V6 Silverados

^ What he said.

Y'all gotta quit mistaking "Will it pull?" with "Would I be happy pulling with it?"

Two very different questions with two very different answers.

Yes, you can SAFELY pull 7400 or whatever with the V6. It has the tire, suspension, and brake capacity. You will most likely NOT be happy with the performance, unless you have very low expectations.

Hauling a skidsteer across town, sure. You'll probably be thumping your chest in pride for owning "the little engine that could." Hauling a travel trailer across the country, not so much. You'll be pulling your hair out and calling "the little engine that could" every name in the book while chugs up every hill in the slow lane.

True story...When I was in high school (many moons ago), a Kid at my high school had his grandmother offer to buy him a car when he graduated. He told her all he wanted was a Buick Regal. Yep, grandma bought him a 1985 Grand National. Needless to say, we were all jealous. The only other kid I knew of that had a new car had his grandmother buy him a Hyundai Excel. Not as much jealousy there...

Probably the same for the Syclones since the vettes were turds then.

Grit dog wrote:

rjstractor wrote:

x2. The Typhoon/Syclone engine was a turbocharged and specially built older generation 4.3. Ironically it was rated at 5 hp LESS than the new 4.3, just 280 hp. I think that it was drastically underrated as evidenced by its 0-60 and 1/4 times. 4.3 seconds 0-60 and a mid 13 second 1/4 in an almost 4000 lb vehicle takes a lot more than just 280 flywheel horsepower, probably at least 350 according to online calculators.

True story. They were under rated. IDK why, but they were true sleepers. Another vehicle I wish I bought and mothballed along with a Grand National or 2!

They were under rated because GM wouldn't let Buick have more advertised HP than the Corvette.

rjstractor wrote:

x2. The Typhoon/Syclone engine was a turbocharged and specially built older generation 4.3. Ironically it was rated at 5 hp LESS than the new 4.3, just 280 hp. I think that it was drastically underrated as evidenced by its 0-60 and 1/4 times. 4.3 seconds 0-60 and a mid 13 second 1/4 in an almost 4000 lb vehicle takes a lot more than just 280 flywheel horsepower, probably at least 350 according to online calculators.

True story. They were under rated. IDK why, but they were true sleepers. Another vehicle I wish I bought and mothballed along with a Grand National or 2!

C Schomer wrote:
Is it the 4.3 Typhoon/Cyclone V6?

Interestingly enough, the same small block 4.3 carried through until the new model trucks in 2014 (non turbo), while the V8s went to LS engines in 2001.
But no, it's not the old 4.3.

jrichd wrote:
I was going off the vin number lookup function in the camping world towing guide (https://rv.campingworld.com/towguide) For example, vin # 1GCRWBEH3MZ116570 is a 2021 Silverado 1500 Custom with the 4.3L V6. Enter that vin and it returns a tow limit of 9700. If you enter vin 1GCUYDED1MZ106911 which is a 2021 Silverado LT with the 5.3L V8, it returns 9000 or 9100 depending on bed length. Reason I'm asking is the price difference is HUGE.

Well, don't trust Camping world anything. And don't get the base model 4.3/6 speed for real towing duty.
That said, they're good motors from the one's I've seen in work trucks and they do have decent power for what they are. Compared to 20+ years ago, they pull very well. Compared to current vehicles, they are the lowest powered, base model.
The option for a 5.3 with 6 speed in a low end trim truck, alone is not much of an upcharge. You likely aren't comparing apples to apples, but it doesn't matter. Your comparo needs to see if its an 8 speed 5.3 cause that's more $ and trim/features/discounts/etc.
Unless you're puttering around at low altitude in the flat lands pulling a mid size at most TT, you're doing yourself a dis-service by buying a new truck and getting the slowest one they offer.

I'd expect the V6 to be cheaper than the actual upcharge amount because it's not as desirable.
I almost bought a Trail boss about a year ago and the V6 ones were more heavily discounted than the base V8s and the base 5.3 6speed was more discounted than the LT models with the 5.3 8 speed.
You'll gain on purchase price, lose on towing ability and lose on resale with the V6.

dodge guy wrote:

C Schomer wrote:
Is it the 4.3 Typhoon/Cyclone V6?

No. The new 4.3 is a completely different engine than he old 4.3!

x2. The Typhoon/Syclone engine was a turbocharged and specially built older generation 4.3. Ironically it was rated at 5 hp LESS than the new 4.3, just 280 hp. I think that it was drastically underrated as evidenced by its 0-60 and 1/4 times. 4.3 seconds 0-60 and a mid 13 second 1/4 in an almost 4000 lb vehicle takes a lot more than just 280 flywheel horsepower, probably at least 350 according to online calculators.

C Schomer wrote:
Is it the 4.3 Typhoon/Cyclone V6?

No. The new 4.3 is a completely different engine than he old 4.3!