Newbie From Tulsa, OK

[Fasglas]

They arent easy to find with a 5.3. Most people with them like em enough to keep them around. But worth looking for. How performance minded are you? normal bolt-ons or perhaps cam etc?

I have other stuff that is performance oriented so I'd like to keep performance mods to a minimum on this truck. It will be a daily driver to get to work and back. I'd like it to have a little pep when needed, but it wouldn't be that important. I wouldn't really want to give up any gas mileage for extra performance. A 4.8 would probably be faster than the Ford truck I was driving. And the Ford was doing a great job getting me to work and back (until the motor locked up).

I haven't looked at the Ford to see what happened, but it was obviously a major failure. If I had to guess I'd say it may have dropped a valve.

[Show&Go]

The joy about the LS trucks, I DD'd the white truck in my sig up to two days ago. Got approx 17 mpg with stall, cam, gears and full bolt ons. As long as you dont get crazy with it you can do alot and still dd

[Fasglas]

The joy about the LS trucks, I DD'd the white truck in my sig up to two days ago. Got approx 17 mpg with stall, cam, gears and full bolt ons. As long as you dont get crazy with it you can do alot and still dd

I agree. The LS motors perform really well and still get good gas mileage. That's why I want to switch to one for my daily driver.

[pl4yboy]

I had to get a z71 4x4 to get a 5.3 in the color I wanted.

[Fasglas]

I'm not having much luck finding a 5.3 in a regular cab short bed truck. I wonder if the trailer towing package would be one of the things that caused a truck to have the 5.3? Did they offer the trailer towing package in a regular cab short bed truck?

[pl4yboy]

I'm not having much luck finding a 5.3 in a regular cab short bed truck. I wonder if the trailer towing package would be one of the things that caused a truck to have the 5.3? Did they offer the trailer towing package in a regular cab short bed truck?

Towing package usually means 3.73s and a hitch.... USUALLY.

But yes, it was offered. Mine has it.

[Fasglas]

Do most of these trucks have an open rear end? What causes one to have a posi/limited slip (or whatever they call it these days) type differential?

[pl4yboy]

Do most of these trucks have an open rear end? What causes one to have a posi/limited slip (or whatever they call it these days) type differential?

Normally, if they have a towing package, they have a G80 limited slip. USUALLY. You will find the ones here and there that don't.

Trailer towing preparation includes tow hook; 7-wire harness; Z85 Trailering Special Equipment; Includes: [K47] Air Cleaner: High Capacity And [KNP] HD External Transmission Cooler And [G80] Locking Differential And [Z82] Trailering Special Equipment: H.D.

Rarely have I seen one without 3.73 gears, but it happens.

[foggy]

Normally, if they have a towing package, they have a G80 limited slip. USUALLY. You will find the ones here and there that don't.

Trailer towing preparation includes tow hook; 7-wire harness; Z85 Trailering Special Equipment; Includes: [K47] Air Cleaner: High Capacity And [KNP] HD External Transmission Cooler And [G80] Locking Differential And [Z82] Trailering Special Equipment: H.D.

Rarely have I seen one without 3.73 gears, but it happens.

mine came with 3.42's

[WARLOCK]

Sounds like youd be happy with a 4.8 with a tune. There is one for sale on here. It has more than a tune but the price is right. Its an 06 I believe. DominosCowboy has it for sale.