DURAMAX TOW TEST WITH 4.56 GEARS?

[@roderickdixon2428]

Dude I just got out of surgery and saw my notification you uploaded and I had to watch this eff the pain love the videos man

[@EddieLife3500]

Thanks man hope you have a quick recovery bro

[@leegray6165]

Eddie love the videos. Just some advice, if you want your truck to last 300000 miles try keeping your EGT’s around 1250 brother. 1400 is scary territory brother. I’m a fellow Glamis duner and a heavy tower. I tow a 17000lb toyhauler with a 2004 6.0 w/160000 on her. A lot of people will talk crap about the 6.0, I personally have a had zero issues and I tow thousands of miles a year Glamis included. I’ve been around diesels for a minute and haven’t really noticed anyone talking about your high EGT’s, just a concern. God bless.

[@EddieLife3500]

thanks for the info brotha

[@erikambis8313]

Yes Eddie he’s right and I had to chime in on this as well. Keep the egt’s below 1300. You can dabble in the 1300 range but not for long periods of time. When the truck is in a lower gear the egt will drop down lower, but in turn your transmission temp might come up a lil which is fine

[@Volsman5150]

Awesome!!! Wouldn’t have expected anything less from the 4:56 gears with that Awesome GMC Duramax 2500HD Diesel!! Keep on pulling that Badass Duramax Diesel and Allison Transmission!!! Best engine/diesel combo out there in my opinion!!! GMC ROCKS!!!!

[@twis7edashice106]

Todd Felts The Forum sure tell you a different story

[@injectors5049]

Was looking forward to the video gears seems to helped atleast he did it right. Just my thoughts heavy tow rigs are best kept with stock tire size but just goes to show you what 4.56s do.

[@sn9212]

When it’s eddies life who cares about fuel Econ. When the bens is the wallet and you see how Eddie is living you know he ain’t tripping on fuel Econ. Ballers don’t worry about that kind of stuff. Keep the videos coming eddie

[@EddieLife3500]

hahahaha Thanks man and great comment haha

[@craiglove6874]

No trucks are made for good gas milage

[@wesrobson5176]

WANNA BET, 5.9 CUMMINS 4x4 3500 gets 30 mpg at 50 mph on back roads

[@ToXSicK1340]

The Ole DirtyMax did exactly what we ALL Knew it would do...….. "WIN"!!!! Great Video Eddie, Thanks Bro. #Duramaxwinsallday

[@jdh10475]

My egt alarm is set to 1150 and pulling a hill with under 10K lbs I might see 1050 to 1100 but I would panic if I saw 1400. I'm running the Edge CTS 2 also and its an amazing product. I dont think mine will tell me if my vanes are open or clsed though.

[@snse8479]

1400 is too high and living above 1300 for more than 30 seconds is not healthy

[@payattention8473]

This video is a great ad for Cummins. Socks with sliders? That's totally a Ford move.

[@starkgary]

A big part of truck choice comes down to intended purpose. In this case, you're using the truck as a tow rig with minimal off road use. The Chevy/GMC option makes perfect sense as they have a much nicer on-road ride. If the intended use is going to cause the IFS to be a weak link and a solid axle now becomes a real advantage, Ford or Ram would make more sense. None are a bad choice as they all have their place.

[@duramax78]

I had a lbz never towed anything just like the big diesel, now my dilemma is I need to get a newer truck, what would you recommend a lml or l5p.?

[@juanram2007]

I just bought a 2018 Raptor and I get the "bad fuel mileage" comment all the time and I'm like, "I didn't buy the Raptor for MPG's...that wasn't on my mind when I bought it" .....like you said ppl should just get a Prius if they freak out about MPG's 🤣

[@khenanbedingfield2916]

Your truck definitely did better than the ford but before the re-gear obviously not also if the ford had 3:42 and your truck had 3:73 then you still gotta consider that the ford had more load and still out performed. I will say it's fair though because that's the way someone will buy that truck and you gotta see how it pulls with that standard set up. Will be interesting when you pull with that 2500 Cummins with the 3:42s also. But awesome videos man 👌🏻 good data here people need this

[@EddieLife3500]

Thanks man

[@duramax78]

Man you live in my dream area, palm trees, sand and warm weather, enjoy every day because you live in paradise, I’m from chestermere.p.s. With a l5p of course.

[@bigjulejules1787]

Man Eddie u have me addicted to your channel bro !

[@EddieLife3500]

haha thanks man

[@davidbowman9187]

Awesome video, about time you got that GMC on the road with those new gears. I'm glad to working out I haven't decided yet whether minor gonna be 456 or 410.... I'm running 37s also on 07 1/2 DURAMAX GMC

[@misconceptionindustries2968]

So u get 410 or 456?

[@fullforce581]

i just did 4.10s with 35s and it really nice. tows my 3k trailer and 5k truck pretty good.

[@DM-tf6mk]

Looks look like those gears are going to work out great! Love it, enjoy!!

[@noelybarra1769]

Can hear the truck working pretty good

[@bishopgeorge1333]

Wow, awesome that seem like a pretty good pull, I guess that she is a keeper.

[@zach4321]

I have an LML but I've heard the same about the Dodges. They tow like there's nothing behind them.

[@alanserge5212]

Thanks for the reply am a ford guy but that gmc is bad ass

[@mylink2u7]

Dang, your pushing those EGTs high! My alarm is set to 1250. I'll spike it on a race having fun but have never pushed it high for a length of time. My catless duel exhaust helps too. How much drop you running down your hitch? Still using the Gen Y in the other vid? I'm looking to get one with WDs. Currently run an Anderson 10" Adjustable Rapid Hitch

[@EddieLife3500]

i dont tow like that i just did to test the truck out and c if it can pull it and i love the Gen-y hitch works great and i am running a 9 inch drop

[@Bowtieforlife444]

Pretty damn good an rpms stayed at 2000 never really down shifted an the rpms didn’t rise .

[@bigjulejules1787]

Eric Blakeney it's always recommended to break in anything that is new ....work the mechanism . Remember that's the 1st time it is operating .

[@dantheman6931]

Sweet dude, looks like it’s towing mobetta 🤙🏻

[@glamisfanatic]

Looking back 4 years how does your current Ram tow vs your GMC in this video

[@OGKILLa9365]

When you buy the kit with the gears do you only need to install them in the rear end? I've heard you need to re-gear the transfer case as well?

[@300under22]

The only thing I didn’t like Eddie is you didn’t pull it in manual mode like the 250 I think you need to redo the test in drive and tow haul in all the trucks and not do one way and another one a different way just my thoughts keep up the good content!

[@EddieLife3500]

i did not put it in manual because my truck shifted for me to 5th gear and the ford i put in manual mode because it would not get out of 4th so i was curious how it would pull in 5th

[@bigbluengg]

Brian Iwaniuk yep I'm still waiting for the GMC's Torture Test yea cool that it shifted on its own but I didn't c it getting floored locked in 5th gear or clip of exhaust or complete climb video was cut b4 truck made it to top of hill 🤔

[@300under22]

I think to make it fare on all trucks you test just put it in drive and tow haul mode that way no one can say you were manipulating the drive by putting it in manual and shifting it your self that’s my opinion.

[@300under22]

But please after the gears are broken in redo the test so you don’t burn out a pinion or carrier bearing and you can push it hard

[@Mebob2001]

dude for 70% throttle u should be pulling higher boost numbers than that, who did your tuning? ive had the same weight behind an lml and motor ops tuning, heavy tow and she was pushing way lower egts and little more boost

[@EddieLife3500]

PPEI tuning

[@kaydendressler5137]

You can’t use a ram 2500 because they are Detuned, you Need a 3500 Single rear wheel because those have the high output Cummins

[@flightfanatic1]

No, only the aisin equipped single rear wheel or duallies have the high outputs.

[@scottback3020]

Which I believe is what he meant. You have to get a 3500 to get the high output and aisin.

[@rickdykstra4518]

Great videos. Was looking forward to your results. Too bad you couldn't find a Ram 3500 SRW with the Aisin. Moving down to the 2500 you'll drop to a lower horsepower and Torque. But, still great experiment to find out how your truck is doing!

[@flightfanatic1]

Rick Dykstra i would also like to see how the aisin would compare, i own one and towed with it and i never saw trans temp go above 165. It stays consistent wether empty or full. Eddie if you could find a high output (aisin equipped) cummins that would be more fair for the ram as it is the full tune truck. Sadly every single 68rfe ram is detuned :( wich is all the 2500s and some 3500s

[@EddieLife3500]

i will try my best to find 1

[@flightfanatic1]

Eddie's Life lol i have one but live in texas lol

[@Captain-Awesome]

How was the trailer weight? I might have missed that if it were said.

[@eddiem5040]

I know exactly where that hill is, not fun. Come to Arizona it's 115 today. Freaking miserable

[@EddieLife3500]

dam thats hot

[@duramax78]

Love that temperature, I can only dream.

[@casTingcall07]

What transmission do you have and what temps you running? If you off road no issues with front axles etc. Sorry if asked before, bad internet service at the moment

[@EddieLife3500]

I have the Allison transmission and no there was no problem with the temperature the average temp wile towing is about 150 to 160 and I will not take the truck off roading, number one because I got rid of the truck and number to the front CV will probably snap it is very notorious for that,

[@diegoperez7944]

You should make a video on your toy hauler Eddie..

[@brotherslawncare4041]

Saw your truck on another channel going up mountain to play in snow. Nice truck brother was wondering if you got rid of those RT’S

[@EddieLife3500]

Thanks man and no not yet

[@trigger4809]

Hmm, thought it would of done much better with the new gearing...hmm, more upgrades I guess. You know that makes you smile.

[@EddieLife3500]

much more upgrades coming up

[@luisrobledo5694]

A men to that!!!! A truck is a truck shits not made to save mileage. Truck is all about it’s performance, off roading, towing etc. don’t get a truck if ur worried about mileage. If ur thinking of buying a v6 truck just go buy a Prius.

[@jacobwhitt4151]

Stay safe with all those fires burning around man

[@EddieLife3500]

Thanks man

[@ofreddy407]

I have a 2011 gmc sierra Denali 1500 awd I want to rehear it just not sure what route to what do you recommend it has 35s and I do tow with it ?!?

[@ofreddy407]

I can’t decide either go with 456s or 410s

[@waynedewey6095]

Hey man, really hoping you can offer me some advice. I have a 2018 Sierra 2500 duramax (L5P). Just swapped from 33" tires to 35 and tanked not just my mpg but torque too. Shop told me I can't regear because I can't tune it practically. They said regearing could cause it to go into limp mode. I just want to get 4.11 gears to put the performance back close to stock. I've called several shops and can't get a straight answer. Truck drives like crap right now, especially towing

[@EddieLife3500]

DM me on Instagram @eddieslife

[@ciscofreak73]

You need to compare your truck before the re-gearing to the Ford.

[@EddieLife3500]

i did and i wont lie to you it sucked it pulled horrible with out the gears

[@trevormangus7832]

You definitely geared it for towing with 4.56 gears But the ford still has the stock gears 3.55 Huge ratio difference the ram’s cumins being an inline 6 is more designed for towing over a v8 Should have tested them before the gear swap for a fair comparison of what oversize tires do to towing Gm’s come with a 32.5” tire whereas ram and ford have around 34.2” stock tire size and the 37’s definitely affect the gm’s more on stock gear ratios due to tire size difference your gears should allow a set of 40” tires and still have good power

[@EddieLife3500]

i did do a before and after

[@trevormangus7832]

Sorry i must have missed that test axle ratio is so important in towing thats why you don’t see drw trucks with anything higher than a 4.10

[@trevormangus7832]

And I am glad to see that you do read and respond to comments. It seems that a lot of youtubers don’t great job

[@scoobydew6327]

what's the length of your bumber pull I have a 31' and can't wait till dune season to see how my dirtymax dually pulls it

[@EddieLife3500]

me to man cant wait and mine is 34ft

[@glamisfanatic]

For the disadvantages to the air bags, can you operate them without the remote? Like if you lose the remote or it breaks are you now without airbags?

[@EddieLife3500]

yes there are air lines that you can use to pump them

[@injectors5049]

Hey eddie never had the opportunity to tow a trailer of that size meaning wind resistance that thing has. How do you think my 6.7 on 33s and 4.56s would pull that tow tune ect

[@EddieLife3500]

it would pull amazing

[@asianboi08]

What gear was on the power stroke when you did the tow test?

[@EddieLife3500]

3.42

[@doublelung5746]

3.55 Ford didn't come with 3.42 at the time

[@bigjulejules1787]

And I wonder if u trying turning off the a.c. if it will pull in 5th gear bcuz a.c. use extra load on the engine . I'm not sure was jus wondering

[@EddieLife3500]

not sure i wont b able to check that until winter haha

[@jealness]

Have a 06 GMC 2500HD LBZ stock gearing 3.73 rolling on 35s. Tow a 34' 5th wheel toy hauler. Did the math n 4.30 gears should put me back close to stock performance but diesel forums say 35s put 4.10 Torn between which to get

[@EddieLife3500]

i would go with 4.10s

[@littlebearanddad4034]

Just had my 15 lml regeared with 4.88 gears and 37inch tires pulls string but now speedo is off how'd you fix that

[@EddieLife3500]

i had my tuner fix it for me in the tunes

[@williamrizzo1285]

You proved me right GMC is the best!

[@carloscortez1442]

william rizzo GMC is not the best moron... he has upgraded everything on that truck idiot!!! You can do that to any truck brand.

[@williamrizzo1285]

Carlos Cortez you need to chill buddy life is too short to take it so seriously and I've done lots of mods to my GMC! LOL

[@nationalcitysycho]

william rizzo ISUZU..LOL

[@carlosgutierrez-it2gk]

You wrong Cummings is best in pulling

[@bigjulejules1787]

Eddie do you think a manual transmission would do the hill in 5th with the trailer?

[@EddieLife3500]

i dont know to much about manuals but i here they r pretty good

[@07THE19]

Not positive but damn you bounced around a lot more in the GM than in that Ram 3500.

[@TheBillybob718]

What part of Washington do you live in Eddie? I’m over in Spokane area....

[@EddieLife3500]

i live in san diego

[@robertchatterton738]

What’s your mpg before and after you changed the gears

[@clintonrobinson7852]

How was the MPG with those Gears

[@simentalg]

I been watching for a while I had to subscribe just cause of the Prius comment 😂

[@EddieLife3500]

haha thanks man much appreciated

[@ericblakeney8776]

When you have a brand new Duramax how long should you wait before you start towing a trailer

[@EddieLife3500]

some people dont wait but the dealer here tells you to wait until u hit 1000 miles

[@bigjulejules1787]

Eric Blakeney I think it's about 500 miles to 1000 miles

[@ericblakeney8776]

I was just curious because I see trucks with 30-day tags Towing trailers and. RV trailers. So why when you change out your gears why Do you have to break them inn. Because I know people new trucks don't do that

[@rasputian2010]

The very first day it's a work horse.

[@andyalaniz5843]

You forgot to mention who cares about mpgs your transmission doesn't have to work so hard with those gears.

[@jerrygarcia2178]

NICELY SAID LOVE THE WAY YOU PUT IT BUY A PRIUS JA JA JA JA JA JA I AGREE 1000%

[@RedskinzFan]

Higher gears will produce more heat, the goal shouldn’t be to haul hills in 5 or 6 gear. Haul it low gear to keep the heat down

[@james4wd236]

People complaining about mpg's 😂. My 2nd gen Dodge gasser on 35's get 10 mpg hand calculated with it completely empty. Put a loaded trailer (not an RV) on it and it drops to 6 and you can forget about doing anything over 55 😂😂

[@ericconrad2383]

You can’t dog a the Ford, it has stock gears. I bet it would do just as good as the GMC if it had 4.56 gears. If the GMC had stock gears it would perform the same as the Ford. You said it yourself. Sick truck tho.

[@EddieLife3500]

GM ford and ram will do that job they all pull good

[@batmanbeyond5116]

Is it just the camera or is it super easy to look out the tinted windshield

[@EddieLife3500]

the camera does adjust but it is not that dark in the front either

[@batmanbeyond5116]

Eddie's Life and thats a limo tint? Or 5%

[@EddieLife3500]

limo tint is 5% and it is double limo

[@batmanbeyond5116]

Eddie's Life well for double limo thats fairly bright with or without the camera

[@matthewadams792]

What were the old gears? And is higher gears better for Towing or mpgs?

[@EddieLife3500]

3.73s and yes

[@matthewadams792]

@@EddieLife3500 is that towing or mpgs or both?

[@EddieLife3500]

both

[@matthewadams792]

So if higher gear numbers are better for towing and mpgs what would lower gear numbers be good for? Torque?

[@scottback3020]

Eddie's life. I think you'll be disappointed with the 2500 ram on 37's if it's on stock gearing also. 3.42's on the ram and 37's is gonna be a pig I'm betting. I like my rams but I think you did yourself a favor with the 4.56's. If I lived close I'd donate my truck for comparison testing (all stock 3500 srw with aisin) but ohio is to far. Lol

[@EddieLife3500]

just a liiiiittle far haha

[@circlepfarm9729]

Eddie, where did you buy those Dolphin floor mats?

[@EddieLife3500]

amazon

[@brianmitsch5512]

Put 4:56 gears in a Ford and see what pulls better! 😂 also I noticed you are using that fancy Gen Y hitch with the duramax and didn’t use it when the Ford pulled it🧐 Just Saying maybe that’s why you have a smoother ride..Great Video regardless✌🏼

[@EddieLife3500]

i wish i had a ford with those gears would love to try it and i dont think it was the hitch because the felt that the front end of the truck was very loose but still did a great job pulling it

[@michaelcardenas9566]

Smoother ride it's not the title of the vid. He already done one of the hitch already. Two different subjects. If you keep up and pay attention. He done the stock gmc pull already. "His buddy truck" and it still out performed the leaking ford.. just saying...

[@AatakFearless]

what about the airbags? does it matter

[@injectors5049]

Brian Mitsch his hitch doesn't mean anything it's pretty common knowledge that chevy has the smoother ride out of the 3 just as ram has the weak trans ect.

[@brianmitsch5512]

Injectors 50 all I did was state he didn’t use the same hitch. And yes those hitches do help the ride. Why else do you think Eddie would fork out that kinda dough for one?

[@lospanchos68]

Do you need to do your front end when regearing your rear end?

[@EddieLife3500]

you dont have to but if its 4x4 and u use 4x4 then yes u should, i did both front and rear

[@OGKILLa9365]

@@EddieLife3500 I was wondering the same thing I have a lbz and I bought some 17 method wheels and lift kit, but I really want to put 35's on it. Do you recommend I re-gear both the rear end and front diff also? I mostly tow with it in the highway but I do occasionally will use the 4wd when Its rainy

[@juicedelco]

I need the update on why the ford was leaking please! I'm in the market for f250

[@EddieLife3500]

stay tuned for tomorrows video

[@juicedelco]

Eddie's Life thanks man

[@charliebaird94]

Do they whine or make any noise ?

[@EddieLife3500]

No sir

[@FROGMAN524]

How much does the trailer weigh?

[@EddieLife3500]

13k

[@hunterstill1640]

The heck is the big black thing behind you at 11:10!? Haha

[@EddieLife3500]

hahaha i dont know i saw it to it looked like some crazy tank

[@joemyers3141]

Yo Ed just me talking out loud, why not put stacks on the truck?

[@EddieLife3500]

because i dont want to drill holes in my bed i want to keep it clean

[@joemyers3141]

Ok just wondering

[@Volfan812]

Only douchebags run stacks.

[@noflo2396]

Are you running a trickle charger on your Polaris?

[@EddieLife3500]

yes

[@noflo2396]

Eddie's Life what model are you running? Just bought a Commander Max XT 1000 and will only drive it occasionally on the weekends

[@EddieLife3500]

watch my other video on why i leave my hood cracked i show all the tenders in there

[@lawrencegarcia1370]

That hill in decanso sucks...nice test man

[@guyramsden2526]

With this pull you had 4:56.... what did you have before???

[@EddieLife3500]

truck comes stock with 3.73s

[@DTX8177]

Random but you should make a video on cigars brand and type you like light or dark leaf ETC

[@EddieLife3500]

i would love to

[@bryanmesser7098]

I think you should do it again with later model f250

[@EddieLife3500]

if i find 1 i will fer sure

[@Hilander1298]

Might have missed it. What is the tow weight of your camper? Thnx

[@EddieLife3500]

12 to 13k

[@toofastnobrakes]

Does re-gearing hurt resale Value?

[@EddieLife3500]

no sir

[@toofastnobrakes]

Eddie's Life sweet 👍

[@daltonnelson4398]

I’ll take that badass ford

[@Reedic20]

That Cummins makes more torque then the Duramax does

[@SteveLShannon]

I will never understand why people ask about fuel economy on a big truck. People ask me all the time about my Jeep... 4" lift with 35" tires and 4.56 gears... Haha

[@EddieLife3500]

hahaha seriously

[@fbi6540]

Cummins Allison combo, ford truck platform and you got a bulletproof truck

[@duramax78]

But the truck will fall apart around that within 10 years.

[@OAKLAND2400]

Something About the Quality of a GM Trucks💪. It has more class.😉 No disrespect but ford seems Cheap..But that 7.3 King Ranch Dually🎭 is Nice

[@BrianNC81]

How heavy is that camper?

[@EddieLife3500]

12 to 13k

[@BrianNC81]

Eddie's Life thanks! Just trying to get an idea never towed that heavy with my DMax. I could probably get away with a light-duty truck but I like diesel too much.

[@josetopia4477]

95 it 110 in AZ just 5 hours from u guys

[@EddieLife3500]

dam thats hot

[@cjkimes]

Fuel not Gas

[@Contreras-z4e]

You can’t do hot shot work like a ford an ram Gm truck just don’t last for that type of work But I like your truck tho

[@EddieLife3500]

thanks

[@nationalcitysycho]

U LIVE IN CAMPO OR JAMUL OR DESCANSO.....CUZ IT LOOKS FAMILAR WHERE U LIVE....FUCK I TOWED ON A 32 C CLASS V10 WITH A 1000LBS TRAILER & A VW PASSAT...IT WAS HEAVY....WE HIT 35MPH ON THOSE HILLS...SAN DIEGO MOUNTAINS ARE ROUGH...HARD ON YOUR ENGINE!

[@EddieLife3500]

i live in alpine

[@marthatorres8128]

Tightt¡!!

[@thegonz7833]

entertaining bro

[@Paul_Kay]

Wondering what the weight of the trailer is?

[@EddieLife3500]

12 to 13k

[@toyrock16]

How high do you allow your EGT‘s to get before backing off?

[@EddieLife3500]

when i usually tow about 1300 1350 then back off but they say thats ok i just dont like to take that risk

[@alanserge5212]

Eddies am sure ur driving with the ac on to right

[@EddieLife3500]

hell ya its way to hot not to have the AC on

[@ALI-tl7wq]

ALKAL WHERE'S THE ( I ) ALKALI IT MAKES ME NO NO NO

[@jaylockz8545]

Put a bigger turbo on it.

[@mattlange151]

Did u go to college

[@EddieLife3500]

no

[@erikmartinez7711]

What’s up Eddie?!

[@EddieLife3500]

wut up brotha

[@leonelrivas7912]

gmc took it