Is the 6.2 a better engine than a 6.0

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Originally Posted by Badace

I am not talking power wise. I am looking at an 08 or 07. I used to have a 5.7 in my z71 Tahoe and now we have a Z71 Suburb with a 5.3. THe 5.3 is a great engine while the 5.7 was not. You could feel it was not as strong at 70 k miles and the 5.3 is as strong as the day we bought it with 94k miles. (I also have a z71 with a 5.3 silverado with 140k miles and it runs strong.) No problems out of the 5.3.

If the 6.0 is a strong engine, I will go 07. But I have a feeling the 6.2 is going to be the better one.

Any thoughts?

If I were you, I would """DEF""" going with a 2007 H2.

I have a 2007 H2 and I have a 2008 H2. From my personal experience, I like the 2007 better.
The 6.0 Liter is a "Tried & True" engine, you CANT go wrong with it.

While the 6.2 Liter is def. the engine I would choose if I were going to "race" but thats the thing, I dont drive my Hummers hard. Its not worth getting a speeding ticket, or having a accident, or killing someone. For everyday driving, the 6.0 Liter does great.

My personal experience, everyday normal stop and go driving, the 6.0 Liter feels stronger (more low end torque). The 6.2 Liter feels WEAK below 2,000RPMS.......once you get it past 2,000rpms its a lightning bolt. For me, everyday driving is getting up to 1800--1900rpms and it will shift to the next gear. I am not running 4,000---5,000rpms all the time.

As far as quality, and being built, the 07 would win my vote. My 08 only has 8,900 miles and it already has some rattles in it, where as my 07 has 29,000 miles on it, and it dont rattle at all.

All in all...........they are BOTH very good, and I love a Hummer, and I would highly recommend them to anyone. They are one awesome vehicle. They are great for every day driving, and they are great for over the road on load trips. You wont hear me say anything bad about a Hummer. I am def. a 100% Hummer fan.

As I mentioned up above, I own both, and I would def. choose and I would recommend the 6.0 Liter over the 6.2 Liter.
One thing that has REALLY taken me a long time to get use too is the 6.2 liter with the 6 speed downshifts a lot more, its almost like its scared of a hill. When it sees a hill, its already downshifting. I thought it was something wrong with mine, I took it to the dealer and borrowed another 08 H2 and let a family member drive my Hummer, and I drove the one from the dealer. I had a family member on the phone the whole time, and we drove them back to back along different roads, interstates at the same speed, and they was BOTH downshifting at the same time. So now I feel better knowing nothing is wrong with mine, but I just wished it had more low end torque to keep from downshifting so much.

My vote would def. be the 6.0 Liter V8. This is a tried and true engine. I have 29,000 miles on mine, and it still strong as day one. I know some companies who are running the 6.0 Liter in company vehicles (that get driven HARD by employees) and they have over 200,000 miles on them.

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I would say go with the 08. I just got an 09 and LOVE it!! I never drove one with the 6.0 but the 6.2 is a great engine. I had the same engine and tranny combo in my 07 Sierra Denali and it feels so much better in the H2 than it did in the pickup. I had the shifting issues in my Denali but I don't have them in my H2. I also like the interior of the 08-09s much better than the previous models. Either way you really can't go wrong though.

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The 07 shown is a lifted Hummer, would you also be looking at getting a lift on the 08? If so you might want to ask the question about how the 6 speed tranny has been handling a 6inch lift with larger tires. I'm not sure that this has been really tested enough to give you a good answer.