Towing trucks ??

[GREYWOLF]

Well that makes me feel safer. the truck has 130,000 on it and is in great shape and the price is right $4695 I have always been a MOPAR guy but this truck is nice , and it dosent have a lift kit and 35" tires on it . My wife can get in it without getting a running start LOL any way life is good thanks my friends I will rest easy tomight

[phatdaddy]

i have a 02 tahoe w/5.3 (4wd) that pulls the v fine. twice to the keys , 1500 miles round trip with no issues. i also have a dodge pu with the 5.9 that i pulled it with 3 times before that. could not tell a lot of difference.

[GREYWOLF]

I hope my new chevy gets better mialage with the 5.3 as the big dodge with the 5.9 I only got 12 to 16 on 93 octane at highway speeds

[smokeonthewater]

mom's burb gets 16-17 at 70-75 mph

[GREYWOLF]

thats not bad does she run 87 octaine ? I have heard chevy's have more power to torque ratio . pluss MPG ????

[UBHSTRY]

I am pulling a 26 foot bar harbor with a 07 tahoe with the 5.3...does just fine.

[THEFERMANATOR]

If you pulled 4 plug wires off the 5.3L, it would tow about the same as your 5.9 does, it has that much more power. A friend has a 98 1500 with a 5.9L, and he got his father in laws 04 1500 with a 5.3L when he passed and couldn't believe how much stronger it is than his DOdGe. The 4L60E trans is pretty good for the most part, but some have had failed around 125-150K miles, but then again I have seen a lot more with over 250K miles still going untouched. It will probably need a pitman and idler arm for the front end around 150K miles, and the engine may need a set of intake gaskets(seems to be more of a northern problem). The 5.7L engine that GM had in the 90's would flat out leave a 5.9L DOdGe, and the 5.3L will make the 5.7L look like it's only running on 6 cylinders.

[smokeonthewater]

Originally Posted by GREYWOLF

thats not bad does she run 87 octane ? I have heard chevy's have more power to torque ratio . plus MPG ????

yep 87.. it'd likely do a little better w premium but not worth it for the money

The 5.3's in my opinion are a little less torquey (EDIT: than a bigger chevy motor) but make great power in the midrange and top end.... I don't think you'll be disappointed at all

Keep in mind I'm used to driving a built powerstroke with a 6 speed and 4.10 gears so I'm used to LOTS of torque