[macojoe]

Old truck is a 2002 Chevy 1500, Z71, with the 4.8, 182,000 miles

It has plenty of power for what I ever needed! But this 5.3 has balls!! I could tell right away on the test drive!! The sales guy never told me what it had, but I hit the gas out of the parking lot and said wow this has the 5.3!

The oly thing I did when I got the 02 when I got it was to tear out the rear springs and replaced with a set from a 2500 to boost the rear for towing the camper (30' Holiday) and cranked the T bars.

So far I have not touched the new truck, but we will see?? I am not towing the camper much these days.

Destroyer, thats good to hear! I do all the maintenance all the time! CB will tell you I drive hard, but I am always up on everything! So I am sure it will last!

phatdaddy, I am a huge GM guy!! I have been driving one on and off for 25 years, and for the last 15 years with a 1 year slip in 04 when I bought a 98 F150, one year to the day I got rid of it and never looked back!