Anyone towing with e assist and 308 gears ?
I never thought I would camp again, sold my 350 cummins and camper. I bought an e-assist 5.3 with 308 gears. 25mpg all day long. I love the truck but we would like to buy a small trailer and travel...
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Jeepers92 wrote:
Chevy says 6500 max. 3:42 gets up to 9000. I still would have no extra cooling and the small differential. Still haven’t heard from anyone actually towing with a 3:08.
Well there’s your answer. It’s a newer 1/2 ton. It’ll tow 5-6klbs just fine, even with the highway gears.
On further research, sounds like this is an older model? Doesn’t seem GM offer this in the new 2019-up? At least I didn’t see it except on previous Gen trucks.
1. That tells me e assist was more of a gimmick and not popular or reliable if it didn’t make the cut on new models which of course focus on greater fuel economy.
2. Means you have a 6 or 8 speed which you didn’t specify.
Either way, why not find out for yourself since you have the truck? Do you know anyone with a cargo trailer or any trailer really that is in the range of what you want to tow, to see how it does?
Though, From experience towing with a lot less power and gears than your truck, it will pull what you want just fine.
