Chevy Silverado's

[maxcamaro]

Originally posted by bret_xi:
whats wrong with a cavalier? i know alot a people with those

there so damn slow its ridiculous

[MTMike]

I would strongly suggest against the 4.3 in a full size truck. I've owned one and it couldn't get out of it's own way.

In later model (99+) you can get a manual with the 4.8 V8, but AFIAK the 5.3 doesn't/didn't come with a manual. If you step up to the 2500 (3/4 ton) series you can get the 6.0 or the 8.1 with a manual.

One thing you'll find when you own a truck is you start to use it for a truck, and when you do that, you'll wan't the V8's power.

My need for a heavy-duty truck was non-existant 4 years ago and has since grown to the point that I went away from a 1/2 Ton V6 to a 3/4 Ton V8 and back to a 6 cyl. But it's a 6-wheeled 1-ton truck with the same 6 cyl engines you find in medium-duty trucks (like dump trucks, etc). I'm not saying you'll need a heavier truck in the future, but if you're going to keep it for a while, look ahead. 5 years from now you could be married with 2 kids looking at travel trailer campers thinking "I sure wish we had got the V8.... there's no way this 6'er will pull 5500lbs"

Good luck

-Mike

[ August 05, 2005, 12:47 AM: Message edited by: MTMike ]

[KBeezy]

2002 Silverado 1500 models are available with a 4.3-liter V6, 4.8-liter V8, or 5.3-liter V8. The 1500 HD Crew Cab and 2500 are powered by a 6.0-liter V8.

[img]smile.gif[/img] No 5.7 Vortec in 2002.


I'm buying myself a full-size truck this Spring so I can tow my car to the track and such. I need the power [img]smile.gif[/img]

[BLLDOGG]

nope...i checked our computers at work to make sure and there is no 5.7L. KBeezy's list is correct.

as for the caviliers, i dont give a **** if they are slow...they are cheap pieces of crap and thats all there is to it! you see them so much cause they are like a dime a dozen.

[ August 05, 2005, 11:50 PM: Message edited by: BLLDOGG ]

['98 BlackBird]

Buddy of mine races with me at the local track in the points and he has a Silverado SS runs 14.92 to 15.2 stock. I think his engine is a 6.0L

[BLLDOGG]

i love the lowend pull of the SS's :drool:


funny enough, i drove one today

[bret_xi]

well i dont know.. i just went and looked in the truck manual and 5.7 wasnt one of the listed engines.. but how would i tell what this truck has in it? the sticker on the door or somethin?

[BLLDOGG]

the emission sticker under the hood most likely on the plastic covering above the radiator/fan