V6 Silverados

deltabravo wrote:


Ask the Ford Egoboost owners the same thing. LOL.

I have three friends who tow with that engine and it gets HOT climbing grades.

I'll take the 5.0L over the Egoboost ( :B ) every time for a tow vehicle.

deltabravo wrote:

2011 and newer GMs got a much larger tank, and an increase in GVWR. I was slightly annoyed when the 2011s came out.

My 2011 is the most trouble free vehicle I have ever owned. 217,000 miles and I have no plans on replacing it.

specta wrote:
As to the size of gas tanks, my Chevy 2500HD has a 38 gallon gas tank.

2011 and newer GMs got a much larger tank, and an increase in GVWR. I was slightly annoyed when the 2011s came out.
My 2009 has a 34 gallon tank, which still hasn't hit 70k miles, so I have no plans of upgrading trucks any time soon.

specta wrote:
Why would anyone ever buy something with a little engine to tow with??

Ask the Ford Egoboost owners the same thing. LOL.

Grit dog wrote:
^ It's all relative. And comparing new trucks to the pony express and claiming that 300 V6 horses should be the best thing since beer in a can since the pony express wagons only had 6 horses pulling them and they made it from Kansas City to San Francisco, is like wetting your pants.

It's a warm feeling but embarrassing once someone sees it...

As to the size of gas tanks, my Chevy 2500HD has a 38 gallon gas tank.

Why would anyone ever buy something with a little engine to tow with??

My Chevy has a 36 gallon gas tank. A 1500 longbox has a 34 gallon tank:h

The gas tanks on the Chevy gas engine powered trucks are too small for serious towing. With current regs one cannot legally replace the factory gas tank with a larger aftermarket one (OK with a diesel fuel tank).

Chevy 23 gallons
Ram 33 gallons
Ford 36 gallons
Toyota 38 gallons

^ It's all relative. And comparing new trucks to the pony express and claiming that 300 V6 horses should be the best thing since beer in a can since the pony express wagons only had 6 horses pulling them and they made it from Kansas City to San Francisco, is like wetting your pants.

It's a warm feeling but embarrassing once someone sees it...

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

When I was 6 years old my father pulled a 5,000lb offshore fishing boat with a Rambler Ambassador that was equipped with a 232 cu inch 6 cylinder. There were some steep hills north of Birmingham AL that slowed us to a crawl. I remember wondering if I needed to get out and help push the car up the hill but we made it every time. A year or so later he replaced the Rampler with a Chrysler that had a 383 in it. It pulled much better and we ended up towing the boat about 60,000 miles with it over a 20 year lifespan.

I am sure that the GM V6 has more power than even that 1969 Chrysler 383. But speed limits have gone up 15mph or more since then too.

p220sigman wrote:
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...

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