How fast (slow lol) is the 5.3L 2WD

HeySkippyDog · March 23, 2019

I think 2 car lengths is an exaggeration, by the way.

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SierraHD17 · March 23, 2019

Big time commercial fleets? Fords lol... If they want a pure highway truck like city stuff in the US they might buy GM only...

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KARNUT · March 23, 2019

I think 2 car lengths is an exaggeration, by the way.

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According to motor trend in 1993. The lightning and 454SS had identical 0-60 times. The lightning 1/4 mile time was 2 tenths quicker.

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TXGREEK · March 23, 2019

You mean the same truck that put like 2 car links on the ss454 in the quarter?

And let’s not get started on the Syclone that was over 2 seconds quicker than either of these two with 2 less cylinders...
Which was faster than the base Vette which was a big no-no at GM and probably why it went away as fast as it did...
Also is quicker than any combo GM offered in the SSR if anyone wants to count that as a truck...

So what’s the point?
GM HAS NO INTEREST IN THE PERFORMANCE TRUCK MARKET ANYMORE AND HASN’T SINCE THE LAST CENTURY...

You left out my 1987 Buick TType Regal...Wow, that was the time cars were cars.

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Doublebase · March 23, 2019

On 3/20/2019 at 9:46 PM, NE18 said:

Coming from a 4.0 Ranger the Chevy feels like a rocket ship ? .

I was going to say the same thing, so I'll just add to that...i did have a Ford Ranger beater, and yes the Chevy is much faster. But my daily driver was a flagship Lexus LS460...V8, reasonable 40 time of 5.6. This truck seems to feel almost as quick and the power seems more stable throughout all the gear ranges. I usually don't drive aggressively, but on the few occasions I have, this truck was very capable. And I've heard nothing but the same from other owners (well except on here).

wforrest08 · March 23, 2019

2 hours ago, HeySkippyDog said:

I think 2 car lengths is an exaggeration, by the way.

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Two tenths in the quarter. Rule of thumb is every tenth equals a car length.

Point was doing more with less I would have takin a ss350 over a ss454 any day of the week just for the weight savings over the big block & MPGs. In fact I had a bone stock 305 Sport for a while as a daily it really wasn’t that bad performance wise for what it was and that era but it seems like GM did half their homework and just half azzed it.

My point is that the Lightning was no real prize even over a Silverado trim C1500 with a 350.

I wouldn’t sell those Lightnings short Ford did their homework & built the total package out the gate horse power and toque numbers don’t tell the whole story.

The 454 TBI was choked down big time from the factory for emissions.

Yeah I get the emissions thing with the 454s but they were/are very capable trucks heads, cam, intake manifold, full exhaust will get you 400+ horse then the limiting factor comes the TBI setup and lack of support for the stock ECM pretty decent for the era IMO.

It's why they never answered to Ford's Raptor.

Guess I don’t really consider the Craptor a performance truck but GM seems to be at least somewhat interested in some of whatever market that is off road maybe? IMO because the Colorado ZR2 and Bison are way more capable off road than anything GM has offered in the past by a long shot and one has to believe if it sells well they’ll offer something in a full-size?

GM trucks are primarily workhorses and that's what their customer base expects. Look around at all the big time commercial construction fleets. What are they driving?

Yep true that’s why my plow/work/farm/tow truck is a 6.0L 2500HD. GM better hope the newish 6.6L is as bulletproof as the 6.0 cause I can’t imagine the looks of the new HDs is going to keep business owners coming back for more. If that motor wasn’t what it is fleet sales wouldn’t be what they are. Around here at least 60% of the GM fleet vehicles on the road that are 2500s should be 1500s and I’m guessing the guys in charge of buying fleet vehicles for their businesses are willing to take the hit on MPGs & maintenance on a 2500 over a 1500 for the reliability of the 6.0 over the 5.3L and would also assume a good percentage of them buyers aren’t brand loyal.

Haven't you wondered why Rams sell so cheaply compared to GM?

Everyone says this & I see the cheap Rams lower end no options but when ever I’ve priced a well optioned Ram to a well equipped GMC/Chevy they are about the same? Is that just me? They definitely don’t give that Powerwagon away. Hell the Dodge Dealers around here are plum full of Rams and a good percentage of the ones on the lots are 18s yet. Maybe it’s a regional thing? IDK

I’m with you on the 4 banger thing. I got a good chuckle when I read Ford was going to offer the Mustang with a turbo four remembering the 80s 4 cylinder Stangs... then I remembered GM did that to the Camaro & Firebird in the early 80s and even offered a 4 cylinder diesel for export... then I stopped laughing. I can see it in some fleet services auto parts delivery truck for one. We have a 4 banger ext Colorado 4x at work that replaced a inline 5 regular cab Colorado. 90% of the miles put on these trucks are private property low speed 9% around small town and 1% highway. I have/had many hours in both these trucks and honestly I have no idea which one has more power, better mpg, or is faster IMO they are equally gutless but serve their function well. But yeah I fully expect to read on this forum about some guy who bought a 4 banger Silverado and how it’s worthless cause it can’t haul a 6k camper up a mountain getting 20mpg doing it.. Course I thought when Dodge said it was coming out with a diesel to put in the 1/2 ton I thought that will last 2 years tops already been there done that no need no demand ect... well apparently I couldn’t have been more wrong about that as all 3 and Nissan jumped on that band wagon...At least now GM will be able to say they have stuck a four banger in every platform they have offered over the years...

Mozzer · March 23, 2019

Coming from Europe (kind of, UK) I was amazed half ton trucks were selling with gas engines. Nobody could afford to run a gas engine in anything of a reasonable size (SUV, mud size truck) in Europe.

If GM or someone came up with a 4+ litre turbo diesel that should be able to out perform (for most driving situations), out tow & be more economical than a current 5.3/6.2.

Might be emissions rules that are different, due to the number of diesel cars sold in the UK for the last 30 years they are now desperate to reduce diesel vehicles on the road because of toxic air in cities. [emoji32]

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qwank · March 24, 2019

When you're already paying $50-60K for a truck, what's another $5-6K for a supercharger and tune to make the truck faster than 95% of the other trucks out there?

L86 All Terrain · March 25, 2019

I can't believe people are hating on the TBI/Vortec 350's. Those were phenomenal engines. Maybe not so much in the performance world because the motors were limited by the TBI set up. You could only get so much fuel through that system which is why carburates were more popular in the hot rod world at the time. But they were strong, my Vortec 350 would walk away from my friends new Triton 5.4L at the time. Now with port and direct injection in the LS and LT we don't have those problems.

If you want a fast truck, pony up and buy a 6.2L Double cab. Mine still amazes me every time I punch it to go around someone I am running a stupidly heavy wheel/tire combo.

TXGREEK · March 25, 2019

I can't believe people are hating on the TBI/Vortec 350's. Those were phenomenal engines. Maybe not so much in the performance world because the motors were limited by the TBI set up. You could only get so much fuel through that system which is why carburates were more popular in the hot rod world at the time. But they were strong, my Vortec 350 would walk away from my friends new Triton 5.4L at the time. Now with port and direct injection in the LS and LT we don't have those problems.

If you want a fast truck, pony up and buy a 6.2L Double cab. Mine still amazes me every time I punch it to go around someone I am running a stupidly heavy wheel/tire combo.

My 1996 2-door Sport Z71 Tahoe with the Vortec 350 was a great solid motor which is more than I could’ve said for the rest of the truck lol.

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KARNUT · March 25, 2019

I can't believe people are hating on the TBI/Vortec 350's. Those were phenomenal engines. Maybe not so much in the performance world because the motors were limited by the TBI set up. You could only get so much fuel through that system which is why carburates were more popular in the hot rod world at the time. But they were strong, my Vortec 350 would walk away from my friends new Triton 5.4L at the time. Now with port and direct injection in the LS and LT we don't have those problems.

If you want a fast truck, pony up and buy a 6.2L Double cab. Mine still amazes me every time I punch it to go around someone I am running a stupidly heavy wheel/tire combo.

The TBI stuff is amusing. 75 percent of my impalas had two barrels. My rancheros,barracuda and other rides had two barrel carbs. The first weekend of ownership I’d put duals or headers and a stock 4 barrel or aluminum intake on. My nephew had a Trans Am, one of the first things we did was put a Holley 4 barrel after market TBI on it. My 92 stroker, dart heads, MSD, headers, TBI can’t have horsepower because of TBI, really? Anything can be made to perform. The parts are out there.

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TXGREEK · March 25, 2019

When you're already paying $50-60K for a truck, what's another $5-6K for a supercharger and tune to make the truck faster than 95% of the other trucks out there?

Well 1st) not everyone is interested in tearing up their new truck and voiding their warranty which is a no no on these trucks and all newer technology vehicles, 2nd) there’s a higher cost to all this than a standard setup like you’ve mentioned but if that’s what someone wants then go for the Raptor. I’d never do that to my truck especially with all the issues plaguing the transmissions cause then you’ll definitely be opening a new can of worms. Id definitely buy a truck with a supercharger already installed from either dealerships or factory (don’t know if they’ll do that anymore) retaining your trucks full warranty. Raptor would be my go to fast off roading truck which has a far superior ride quality and to the GM Suspension too.

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KARNUT · March 25, 2019

Well 1st) not everyone is interested in tearing up their new truck and voiding their warranty which is a no no on these trucks and all newer technology vehicles, 2nd) there’s a higher cost to all this than a standard setup like you’ve mentioned but if that’s what someone wants then go for the Raptor. I’d never do that to my truck especially with all the issues plaguing the transmissions cause then you’ll definitely be opening a new can of worms. Id definitely buy a truck with a supercharger already installed from either dealerships or factory (don’t know if they’ll do that anymore) retaining your trucks full warranty. Raptor would be my go to fast off roading truck which has a far superior ride quality and to the GM Suspension too.

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When I bought my 14 supercharger was on my mind. Then I joined this website. I was like holy sh$t, all my other GMs were problem free. I agree buy it factory built. Raptor for Ford and Roush. Hendricks for Chevy and others aftermarket with warranty’s. Times are different, there’s just too much that can go wrong.

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SILVER SLED · March 25, 2019

Well a new Silverado 5.3 is slower than a new Ford 5.0 F150.

TXGREEK · March 25, 2019

Well a new Silverado 5.3 is slower than a new Ford 5.0 F150.

Marginally. Buying a truck is not which one is faster, taste, hauling, towing abilities. It’s a personal preference. If I wanted a fast truck I wouldn’t have bought my 2018 6.2 tuned, Truck would’ve been a Raptor which is much more than going in a straight line, better designed for every terrain and turns at high speeds. I love my 2018 truck, spent over $10K on upgrades (so far so good) but I didn’t buy it for speed, possibly something many do but my choice was ease of drive abilities and simplicity.

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