5.3L vs 6.2L V8

[diyer2]

It amazes me how the bickering about a subject can drag on.

Corona Virus is another example.

I left my ego at the door years ago.

And the chest thumping when I was 10.

 

[Grumpy Bear]

Whatever

 

It's not a war I need to win

Ya'll have a nice day now

[TexasBB]

The 5.3 is clearly the superior engine because that is the engine in my truck and i only have the best. Also, 93 octane is clearly the best fuel because that is what i run in my truck.
You’re welcome.


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[AlaskaErik]

18 hours ago, Jonofmac said:

If you're knocking on 91 octane, you've got other issues going on. Bring it in. I experience 0 knock with 87

That's what I was thinking.  Our premium is only 90 octane at all gas stations and I have no knocking issues at all.  

[Mikedfw]

That's what I was thinking.  Our premium is only 90 octane at all gas stations and I have no knocking issues at all.  

I have to use 90 sometimes, probably one tank a week, never had any issues with it.

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[M1ck3y]

Edited June 4, 2020 by M1ck3y

[Cpl_Punishment]

18 hours ago, Mikedfw said:

I have to use 90 sometimes, probably one tank a week, never had any issues with it.

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How many times a week do you fill up?!

[Mikedfw]

How many times a week do you fill up?!

Every other day about except on weekends. I probably average 180-200 miles driving a day on workdays, sometimes upwards of 300.

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[Cpl_Punishment]

5 minutes ago, Mikedfw said:

Every other day about except on weekends. I probably average 180-200 miles driving a day on workdays, sometimes upwards of 300.

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And you didn't go for a Duramax?

[Mikedfw]

And you didn't go for a Duramax?

No, dont think there were many available yet, but I like the 6.2 a lot and when I got it, got such a good deal couldn't pass it up. Thankfully I dont have to pay for my gas, if I did who knows what I'd be driving.

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[Pappy58]

All I can say after reading through some of this thread that some of ya'll are lonely and need a woman! 

 

[3rd Batt Ranger]

“Is the 6.2 right engine for 1% of those who buy it? sure”. Your comment requires the assumption that 100% choose the 6.2 or 5.3 for the same reasons you do or don’t, which is, of course, 100% wrong. Anyone buying a full size truck that is obsessed with mpg and per gallon cost of 87 vs 93, well, that’s their first problem with buying a full size truck, but a workable problem nonetheless. Not to mention, someone spending 55k-60K on a truck and is worried about the extra $15-$30 per fill up, well, check your budget again before buying, but to each his own. I bought a 2020 AT4 in April with the 6,2. Got the 6.2 b/c the only AT4 available with the options I wanted had the 6.2, nothing more or less than that. It takes 93 octane, ok, is what it is. Again, $1.89 vs $2.15 gal, if I needed to worry about that, then Canyon or Tacoma or whatever is what I should probably buy. For me, the 6.2 comes off the line much faster than the 5.3 as well as much quicker from say 50 to 85, thus glad I have the 6.2 and not the 5.3, but that’s me and I’m not 100% of all other buyers. 

[Grumpy Bear]

Perfection rest as easy in the wings of butterfly as it does in the edge of the sword. 

Wanting the best from ones possessions is not a problem

It's a journey with an unknown destination

It isn't either or

It's a result

 

 

1 hour ago, 3rd Batt Ranger said:

“Is the 6.2 right engine for 1% of those who buy it? sure”. Your comment requires the assumption that 100% choose the 6.2 or 5.3 for the same reasons you do or don’t, which is, of course, 100% wrong. Anyone buying a full size truck that is obsessed with mpg and per gallon cost of 87 vs 93, well, that’s their first problem with buying a full size truck, but a workable problem nonetheless. Not to mention, someone spending 55k-60K on a truck and is worried about the extra $15-$30 per fill up, well, check your budget again before buying, but to each his own. I bought a 2020 AT4 in April with the 6,2. Got the 6.2 b/c the only AT4 available with the options I wanted had the 6.2, nothing more or less than that. It takes 93 octane, ok, is what it is. Again, $1.89 vs $2.15 gal, if I needed to worry about that, then Canyon or Tacoma or whatever is what I should probably buy. For me, the 6.2 comes off the line much faster than the 5.3 as well as much quicker from say 50 to 85, thus glad I have the 6.2 and not the 5.3, but that’s me and I’m not 100% of all other buyers. 

 

[the wanderer]

12 hours ago, 3rd Batt Ranger said:

Anyone buying a full size truck that is obsessed with mpg and per gallon cost of 87 vs 93, well, that’s their first problem with buying a full size truck

 

Why? Your first problem is calling it an "obsession". There is nothing wrong with wanting and needing and enjoying the max power a truck can offer, while still not wanting to pay through the nose for gas. Nobody is going to say "no" to saving money.

[3rd Batt Ranger]

27 minutes ago, the wanderer said:

 

Why? Your first problem is calling it an "obsession". There is nothing wrong with wanting and needing and enjoying the max power a truck can offer, while still not wanting to pay through the nose for gas. Nobody is going to say "no" to saving money.

“Anyone.....that is obsessed...”, seems clear my comment refers to ‘anyone obsessed with’ and not ‘everyone is...”. My point still stands, if $15-$30 a week is damaging enough to a budget to cause some one to possibly settle on a 5.3 engine, then there is a rather high probability the truck itself is being squeezed into a budget that doesn’t fit. There is also nothing wrong with ‘wanting to save a buck’, more people in general should try out that way of thinking, wanting to ‘save a buck’, isn’t the same as well, I can put a 55K truck in the drive way, but only if I opt for the 5.3 b/c $20 a week, $1,020/yr or 1 1/4 of a monthly truck payment if financed. Maybe, just maybe, that 55K financed would be better served by financing a 30K truck that, comparatively, saves $50/week and the payment difference stashed in a 401k/IRA. Point being, &20-$30/wk in gas likely isn’t (or prolly shouldn’t be) a reason someone will ‘settle’ for the 5.3, that’s all I am saying, but to each his own. 
 

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