2023 Colorado Z71 Turbo Plus Towing MPG 

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@CJIEngineering just more videos like this. I had a 2020 1500 5.3 that I loved and 2022 1500 2.7 and hated it so I traded it in for a 2024 1500 duramax and it's a game changer.

@zachbritton448 Thank you for watching. I have a few questions for you. How often do you tow? How much weight do you typically tow? How far do you normally drive every week? Those are all important questions when it comes to the LM2/LZ0. I did have a few issues with my LM2, the LZ0 has been rock solid over the first 20k miles.

@@CJIEngineering The main thing I am looking at is the fuel economy. I don’t tow very often and if I do, it’s less than 4K lbs. I do commute quite a bit for work which is mostly highway. And I’ve always been a “diesel enthusiast” if you will.

@@zachbritton448 With what you have told me the 3.0l Diesel would be a great choice, IMO. The only caution that I would have for you buying used is trying to find out if the proper oil was used inside the engine since it was new. These engines need the Dexos D oil, low visibility and low ash. This is important because ash can plug up the DPF filter and run over $2,000 to replace. These are a few issues with the LM2 engine, wire harness issues and excessive oil consumption. Both can be fixed, repair the harness and replace the valve cover and the #2 glow plug. The LZ0 has both of these fixed, 2023+ but they also made changes to the security in between the computers that makes it almost impossible to tune the LZ0. The LM2 does have some aftermarket modifications available. My LM2 had both issues, only one was fixed while I owned it. The LZ0 has been rock solid so far, just crossed the 20k mile mark. Let me know if you have any other questions and good luck.

Great to hear about your 2022 Silverado. If I'm nice to it 70mph on the highway I'll get 23-24mpg. My normal commute is 43 miles each way, speed is higher at times and lower at times, try to stay with the traffic I get 21-22mpg. Overall I'm really happy with it. I use fully.com to log all the service and fuel economy numbers. If you search you should be able to find my trucks. I'm going to do empty loops to document it for everyone. Thanks for the question and for watching, I really appreciate it.

Thank you for following the channel. I haven't put out much content lately but I'm hoping my process is more refined so I can do some videos more often. Also thanks for the extra detail on octane and knock. I'm curious where you get 91 w/o ethanol. Around me we have 89 rec fuel but it's about $1/gal more than 93. That would be a great test but I'm not sure it's available at enough places for me to do some long distance towing...

@@CJIEngineering I live in Iowa. 91 with no ethanol is cheaper than 93 with ethanol. Every once in a while I find I can only get premium with ethanol. It’s rare for me to come across a fuel station that doesn’t have 91 or higher premium. Any premium fuel is better than 87 when towing I have found.

@@jockosboy17 Thanks for the information. Next time I'm driving though Iowa I'll make sure I look for ethanol free fuel. That might be a good test :)

@@CJIEngineering honestly, it's weird we even have it as we produce the corn and ethanol here that goes into gasoline.

@jockosboy17 , I was actually thinking the same thing :)

If you have a modern GM vehicle you can use the "DMAX_LM2" vehicle settings. This one has all the data that I like to record, of course more data on the diesels but it worked great with the L3B. If you need more details let me know and I'll give you some more tips. Thanks for the question and for watching.

Actually it does not. To be honest the frame on the Colorado seems to be stiffer than the 2500 Ram trucks I have towed this setup with in the last several years. It has almost the same payload as those trucks with the Cummins in them...

@@CJIEngineering Thank you, really enjoyed the video.

Lol... We'll truth be told I'm a sucker for diesels and I also love me an online 6 so when it came out, 2020, I just had to have one. That one was a short box. Then in 2023 when it got steel pistons, max tow package and a little bump on torque I bought the standard box version. Even with a stronger rear axle and high GVWR it actually has a little less payload :( I'm not a fan of the displacement on demand that is in the GM V8s so they were never really an option for me.. Thanks for watch and the question.