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giles

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Dustin...you son of a bitch you...not only is my mind stuck now, but the wife is on overdrive. Sends me 50 freaking links a day. So many that I don’t even look at them anymore. She’s bugged me all day about going and looking again. I was just wanting to plant the seed for the next year or two...
 
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Sgt Fury

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Dustin...you son of a bitch you...not only is my mind stuck now, but the wife is on overdrive. Sends me 50 freaking links a day. So many that I don’t even look at them anymore. She’s bugged me all day about going and looking again. I was just wanting to plant the seed for the next year or two...
Sounds like there’s a deal to be made....the mount you want for the camper!😊
 

giles

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Now that’s a land barge..... Got anything too tow it?
I’ve got a badass husky lawn mower bub.

Seriously what has happened is our needs have changed. I’m planning on living out of it for more then half the year. I want a chair to sit in after work and a full size shower. My average PERDM is $125 a day and I piss that away on hotels. I don’t like that idea...do the math...$3,000 a month going towards a bed and shower. Why not put that money towards something.
 

hickslawns

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I get it. You're just doing the math. I would struggle wrapping my head around that purchase. Not that $125/night hotel makes sense either. I'm just too cheap. Lol
 
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giles

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Something I never looked at before this morning was what this 2003’ 2500HD could tow...not impressed. Pretty sure her half ton has better numbers. Might need to rethink this truck situation...
 

5Cent

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Something I never looked at before this morning was what this 2003’ 2500HD could tow...not impressed. Pretty sure her half ton has better numbers. Might need to rethink this truck situation...

16,100 with 5th wheel. I wouldn't want to tow a 12k bumper pull on a regular basis. Min of 1200lb tongue weight will push most WDH and OEM hitch limits.

Both rated @12,000 lbs...

Half ton - 425hp/460ftlb
3/4 ton - 235hp/500ftlb

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LB7s were 300hp/520ft/lbs. stock. Easily the most buildable by cost. My 01 with a small 75hp tune would run circles around my 14 LML with 397/765. Mpg was 16 no matter how she was loaded or what she was pulling. Empty was 20/21 with summer fuel and 18 with winter.

What you are forgetting with a family is cargo capacity and GVWR. Gross on the 03 is 9200. In addition, while there are plenty of 1/2ton towable 5th wheels, I bet you will be hard pressed on GRAWR to find the right pin weight based on what you are looking at right now.
 
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giles

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Yeah...my problem with building a truck is that I can’t stop. Last one ended up with compounds. I’d like to think that I’m getting older and have some self control, but I know better. 😂

So here’s a thought.

Injectors 40%
Trans go jr
EFI with only 3 tunes...just stay the hell away from hot tunes all together.

Stock intake should be fine. Might need to get the air away though for towing. So an exhaust might be added to the list. I don’t want to go with a fuel system...because then I know I’ll want to get my monies worth out of it.