Is anyone towing with an older pickup truck.
A few years ago I purchased a 1999 GMC Sierra heavy half ton, (sometimes referred to as lite ¾ ton) Z71 4x4. Since that time, I’ve completed the restoration process the previous owner had started...
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carringb wrote:
A nearly 20 year old 5.3L? Even a 2.7L F150 (or the new 2.7L GM 4-cyl) would feel like a jet-engine compared to what you have now.
Yeah, I think you'll enjoy retirement much more with a newer, adequately powerful powertrain.
For what you'll spend on a new transmission, that could pay for 20% of slightly used off-lease work-trim truck (current-day work trims are nearly as nice as the fancy trims from 20 years ago).
My apologies, when I posted the motor had been rebuilt, I should have stated we turned the 5.3 Ltr up a bit, and it has as much or more HP as the 6 Ltr does today.
