usng the durmax is a good idea, let me make a bold statement though. i would use a cummins turbodiesel. for two reasons
1) it is a better motor than the 6.5 and i like it more than the duramax
2) it is independently built, so technically you would no be putting a dodge motor in.
i am a fan of the cummins, and it is an inline motor which personally i like way more, espescially in a diesel...just like the big rigs. i am now ready for scorn and ridicule, but i am gonna stand by my guns