a yamaha rhino and a polaris ranger Crew. I pulled it down the interstate and with the denali and it was struggling to maintain interstate speeds. It just couldn't stay in 5th gear and kept jumping down to 4th on hills.
ONce I got to the tire shop I unhooked the same exact trailer and hooked it up to the Tundra. The difference was stunning. The tundra held 5th no problem and even would hold 6th running low rpms with the exact load behind it. It also acclerated and handled way better than the denali did when loaded down.
We hauled that load all the way to CO and by time we got back plans were in order to sell my 07 Sierra in order to buy a tundra.
Also don't buy all the bs about how the cheby has 3.42 gears. It does but the transmission is geared to compensate.
The chevy is also a good deal lighter than the tundra, but still isn't any faster.
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