Well no but last december when my dually died in TN I used dad's 98 chevy 1500 z71 with the 5.7 to tow my 16,000 lb 38' fifth wheel home through the mountains.... It was ill suited for the job.... the trailer mashed it down to within an inch of the bump stops in the rear and the front was sky high... we averaged 65 mph and made it with no issues. It would have pulled the hills at speed but I was letting it fall off from 75 at the bottoms to @55-60 at the tops to keep the torque converter locked.....
Just being able to move that trailer speaks volumes about how good of a truck it is.
That truck would laugh itself silly at the thought of pulling a lil v-20.... The 5.3 might not have quite the low end grunt the old 5.7 has but still has great power and gets better mpg... I suspect that the first time you tow with it you will forget you ever had the dodge.
Btw My mom has a 2003 Burb with a 5.3 and I wouldn't be afraid to pull my 28' 10,000 lb cruiser with it for short distances if I needed too.
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