2012 Silverado 2500HD Diesel

[Sully]

If you plan to keep this thing long, spray in bed liner should definitely be near the top of the list. Especially before you start using it for truck things.

I know nothing about diesels but 16mpg sounds low to me. :dunno:

Front mount intercooler like intake size piping or is it your trans or oil cooler.

It's personal preference i guess but I think those hard flip covers would be annoying as shit. My soft tonneau has held up through years of weathering but I guess if security was your concern, it could be cut through. But also, out of sight, out of mind and don't store expensive shit in the bed in the city for extended periods of time. Djs cover would be the Ballin way to go. Best of both worlds but some drawbacks, it eats up a good chunk of bed space (dj has 8 [I think] so not as big a deal) and price tag.

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[rherold9]

16 mpg for a truck is great. Diesel truck is right on part with middle to higher side not towing mix of city/highway. Yeah spray in bed liner is there but I have a normal bed liner already so I'm not too concerned. Silver piping coming from back of the engine. So I assumed it was an intercooler that is on the front. Yes it has oil cooler/Trans on the front as well.

Is 154 degrees on the trans normal for unloaded driving? Seems low but idk.

I'd rather just go hard flip.

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[navin]

Def. chuck the OEM drop in liner... when leaves and rain start accumulating in the bed they get stuck underneath.. easier to rust, etc.

Buddy of mine does liners in the Fredricksburg area if you are interested. Mine has held up great especially with transporting motors, and track stuff to and from.

I have a tri-fold cover... I just wanted something to protect all my truck stuff in totes if it rains, and not be as visible.. Works fine for me. Still don't understand why truck people spend $700+ on Tonneau covers on forums and then bash people who don't.

Oh yeah... be sure to drive with your tow mirrors fully extended at all times. It's like a right a passage for all diesel owners :lol:

[rherold9]

Well, the dealer takes their trucks to line x right down the road from them. Might do that. And idk if they are fully extended out. But definitely farther out than others. I actually like the look to be honest. Probably look like a tool though but idgaf.

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[ScottyB]

sweet score, that thing is some serious business! i think you're pretty damn future proof for a long, long time.

enjoy being the 800lb. gorilla in traffic, literally and figuratively

[davej]

Nice Ryan! although it would have been more considerate if you had bought it while in Harrisonburg so you could have done truck stuff for me before you moved. This beast should last you for a long time (hopefully)

[Senor_Taylor]

If you plan on towing vehicles with a strap not designed for that, have a blanket or jacket to put in the middle of the strap to keep it from flying through your back glass when it snaps.

The second battery I think just runs accessories and the trailer hitch, while the other is your primary. You probably have a pretty killer alternator too. +124292 on the spray in bed liner. Get a LineX Or something now while the truck is new. They are better than a drop in liner in every single way. Also if you're wondering what the two vertical slots in the side of the bed by the tailgate are, that is to slide a 2x4 in so you can keep stuff pinned to the tailgate like gas cans and such.

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[HAULN-SS]

I always assumed second battery in diesel trucks was also because of running glow plugs on startup? Not sure how newer trucks do it but mine have about a 10 second wait time on start up, and if it's really cold you might have to hit them a few times

[V1GiLaNtE]

The second battery I think just runs accessories and the trailer hitch, while the other is your primary.

Which means you should buy one of these...

and wire it up so you always have cold beer on hand. Just picked one up locally myself for a steal. Will be keeping it in the 4runner for weekend adventures. :thumbup:

[rherold9]

I always assumed second battery in diesel trucks was also because of running glow plugs on startup? Not sure how newer trucks do it but mine have about a 10 second wait time on start up, and if it's really cold you might have to hit them a few times

I should probably read the owners manual to see what the two batteries do. But there is an engine block heater intake saide if needed when it gets close to 0 degrees. Plug it in when I wake up and should be ready before I leave.

Damn, what type of fridge is that? I think I'm just going to invest in like an rtic cooler or something. Does it not drain the battery or wreck the alternator?

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[V1GiLaNtE]

I always assumed second battery in diesel trucks was also because of running glow plugs on startup? Not sure how newer trucks do it but mine have about a 10 second wait time on start up, and if it's really cold you might have to hit them a few times

I should probably read the owners manual to see what the two batteries do. But there is an engine block heater intake saide if needed when it gets close to 0 degrees. Plug it in when I wake up and should be ready before I leave.

Damn, what type of fridge is that? I think I'm just going to invest in like an rtic cooler or something. Does it not drain the battery or wreck the alternator?

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ARB 50qt Fridge/Freezer. You could install a simple battery monitor and be perfectly safe to run the fridge all weekend off of the 2nd battery. ARB fridges have a built in smart circuit that can turn off the fridge if it senses that there is low voltage in the circuit aka low battery. Not sure what type of battery the 2nd one is, but if it's a deep cycle you're golden. Honestly, the CCA of any diesel truck battery is probably going to be more than sufficient for you to keep the fridge running all day in between the morning and evening driving back and forth to the track from the hotel.

[Ryan T]

Nice truck man, you will really be happy with that! My brother-in-law has a '14 Silverado diesel and he is averaging about 17mpg so you aren't too far off.

You have two batteries mostly for reliable startup reasons.Two batteries provides a big increase in cranking amps, which are needed to turn over a high compression diesel motor (compression on your truck is 16.0:1) The batteries are wired in parallel, so you still have a 12V system, but you effectively double your amperage output.

Get a spray in bedliner, you won't regret it. I've owned trucks with no bedliner, drop in, bed mat and now a LineX and the spray in is far and away the best option. No worry about water or debris getting under it, less worry about scratching the bed with sharp objects, easy to clean, stuff doesn't slide around, etc.

As for bed cover, I've had a nylon roll up one and my current truck has a hard 4 folding cover. Both have their pros and cons. I liked the roll up one because you could roll it all the way to the front of the bed and essentially have your entire bed open. The fold up ones you have to actually remove to access your entire bed. I like the fold up for security reasons because you can lock them. Also you can set stuff on top of them if you are working on something.

Be sure to keep you DEF tank full. It's a pain in the ass but it's better than letting it get low and then finding yourself in a reduced power situation with a trailer behind you.

[D_Eclipse9916]

Nice truck man, you will really be happy with that! My brother-in-law has a '14 Silverado diesel and he is averaging about 17mpg so you aren't too far off.

You have two batteries mostly for reliable startup reasons.Two batteries provides a big increase in cranking amps, which are needed to turn over a high compression diesel motor (compression on your truck is 16.0:1) The batteries are wired in parallel, so you still have a 12V system, but you effectively double your amperage output.

^^ That. And if optioned right you could have two alternators to run more accesories. You need all the battery you can get to start diesels.

Duramaxes are known for being good without needing glow plugs up until REALLY fucking cold. My truck started at -32 degrees overnight (fuck me) when we were up in Canada during record drop in temperatures.

Every modern turbodiesel has front mount intercoolers :lol: There isnt much power to be found swapping intercoolers or intercooler piping on these trucks. And what's weird about the oil fill? It's right there and easy? :wink:
The plug to "plug in heater" helps on those cold temperatures. I should have used one and the truck turned over 3-4 times on the starter before firing.

[rherold9]

I'll give it a test run with the glow plugs. It should only see single digits a few times a year. Haven't seen negative temps in the valley so I'd assume it won't get negative temps in Richmond so not too worried about it. I can always hookup the block heater if there are any issues.

I'm just going to go with Extang or Bakflip hard cover for sure sometime. But, there are a whole lot more I'll being acquiring before then..... so that will be on the back burner.

I know it has two batteries not sure about two alternators. I'll look at the full options list they gave me and read everything in depth. Also need to read owners manual

[HAULN-SS]

Duramaxes are known for being good without needing glow plugs up until REALLY fucking cold. My truck started at -32 degrees overnight (fuck me) when we were up in Canada during record drop in temperatures.
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I was kind of wondering about that. Mine '99 is hard as shit to start when it's cold. I had to get a jump once when I was at snowshoe and it was down around zero. I know glow plugs have changed some (my VW has some kind of 'get really hot really fast' glow plugs), but I didnt know if modern trucks had as much of an issue. Doesnt sound like they do. I have one new battery in the truck, and one old one, so it could also be something related to that but I haven't bothered to try to swap one out.

[Senor_Taylor]

Duramaxes are known for being good without needing glow plugs up until REALLY fucking cold. My truck started at -32 degrees overnight (fuck me) when we were up in Canada during record drop in temperatures.
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I was kind of wondering about that. Mine '99 is hard as shit to start when it's cold. I had to get a jump once when I was at snowshoe and it was down around zero. I know glow plugs have changed some (my VW has some kind of 'get really hot really fast' glow plugs), but I didnt know if modern trucks had as much of an issue. Doesnt sound like they do. I have one new battery in the truck, and one old one, so it could also be something related to that but I haven't bothered to try to swap one out.

Both of our Powerstrokes are pretty tough to get to start in the morning when it's cold. 01 and an 04. I guess glow plug tech has improved?

[SlimKlim]

Those older Powerstrokes were notorious for cold start issues. We kept our '00 plugged in 100% of the time during the winter.

[D_Eclipse9916]

Duramaxes are known for being good without needing glow plugs up until REALLY fucking cold. My truck started at -32 degrees overnight (fuck me) when we were up in Canada during record drop in temperatures.
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I was kind of wondering about that. Mine '99 is hard as shit to start when it's cold. I had to get a jump once when I was at snowshoe and it was down around zero. I know glow plugs have changed some (my VW has some kind of 'get really hot really fast' glow plugs), but I didnt know if modern trucks had as much of an issue. Doesnt sound like they do. I have one new battery in the truck, and one old one, so it could also be something related to that but I haven't bothered to try to swap one out.

Both of our Powerstrokes are pretty tough to get to start in the morning when it's cold. 01 and an 04. I guess glow plug tech has improved?

#FORDshit :wink:

[Senor_Taylor]

#FORDshit :wink:

What did the Fords hit? Doesn't your wife drive a Ford now? :mrgreen:

[rherold9]

Well Taylor around here we have real man trucks like the chevy silveraydoe not some found on road dead shit as we all know ford stands for. yeehaw.