[chrisk1500]

Not sure about the 'loud' comment....the 6.5 is IDI - quite quiet...

About the price of performance upgrades - I am comparing prices to other diesels - not gassers.....

He said he could not afford a 'new' diesel.....this means that if he bought the oldest DMAX he could (2001) the injectors will be off warranty 12 months from now.....lots of DMAX owners are having problems getting GM to warranty injectors right now....do some reading in the LB7 section of dieselplace.com to read about it!

People don't typically swap out a 6.5 because they are 'fed up with it'....if you ask the guys that are doing the swap (I can think of a handful that I know) they do it because they are not happy with the HP/TQ limitations of the engine....the 6.5 can safely make around 250 HP without self destructing....to build an engine like this would cost around $10000 or less - when you combine that with the fact that you can buy an older (94-96ish) 6.5TD 1/2 or 3/4 ton for around $5 - 7000 you can have a potent rig for around $15k (we are talking a hot rod 6.5 though)....

For the average guys who buys a $5000 6.5, he can do all of the reliability upgrades and have a very decent truck for less than $8000....and still run WVO....