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What's up guys, this is Bryce with Dust Runners Automotive Journal and today we're going to talk about why the Chevy LS engine family is so awesome.
The Chevy LS was first debuted in the
1997 Chevy C5 Corvette.
GM called it the "Gen III" small-block, now known as the LS1. The LS1 is a 5.7 liter engine
and it features an all aluminum design.
It also features coil near plug ignition and various other new engine management features these new features made it vastly greater than the previous
generation small-block. In 1998 the LS1 replaced the LT1 found in Camaros and Firebirds, Chevrolet
then began producing iron block "Gen III" small-blocks which came in pickups and SUVs.
Chevrolet later produced the "Gen IIII" small-block, which featured mpg boosting cylinder deactivation.
The Gen IIII also featured larger displacements compared to the Gen III and a reengineered camshaft sensing system.
These were all great improvements to the LS engine family making it a world-class engine
the Gen 4 family includes the LS2, LS3,
Supercharged LS9, supercharged, LSA and the LS7. One of the many reasons is Chevy
LS is so good is its strength, after al,l what would a good engine be without solid foundation?
Chevrolet designed the gen 3 LS block as a "Y" block.
This "Y" block design helps increase rigidity in the main cap area by using six bolt main caps on the crankshaft,
four bolts are facing vertically and two bolts
horizontally that clamped the block wall to the main cap. This is what GM engineers call snap fit cross bolting. This design provides great
crankshaft and block rigidity. Previous small-block Chevy engines did not use this design.
Chevrolet took it a step further by not
just designing an incredibly strong bottom end, but also a very strong top end Chevy designed the block to take extra long head bolts
that thread deep into the block. This minimizes cylinder bore distortion and variation in the head bolt torque.
Chevy also raised the camshaft up and further away from the crank, which allows them to clear a four inch stroke crankshaft.
Chevy used a 4 inch stroke crank to achieve the 7 liter displacement of the LS7.
To further increase the strength on top of the engine they used a valley plate.
The valley plate is a large plate of metal that covers the valley where the lifters reside.
This increases the strength of the block by bolting each side of itself onto one metal plate.
The pistons are the weakest point in the LS engine. They're pretty strong, but once you start getting into serious performance
they are the first component to fail. All of this combined made the LS stronger and smaller than any other GM small-block before it.
Since the Chevy LS was put into so many cars and trucks there are tons of them laying around.
This has helped keep prices fairly low and with the rising popularity of LS swaps the prices dropped even further.
You can literally walk into almost any junkyard in America and find an LS engine within a few minutes.
A great example would be the world-famous beater bomb which is the true meaning of ballin on a budget.
The beater bomb is a world-famous street racing Fox Body Mustang. he has blown up a few LS engines from spraying a ton of nitrous.
Luckily all he has to do is walk into a junkyard with a couple hundred dollars to get a new LS engine.
Another great thing about the LS engine is how many different displacement options there are.
Chevy trucks came with either a 4.8L, 5.3L, or 6.0L engine.
Newer Chevy trucks have the option for a 6.2 liter engine.
Car engines came in 5.3L, 5.7L,
6.0L, 6.2L and 7.0L sizes. Some were even configured for front-wheel drive cars.
The rise of stroker kits has also increased in number of displacement options. The LS7 can be pretty expensive,
but you can always buy a 427ci stroker kit for your LS3.
If you count Chevy Performance LSX engines then the biggest available LS engine would be the LSX 454.
The cheapest of the LS engine family is the 5.3L truck engine that came in most trucks and SUVs that Chevrolet is produced.
All of these engines have been pushed past 1,000 horsepower by racers and have done
so fairly reliably. As you can imagine the aftermarket for the Chevy LS has exploded since its massive rise.
From just basic bolt-ons like an intake and exhaust, all the way up to race spec cylinder heads and turbo kits.
The most common modification being a high performance camshaft, which is the best bang for buck upgrade you can do on the LS engine.
The rise in popularity of LS engines has also helped mold some of the world's best engine builders into LS masters.
Companies like Nelson Racing Engines have become extremely popular due to their knowledge of the LS engine.
These companies really know how to get the best bang for buck out of them, from
mild builds to high horsepower street cars to full race cars.
Companies like Nelson Racing Engines can build one incredible little LS engine for your application.
Chevy has also jumped into the aftermarket game with its own engine. Chevrolet Performance
produces the LSX, the holy grail of Chevy LS engines, the most powerful being the LSX454r
which produces around
770 horsepower and 620 foot-pounds of torque.
Chevrolet Performance also produces high strength blocks as well as many other components to hop up your LS engine.
The aftermarket also makes tons of swap kits making it a breeze to swap an LS engine into basically any automobile you want.
Chevy really knew what they were doing when they design LS engines the factory heads flow nearly as good as
Nascar heads did at the time which is around 300 CFM.
They achieved this by using modern computer technology to test different port lengths and designs to find the best performing head design.
You may be surprised by how port shape, size, and length can affect torque and horsepower ratings.
Chevrolet also designed the intake manifold using similar technology.
They aimed for the LS engine to produce usable power really low in the RPMs and decent power up high. They also made the cam core massive
Which means you can easily fit a .600"+ lift camshaft and it won't be that harsh on your motor.
Chevy LS engines are known to respond to modifications really well even an intake and exhaust will gain a substantial amount of horsepower.
The typical head cam swap is known for gaining well over 100 horsepower.
Some people even leave the stock heads on and just have them worked over
Combined with a big cam many LS engines are making over 440whp.
The LS engine family is known for having smaller proportions than its competitors engines making it much easier to swap into cars with small engine
bays like the Mazda Miata.
The main reason they're such a compact engine is because of their old-school push
rod design. As well as all of the modern technologies they used when designing the engine block.
The push rod design that they continue to use is almost unlike any other modern engine which have overhead cams. You
can achieve better performance and economy with an overhead cam, but at the cost of a much larger and heavier engine.
Thanks to the all aluminum design a fully dressed LS1 is nearly as light as a cast-iron
4-cylinder. For example a stock 1995 Nissan 240SX with a full tank of fuel weighs around
2,900 pounds
The same car under the same circumstances with an LS1 swap weighs in around 2,950 pounds.
That's a gain of around 50 pounds which is pretty much nothing when you consider you're gonna be gaining hundreds of
foot-pounds of torque and horsepower.
Here's the bottom line the LS is cheap, light, compact, and makes a ton of horsepower.
It can fit it into nearly anything you want and it can be done on a tight budget.
From the average Joe to a professional racer the LS engine is perfect for nearly anything.
Be sure to hit that subscribe button if you like this video and let us know in the comments what we should talk about in
our next video. This is Bryce with Dust Runners Automotive Journal signing off.

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chevy. Verb
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2020 Chevy Silverado 1500 Trail Boss // It's Called the BOSS for a Reason!

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So as you guys know even as hot as crossovers are right now in the u.s
They are still no match for the sales figures that the big three pickup trucks produce
That's why we're spending the day with the latest 2020 version of the Chevy Silverado
This time in the LT Trail Boss configuration, which is one we didn't get to check out last year
Of course. We do want to take a moment to specially thank our friends at Sutherland Chevrolet in Nicholasville
Kentucky for giving us access to this Silverado and if you're in the market for any new Chevy
Make sure you stop by their dealership or visit them via their website, which we provided a link to in the video description
So with that all set, let's see if this version of the Silverado is the one to buy

So beginning things here on the outside as always the trail boss is going to stand apart from the other trims immediately
Now obviously the biggest change is that the entire front is rendered in a metallic black both the grille and the bumper areas
As far as the grill itself
The LT trail boss uses the more traditional Chevy design before it's painted wide
Whereas if you go for the cheaper custom trail boss it gets the version with Chevrolet spelt out across it
Just something to consider if your cross shopping the two
By continuing on with this LT trail bus it comes with the full LED headlight arrangement that comes in three distinct sections
the turn signal is not LED, but the fog lights are
And while we're down here, I will mention that the trail boss has a two inch lift over the regular models
Which brings the total ground clearance up to a very nice ten point eight inches
Now continuing around to the rest of the truck the mirrors and door handles
Are finished in that same metallic black and of course you do have Trail Boss brand
The back looks pretty similar to the other trims with LED taillights and dual exhaust tips
But the bumper is metallic black just like in the front
So overall, the trail boss certainly stands out is the most aggressively styled Silverado in the lineup
But I expect nothing less from something with the word boss in the name
Now turning our attention to the wheels the trail boss offers two different options
These are the standard blacked-out 18-inch alloys
However for 800 bucks you can get larger 20 inch alloys with the same spoke design just with a brighter finish
Checking out the mirrors they are power adjusting heated and we have the blind spot monitoring system, which is included in the safety
And speaking of safety systems the trail boss can only get safety package 1
So that does mean it will be missing out on forward emergency braking with pedestrian detection
Lane Keeping Assist
Automatic high-beam headlights any new adaptive cruise control system for 2020
Finally the last two things to discuss are towing in the bet
for the former
We're looking at 9300 pounds of capacity with this 5.3 liter v8 crew cab, since the max trailering package is not available here
The rating would be 100 pounds less with a 6.2 liter
and
As far as the tailgate
It is remote releasing and easy lower and once it falls down you can get in easily with the integrated bumper step
The bet itself is made from high-strength steel and you have 12 different tie-downs each rated for 500 pounds
LED lighting and a household power outlet
Anyways guys that's it for the exterior. So now let's check out the inside before taking it out for a drive
So on the trail boss silverado you do have Chevrolet smart entry system as well as their remove start system
And then we're walking out to the vehicle itself, there is no sense of repairing the handle so you just press the little silver button
All right, so taking our first look inside the 2020 trail boss Silverado
What you'll notice as the cabin is pretty much the same as it is on the other trim levels, though
The interior does come with a couple different configurations. You start out with the bench seating
However, we have opted to have the bucket seats
And then you've got a couple different options. You have jet black or Gideon gray color schemes
The standard seat is cloth. However, we have the optional leather
Now turning over here to your door trim, it is nicely appointed
We do have a soft touch armrest with the stitching detail and it is soft touch above it as well
And we do have this kind of wood
carbon fiber looking trim
As far as your windows, the drivers is One Touch auto up and down, the others are auto down
And then checking out these seats here these are the 10-way power
Adjusting seats. These are also optional and you'll come standard with a 4-way manual seat
Now as the trail boss we're looking at a 2-inch lift, so this is a pretty tall truck
However, we do have a nice running board along the bottom here and a driver side assist grip
So getting in is actually pretty easy now
Of course this is just one year removed from a full redesign
So you will notice all that stuff will carry over for 2020 including upgraded cabinetry
Now across your upper dash here you do have a hard touch plastic but all through this area you have a leatherette material
As far as down on the lower areas, we've got more of that
Trim and then this stuff is hard touch. However, everything does fit together really well and feels very solid
Now standard on trail show boss you do have push-button start
That's taking a look at your gauges here this is the analog setup
So you do have the gauges at the top as well as the 4.2 inch multifunction display
This does have all the same information as the fancier 7 inch display version that comes on the higher-end trims
Then coming back to the steering wheel it is nicely leather wrapped on all of the trail bosses, even the ones with cloth seating
However on this specific one. We do have the optional heating
As far as the wheel itself it is always manual tilt and telescoping
Now let's go ahead and talk about storage since that is one of the main reasons you're gonna get a truck that's this big
Silverado is gonna have you covered so you've got this little area on top of the center console
Of course, the console itself like every truck is absolutely massive. You can fit just about anything in here
You do have a regular USB a USB type-c and an aux jack inside
Up in front of that
You've got two big cupholders and then you have another gigantic vent right through here storage along the side
Of course, you have storage and the doors and you even have storage up here on the top. So you have storage pretty much everywhere
And one of the reasons that is true is because
We have a column mounted shifter. This of course is on every single Silverado
And you can't shift manually with these little toggles if you want to of course
Like all the other Silverados the buttons that used to be down here on the end here like your tomo
Those are relocated over here
So you've got your different your tow mode as well as your other drive modes with this knob your four-wheel drive controls right through here
You also have your headlight and bed lighting controls right there
Now turning into reverse here, of course you are going to have a standard backup camera
However on this specific example, this is the optional HD version which comes in the convenience package
So it's just going to look a little bit crisper. You do have your trailering
view as well and the ability to line up your trailer and your active trajectory and then a
360-degree camera system that's going to be reserved for the higher-end trips
There is also an electronic parking brake located right over there
Now as far as the controls that are located right here you do have another USB type-c standard USB 12-volt outlet
And then on this
Specific example we have the household outlet that's part of the convenience to package
Of course, we've got our trailer brake controller right here. And we do have a row of other buttons located right here
Now checking out the climate control this obviously is the dual zone automatic setup
It does not come standard on the trail boss. You actually have a manual setup that comes standard, but this is optional
Obviously, you've got three big knobs to control most of the functions and then all the other things are located physically, right?
Here we do also have the three-stage seat heating and of course in typical Chevy fashion
You can choose to heat your back and butt separately
All right, so now that brings us up here to our audio system
Just like many of the things in this vehicle. You start out with the basic six speaker sound system
however, since this one here has about
$10,000 of options
We do have the upgraded seven speaker Bose sound system with a sub woofer. So let's go ahead and take example of that
Overall sound quality definitely seems very strong and very bass heavy
Okay, so that brings us here to our Chevy infotainment 3 system
What you're looking at is the 8 inch display. This is standard on the trail boss
And we do have the upgraded system, which I'll get into in just a second
We also have standard apple carplay and android auto but you will not find integrated navigation on this model
Now I'm now going to go into a whole bunch of details about this system because we do have a dedicated
tech help video available
For those of you who want to learn more about it a link to that detailed video is in the video description
Now moving on up here we just have a manual dimming mirror
And you will also notice that here on this example, we actually are lacking a moonroof, that's a
$995 option
So that would be an additional charge
Going back here. I do want to point out that we have home-like universal remotes, even though we don't have a always aiming mirror
And you will notice this button here. This is not for the moonroof
Obviously since we're lacking it, this is for the optional power rear window
But anyways guys that is going to sum up the front areas of this Silverado trail boss
Now go ahead and hand it off to my brother Mason who will head out to the back areas
Now turning and looking at the rear door trim of the Silverado trail boss it is nicely designed
So you do have all this area with the stitching as well as on the armrest
Some more trim and down below that of course, this is a truck. So you do have a lot of door storage
Now here in the center the Silverado does give you two cupholders at the top a little storage bin in between and
underneath of that you will also find standard where air vents on this model as well as a
Regular charging USB a USB type-c in addition to a 12-volt power outlet. These are actually standard equipment
and turning over you do have a fold-down armrest just have cup holders inside some more storage and
Up top you do have some Headroom cutouts, your coat hook and some LED lighting
Now as far as the leg room is concerned the Silverado trail boss is only available in the crew cab
Configuration so that of course means that you are going to have a ton of space
The technical measurement comes in at forty three point four inches of rear legroom and forty inches of rear headroom
Which does place it on par with
Many in the class like the f-150. It's almost identical to that. However, it is a little bit behind the new RAM
But besides that, you know in terms of space behind your seating position
I have probably I would say at least a foot if not more of
Space between my knees in the seat back and my feet can easily sign up underneath the seat. It's fantastically spacious back here
They're looking at the seats themselves, of course they are very
utilitarian here in the Silverado
So behind the actual seat cushion itself, you do have the signature feature of a little bit of storage
So you just pull this strap and that
does reveal
actually a pretty decent amount of storage space you could definitely hide a lot of stuff back there if you didn't want it seem and
Of course, you can also just lift the seat up and then that will reveal
Even more storage spaces down here. So as you can see it goes all the way across the floor
You could definitely fit a lot of stuff back here
And if you folded both seats up, you could definitely store something a larger maybe a lawnmower
Bicycles, whatever you need back there in case it's raining and you don't want to put it in the bed
and
Also in addition to that you can't also fold the seats down with that
Looking at the passenger seat. It is manually adjusting even on this model
And in front of the passenger you do have the signature two-part opening glove box
So you have a little storage right up here storage down below that
Definitely lots of storage spaces in the Silverado
And up top. You do have a Sun Visor with
Mirror, however, there is not lights on this model
Now it does also detach as well as extend
But anyway guys that sums up all the features of this Silverado trail boss now
Let's go ahead and take it out on the road and see how it drives compared to its competition
All right, so getting up to speed here in the 2020 silverado trail boss
This is the 5.3 liter v8 and power
Definitely feels very good
Looking at
355 horsepower and 383 pound-feet of torque
It definitely feels more than adequate for this type of truck, makes good sounds too
you would think it'd be almost a little bit sluggish a sluggish, you know with a giant truck like this
You know how giant this trail boss is but you know taking off from that was about what 0 to 60
Definitely did not have any issues and this is the base engine
That's right. Very important for 2020
We you can now choose to get the 6.2 liter v8, which you know
A lot of people would be interested in that was previously reserved for just your high country, I believe
So now you can get that on this cool-looking Trail Boss
420 horsepower
460 pound-feet of torque
So some serious series performance. We have driven it in the both the high country and
Denali Sierra and
Definitely this great engine a great engine
Even more powerful than this and even better sounds
And now that we're just here at cruising speed I do want to talk about this cars ride quality and overall this ride experience
This car is very this truck is very very quiet
You know
One of the things that I'm noticing is that there's really not too much difference from this model to like the high country
From what I remember
Really with these full-size Silverados. They all just ride really nicely
And you're gonna have a lot of comfort a lot of space
And also, you know with the LT Trail Boss, we were I don't know if we mentioned it in the actual exterior portion
But it is raised 2 inches and you can definitely feel that in your driving dynamic
What Drew mentioned earlier was that it kind of feels like driving almost like the heavy duty version the Silverado
Yeah, and so you are getting that extremely commanding presence here in this LT trail bostrom
I have to drive them back to back
just to know for sure but
I'm thinking that there's a little bit more tire noise on this just for having the off-road worthy tires
All right, so let's go ahead and talk about the transmission situation now, this is one of the things that has changed for 2020
And that's the chevy is now giving you the 10 speed automatic transmission
paired with this 5.3 liter v8
Previously you had the 8-speed automatic
but now in
2020 for just this
Just this Trail Boss LT Trail Boss and the high country those the only two trims where the ten-speed will now be added
With the 5.3 liter v8
The 10 speed automatic was already on the 6.2 to so that does continue on for 2020
That being said definitely a very smooth transmission as we've experienced in the past
It basically shifts its you can't tell at all I mean it's very very smooth
No hesitation
Doesn't seem confused or anything like that
Now will you know, I've noticed a big difference from with the eight-speed last year? I
Don't know
you have to drive them back to back but
nevertheless
Definitely still good that you're getting the latest and greatest from Chevrolet here on the trail boss and
Now also worth noting is that this trail boss trim is only available in four-wheel drive
So that means the fuel economy for this trim level is going to come in at 16 city 21 highway
18 combined for the 5.3 liter engine and the 6.2 liter has actually not been rated
For this trim level, so I'll be curious to see how much of a drop that is. From what I remember
I don't think it's too big of a penalty. I was I believe it's one combined
Yeah that dropped from like the rst with the same engine
So they might expect something similar, with the trail boss equipment added to the 6.2
Now last thing I wanted to mention is just the steering setup here in the Silverado, I really like the way this is set up
It has a really pleasant
combination of lightness but also
It responds accurately. There's no dead spots
And you do have a good sense of where the wheels are placed. Which overall like I said is very
Important for a big truck like this, you know that you have a sense of of what's going on
While also still being light enough that it's easy to maneuver around at low speeds
But on all the driving characteristics of this trail boss are very pleasant
Like Mason had hit on there's really not a huge difference between this and the
High country the rsd the other silver autos we've driven
And that's a good thing. It just has a
Pleasant driving dynamic, it's it's just easy to live with
Even for someone who's used to driving a sedan like myself
and you know all in all I think it
Definitely is a good overall package being tough looking at all, but still driving
in a polite way
All righty
And now that you've seen the attractive package that the trail boss has let's go ahead and discuss the pricing of that model
So you can go for what we have here
Which is the 5.3 liter LT and that's going to start at forty eight thousand five hundred dollars now newly offered as a 6.2 liter
engine option and that's going to be fifty thousand nine hundred ninety five and
As with pretty much any truck, we do have quite a few options selected on this model
So we have the convenience package with bucket seats for one thousand five hundred and eighty dollars
the convenience package too for fourteen hundred and twenty
We also have the leather package for nine eighty five the safety package one four eight
Ninety, the black assist steps for seven fifty the bed protection package for six eighty five
Advanced trailering package for four ninety. And then when you add the destination charge of one thousand five hundred and ninety five dollars
You're going to come in at fifty six thousand eight hundred ninety five, which is a pretty good value for the Silverado lineup
It does pretty much situate it in the middle of the pack price wise
you can definitely get some that are almost seventy grand as well as cheaper ones, of course since it is a
available work truck
Well guys we've been good watching the first in-depth look at the 2020 Chevy Silverado 1500 Trail Boss
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Is the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado the Best Silverado Ever? | First Drive | Edmunds

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Welcome to Wyoming.
I'm Travis Langness
for Edmunds.com,
and this is the all-new
2019 Chevrolet Silverado.
Basically, it's redesigned from
the ground up, from the frame,
to the body, to the powertrains.
It's bigger.
It's longer.
It's wider.
But we want to know if it's
the best Silverado Chevy's ever
made, so we're going to
take it out for a drive.

So we're in the
mountains in Wyoming
and we're driving around
in the new Silverado 1500.
And really, this feels
like an updated Silverado.
It doesn't feel
completely redesigned.
It feels really familiar.
So what's changed
about the Silverado?
The frame is built using
different materials.
It's a longer wheelbase.
It's longer from nose to
tail by almost two inches.
Pretty much all of the towing
improvements across the board
for the Silverado
come from the fact
that the truck is
450 pounds lighter
than the previous generation.
Now, that's coming
from differences
in steel, the aluminum hood,
aluminum tailgate, aluminum
doors, differences in
the strength of steel
in the chassis.
They took 80 pounds out
of the frame, another
80 pounds out of the
bed of the truck,
so instead of one
stamping, they've
used three different
pieces, which
also makes the bed of the truck
as much as seven inches wider
in the bed.
And also, you're looking
at the first up and down
power tailgate in
any full-size truck.
Kind of a no-brainer
on trucks these days.
Everybody's using a
power lift gate in SUVs.
Why haven't we
done it on a truck?
Under the hood is
the 5.3 liter V8.
Now, people from the last
generation Silverado,
if you own one of those, you'll
think, oh, so same engine.
Well, yes and no.
There is a 5.3 available with
the old six-speed automatic
transmission, but
the one we're driving
has the new
eight-speed automatic.
And it's the updated version
of that 5.3 liter V8.
So basically, what you get is
a different fuel management
system that Chevy says
will increase fuel economy.
And it-- for my
butt [? dyno-- ?]
hasn't changed the way the truck
drives much, which is good.
Gives you good power uphill,
gives you a good burst
as you're going
to pass somebody.
But what has changed
with the eight-speed
is it's quiet in here.
There's several
other power trains.
So you can get a diesel.
You can get the base V6.
You can get this V8 or
the six-speed transmission
with the older version of the
V8, different fuel management.
And you can get the 6.2 liter,
as well as that turbo four
cylinder.
If you don't need as much
towing or hauling capability,
that turbo four cylinder,
that may be the motor for you.
For me, I'd probably go
with the 5.3 or the 6.2.
They feel a little bit better,
have a little bit more thrust.
We don't have the
optional 22-inch wheels
on this truck, which
is absolutely something
I would avoid, because with
the standard wheel and tire
package, ride comfort's
great in this.
These seats are not the
high-end leather seats.
They're cloth, and
they feel great.
Going up a mountain road,
they feel just fine.
The split heating
function works great.
And really, if you're going to
go on a 1600 mile road trip,
tow a trailer, and take
your family on vacation,
this is an easy place to do it.
Also, this center
console comes up.
Take it up real quick, so
you can have a third person
up front sitting here.
Chevy did say that
the drag has changed.
As their dynamics
have gotten better,
drag has decreased with
the front end redesign.
And that's a small marginal
increase in fuel economy,
along with what will probably
be marginal increases
from the eight-speed automatic.
This one is, I believe,
19 MPG combined
with the 5.3 and
the eight-speed.
Along these roads-- they're
not perfect, obviously,
these aren't highly maintained
city roads-- the Silverado
feels really good.
It's not a bouncy ride quality.
Big sharp impacts aren't
really making their way
into the cabin.
Everything feels pretty
well-insulated from underneath,
especially when you've
got a good amount of tire
sidewall, which this truck has.
There's not a lot of body roll.
If you're worried about ride
quality on a pickup truck,
this one is doing just fine.

So this is the interior
of the new Silverado.
It's not so much a redesign
as much as it is an evolution.
For starters, we'll go with
this big monolith of a center
console.
This is just one giant piece.
It's not as high-content
as it could be.
We're in kind of a mid
trim level, something
that's a little bit
more typical for buyers.
And basically, you've got
auto stop start function.
You can put the
tailgate down here.
Traction control.
A nice little button that
puts all four windows down
at the same time.
There's a couple
of buttons missing.
There are some things that we
could have on this interior.
There's no plug here, but
on the higher trim levels
you do get that full
three-prong plug.
We've got one
USBC, one USB port.
It's got Apple
CarPlay, Android Auto.
And it's got a really
crisp look to it.
This one is the same size
as the previous generation,
but it's a little
bit nicer looking.
It's a little bit crisper.
Graphics, it's
really easy to read.
You've got the swipe from
one side, swipe to the other.
You can control most of
the stuff happening here.
The steering wheel
is much the same.
The TFT, the center
driver display here,
is a little bit better,
and everything is easier
to see at a moment's
glance when you're
looking down from the road.
Super helpful when
you're towing or hauling
and you just want to
spot your temperature
or spot your oil pressure.
It's definitely a good display.
And then Chevy has moved
over here some of the stuff
that you use for towing,
to the left of the driver.
There's a little
toggle here that you
can change between
sport mode or they've
got a little dynamic
racecar flag, and tow mode--
changes the shift
schedules, things like that.
Then you've got the
selector between
two-wheel and four-wheel drive.
You've got the terrain
selector to tell the truck
if you want hill descent control
if you're on rock or sand.
Then you've got the
controls for the lights,
and most of the
stuff over there.
And pretty much,
this is what you
get inside the interior
of all the Silverados,
and it's a really
intuitive layout.
It's not fancy.
It's a lot of new stuff, but not
a completely different design
that you have to get
used to something new.
Now, with that said,
this mid-level content
does have some plastic
materials that aren't awesome,
but really the touch points,
those things are good.
They feel sturdy.
One of the nice things
that GM has, Chevy as well,
is these split
level seat heating.
So you can heat just your back,
or your back and your butt.
Heating just your back is
perfect for long road trips.
Anybody with back pain
should demand this feature
be put in every car.
It makes the seating so
much more comfortable.
It's fantastic.
Overall, this interior
is a likeable place,
and definitely somewhere
I can see myself sitting
for a long time on a road trip.
So now we're in the
backseat of the Silverado
and it's huge back here.
There is an additional three
inches of rear leg room.
The truck itself is only 1.7
inches longer, nose to tail,
but they put a lot of that,
and then some, into the rear.
So four adults can sit totally
comfortably, probably a fifth,
maybe even a sixth when
you get that third seat up
in the front.
But if you've got
four six-footers,
there's tons of space
back here for everybody.
And it's pretty simple,
pretty standard back here.
A couple of USB ports, couple
of vents, which is nice.
Keeps the air flowing back here.
These seats are similarly firm
to the center seat up front.
But it's a 60/40
split back here.
And it's really easy
to fold these up.
So this one just
quick up, quick down.
There's no straps to pull on.
No handles.
And then also, there's some
pretty cool features back here.
This is typical, the center
console with the cup holders,
not new in any way.
But then this side seat
opens up and you have access
to behind the seat.
And the seat materials are
similarly nice to the front,
that same checkerboard pattern.
Pretty flat across the
bottom and the back.
There's not a lot of
bolstering back here,
but the cushioning is good.
This angle's not too bad.
It'd be nice if it were a
little bit further slanted back,
but it's decent for a road trip.

So we've spent all day driving
the new 2019 Silverado.
And basically, what
we've discovered
is that Chevy has taken a good
product and made it better.
This new truck is more capable.
It's more quiet on the inside.
There's more space
in the back seat.
You can tow more.
And there's that
wide array of engines
that we talked about,
which will make
it more economical and better
towing in the long run.
It generally feels
like a good refresh,
but they've added some
good updates to it.
But if you're
asking the question
is it the best Silverado that
Chevy has ever made, well sure,
but only by a small margin.
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Vortec 8100: Everything You Want to Know | Specs and More

Dust Runners Automotive Journal:

Back in 2001 GM wanted to offer an alternative to their popular Duramax engine
They needed something mean they needed something lean and they needed something powered by gasoline
What's up, guys, my name is Bryce with Dust Runners Automotive Journal and today
I'm gonna tell you everything you need to know about the Vortec 8100.
The idea of a gasoline alternative to a diesel engine is definitely not new and is definitely not exclusive to GM
Before diesel engines became so popular in light duty trucks
The 454 big-block was the normal for 2500 or 3500 truck. If you love GM trucks need something heavy-duty
But don't want to have to deal with finding diesel every time you need to go fill up, then Vortec 8100 is for you.
Although most people would rather have the Duramax engine there were enough people who wanted a gasoline
Alternative at the time that GM decided to make it happen
Basically, they took the crankcase of the old 454 big-block and gave it even more stroke
Officially the Vortech 8100 is not recognized as the gen7 big-block although it shares so many things with the Gen 6 big-block
That most people just consider it the gen 7
Even though GM does not what makes the Vortech 8100 more powerful than any big block before it, is mostly the displacement.
I mean, 496 cubic inches is a lot. It also has better cylinder heads and slightly improved electronics
The resulting output is 340 horsepower and 450 foot pounds of torque, which is pretty good considering the outgoing
454 had 290 horsepower and 410 foot-pounds of torque
There were variants of the Vortec 8100 that had upwards of 500 horsepower
But those were not used in the light duty trucks where the Vortec 8100 is most known for
This engine is available in GM 2500 and 3500 vehicles such as a Silverado, Sierra,
Yukon XL, Suburban, and Express. It's also available in Workhorse class a motor homes
Malibu boats
Mastercraft boats and
1898 combat armored vehicle you may have noticed on that list that there are no
Small cars and we'll explain why in just a second the weirdest thing about this engine is that when most people hear the word Vortec
They immediately think of the LS based
5.3 liter truck engine that pretty much everyone swaps into their cars the cool thing about the LS based
truck engine is that you can use other LS parts such as
ls1 heads for example
Unfortunately, there are a couple things that hold the Vortech 8100 back from ever being as popular as the ls based Vortec engines
as you could imagine putting an engine this heavy in a Corvette or Camaro would completely throw off the weight balance and make it really
hard to handle properly
Second thing holding this engine back from being popular is availability
Now the Chevy LS you can find it in pretty much any junkyard in the u.s
Vortec 8100 was not nearly as popular as the LS
So just finding one by itself is kind of hard to do and then what you do find one the price may be kind of
High because there's not a whole lot of them around this
Availability also transfers over to the aftermarket as the Vortech does not have a very good aftermarket
See, for the LS
There's pretty much anything you want from swap kits turbo kits superchargers cams heads
Pretty much anything you want aftermarket plus you can use other LS based parts such as putting
LS1 heads on a 5.3 truck engine
Unfortunately, the Vortech is not like this. So you can't just take a Vortech 8100 and put LS one heads on it
It doesn't work that way if you want better cylinder heads
You have to go aftermarket if you want a better camshaft
You have to go aftermarket if you want anything you pretty much have to go aftermarket
You can't just pick from the pile of GM performance parts out there
Those three things combined really hold the Vortech 8100 back from being popular in the enthusiast community
Although there are some hot rodders out there who really like this engine for the most part
Most people would rather just have an LS based truck engine when it comes to the aftermarket for the Vortec 8100
There is one really cool company that comes to mind and that's Raylar Engineering
What they do is they take an already giant
496 cubic inch engine and crank it up to either
511 or 540 cubic inches
They also offer camshafts cylinder heads superchargers and a couple other things for the 8100
There's stage 3 540 cubic inch kit for example takes that 340 horsepower
8100 and cranks it up to
680 horsepower
685 horsepower for a 540 cubic inch engine really isn't that much but the thing is with that stroker kit
It's going to make 680 foot-pounds of torque
Which is way more than an LS is going to make actually aspirated as we mentioned earlier
Vortech was supposed to be an alternative to the lb7 Duramax
Which was the Duramax that GM used at the time the 8100 did make more horsepower when it came out
But it didn't have the same amount of torque the Duramax made 70 foot-pounds of torque
More but it also made that torque at a lower rpm
so if you really if you were really into towing and hauling the Duramax was still the better option and that
torque gap grows even greater
Farther down the Duramax engine line you go that torque gap gets even larger and larger making the Vortech 8100 less and less attractive
To put this all simply the Vortech 8100 is a good engine
but it's not as good as the Duramax which
Ultimately kind of led to it being killed off with the six liter LS based truck engine to fill its shoes
Due to a heavy weight lack of availability and a small aftermarket. It's also not very popular in the hotrod community
Although there are there are a lot of guys who like this engine and it is gaining momentum
It'll never be as popular as the LS, but it is gaining momentum right now
So there you have it. That's the quick and short story of a Vortech 8100
Let me know down in the comments below what you guys think of this engine
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P0171 System Too Lean bank 1 Chevy Trailblazer "Fixed with no parts"

The Flat Rate Mechanic:

All right, we got a chevy trailblazer here with a check engine light on and a stored code
p0171
I got the G scan scan tool hooked up to it
I'm just gonna scan the code real quick. I just want them to narak obd2 functions
we're gonna scan it for codes, and I'm going to show you in this video how to
Diagnose a p0171 on the chevy trailblazer
Typically what that means is there's an engine vacuum leak or you could have a bad bad mass airflow sensor
Or two sensor or there's a number of different things, but typically
P0171 means you have a vacuum leak
Basically, it's just saying that Bank one is running lean for one reason or another so way now. We're going to
Just verify the trouble code
and then we're going to look at the engine data and see if
This engine is indeed
Running lean I'll show you how you can look at the fuel trim values and determine whether or not it is currently running lean
Alright, so there. We go we got our p0171 system to lean bank 1
So let's go back out over here and see if we can get
I'll go into engine data
Data
Let's see if we can pull up our fuel trims
That's really all we need to diagnose this code is to look at the fuel trim baggies
Typically a good field trim value is going to be right at zero you're gonna
Have a long term fuel trim and a short term fuel trim
And as you can see here, I don't have the right engine running yet bonus track here, but here
It was a short term fuel trim bank one and our long term fuel trim bank one
Let's go ahead and fire this thing up and see where those are at
Okay, so I actually had to change skin tools here because I was having a problem getting the data up on the generic scan tool
so now I have the as a tech 2 hooked up to it and
We're looking at the fuel trim values here
And as you can see the short term fuel trim is at 32% long-term at 24%
Which means it's adding a lot of fuel to compensate for lean condition
Those numbers should be right around zero give or take you know maybe 5% at the most
so what we're going to do is go underneath the hood and hook the smoke machine up and
See if we have any vacuum leaks that's causing this thing to be running so lean
I'm just gonna go right on the hood. I actually have all that stuff hooked up already so I can
Show you guys
What we found on this Trailblazer for vacuum leak?
Okay, we've got the smoke machine all hooked up here
We're gonna smoke the intake manifold system for vacuum leaks as you can see the air fills
I pulled out of this thing is nasty
So it's always gonna be a good idea to clean this mass airflow sensor if you find a dirty air filter like that
You can just basically remove it
Clean what's a mass air flow sensor cleaner?
I'll leave a link in the video description below where you can get that mass airflow sensor cleaner
It's always a good idea to plug thing out and clean it
In this case that's not our problem, but I'm gonna clean that anyways I'm gonna put a new air filter in this thing
But I'd pull it all apart to get the smoke machine hooked up
And the best place do this is right through the
air intake duct
And you want to do it
After the hour before the mass airflow sensor is just in cases there and take dump itself is leaking so
As you can see we got a bunch of smoke there, and we're sticking in here
Mister just for some smoke down in through the intake system
That's gonna pressurize it and if there's any leaks we're gonna see smoke coming out
And you can see right there
We have smoke coming out of this tube, and this is just part of the air intake system. This is actually before
the intake itself
Chances are somebody probably had this
Piece off the top of the engine and when they put it back down. They didn't plug it in
I'm just gonna plug it with my finger real quick to make sure we don't have any other
vacuum leaks
This is the only leak we have that's relatively easy fix, so I'm not seeing anything else
We always have to pop that off and plug that back in we can verify it's fixed
Okay, we plug that breather hose back in on top of the valve cover and as you can see
The short term fuel trim has gone negative
Which is good that means? We've fixed a lean condition and basically what this is going to do
Is over time that short term value is actually gonna bring this long-term value down
Eventually those two are going to meet in the middle and this fuel trim is gonna. End up right at zero so that is
Confirmed fix so with any generic obd, ii scan tool you can look at these fuel turn values and after you repair
whatever the problem is you find whether it be a vacuum leak, or if you clean the mass airflow sensor or
What whatever the case may be?
as soon as you fix it you run the vehicle you can come back in and look at these fuel trim numbers and
You'll see they'll start both will start getting closer to zero or it's normally the short end will go negative and the long term
will slowly
Slowly equal out with the short term, and they'll both end up around zero so this one here is definitely fixed
We just plug that breather tube back in chances are somebody was probably servicing it and left that breather unplugged
Pretty common problem if this video was helpful be sure to thumbs up button appreciate you guys watching subscribe to my channel
Thanks Flat Rate Mechanic til next time
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How to Set Tire Pressure Monitoring System 07-13 Chevy Silverado

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2019 Chevrolet Equinox LT FWD

Bob Hook Chevy:

Hi this is Colleen Van Houten at Bob
Hooke Chevrolet and today I just want to
talk to you a little bit about equinox
and what makes it the number one seller
here at Bob hook Chevrolet. As you can
see, the Equinox is probably one of the
most stylish crossovers that are on the
market today. We have a variety of trim
levels. This one is actually a four wheel
drive or front wheel drive - excuse me.
front wheel drive LT with the 2.0 turbo,
but I think what makes the equinox
probably the number one seller isn't so
much the great styling sure that catches
your eye, it's what's on the inside and
what makes it so different and unique
and actually usable. It's a value vehicle
for the money that you get so I'm gonna
show you a couple of things that really
stand out to me as to why this to me is
probably the number one crossover. First
of all if you check out the wheels and
tires you still get that sporty feel I
mean even if you're driving kids around
don't you want to look good doing it so
with the equinox it's gonna give you the
sleek design of the body plus you get
those awesome sporty wheels on top of it.
This is a five passenger vehicle and
you do have great shoulder hip and leg
room in the back seat - as well as plenty
of room for those of you who may still
need to be utilizing car seats. What I
like about you equinox is the utility.
This is a very easy lift tailgate. And
I'm gonna show you - that you simply
squeeze here. It's gonna automatically
adjust. See you don't have to be
Superwoman or Superman to lift the
tailgate. You've got this huge cargo area.
What's really cool is beneath here and
this is where most of our competitors
would have a spare tire which is gonna
eat up any storage capacity in the
equinox - or you're gonna be able to go ahead
and put the spare tire is underneath there.
But you still have this wonderful
storage area that you can utilize on top
of anything that you may want to put in
this cargo area. Now say you got your
arms full you're trying to pack whether
it's for spring break maybe you're going
on a summer trip with the kids or maybe
you're just got groceries or you've made
a trip to Home Depot and you need to
release these seats well ordinarily
you'd be bustling and hustle and trying
to get over into the back, but up here
there's actually release. So all you need
to do is just a quick pull and if that's
the side you need or if you need both
you clip both but it is a 60/40 split.
It's very easy to release those and get them
both down, so that you can start loading
whatever it is that you're needing to do
without the inconvenience of juggling
back and forth between the backseat and
the cargo area. There is one charging
station here and there's also going to
be charging stations - there's one here so -
you can with the cord have charging
capabilities here. And then
again you don't have to be superwoman or
Superman to lift the seats. They're not
difficult at all. they just re-latch.
And then you also have USB right here so
if the kids have their games or whatever
it is that they're needing to do on their phones
then they have access to
another outlet... Yeah okay so we've got
that going on. This particular model does
come with the roof rails
If you, say you pack like
sometimes I know I'm guilty of packing,
and that's a little more than I should
probably, you got that extra space on
the roof that you can carry any
suitcases or additional items that may
need to be racked. Or say you just ran to the Home Depot and you've got a larger item.
That will allow you to do so without
having to 'actually have' a truck. So this
is what's called the proximity key, and I
don't think I'd ever own another vehicle
without a proximity key. The beauty of it
is that I can have this key very deep
within my mom purse and never have to be
able to fish it out or worry about
where I put my keys. It just gets put in
the bag and never have to think about it.
The beauty of it is you can unlock the car without using a key.
There's a button on the outside handle,
and then to start the vehicle you simply
put your foot on the brake, push the
button, and there you go. The vehicle has
been started. Obviously it's letting you
know everything in the system is checking
before you take off. The other features
that are on this key are a remote start
feature. That's this button here, so on
cold days when - if you live in Kentucky
Indiana, or pretty much anywhere that hasn't decided whether it wants to be spring or
winter yet - this will allow you to either
heat up the vehicle or in the summertime
cool off that the interior of the
vehicle before you get in. It also does
have a release. You hit it twice for the
tailgate to open so that you can load
things if you needed to, and then as well
as a panic button or an alarm button.
Oftentimes we use these just so that we
can find the car in a crowded area like
an airport a mall or those types of
things. So that's the proximity key and
like I said it's probably one of the
best inventions ever made in the car
industry. So let's talk about what
Equinox offers. Well first of all you can
see by the dash it's a really cool
design. You've got a lot of chrome
accents. It's just very driver friendly.
Everything is very easily
accessible before the driver. So you've
got a gear-shifter... pretty
self-explanatory... here's some
a little different. This is your parking
break. And this is just a button that you
would push to engage or disengage. got
your, obviously, cupholders. Here's some more USB charging. Because this vehicle, like
most on the Chevy lineup, has Apple an
Android Auto - so Apple Play and Android
Auto - which means basically, with the USB
cable, you're able to go ahead and play
your music from your phone through the
car system, so that you can customize
anything the way that you want to do
that. Now I don't have my phone with me
or I would demonstrate that for you but
it's a very easy process. The car just
simply recognizes that you have the USB
in place and then you choose media that
you want. So let's talk about this
touchscreen you know in the in the age
where our kids are now probably a little
bit smarter than we are
this is probably one of the most
user-friendly systems that I've been
exposed to. You see it tells you that
there is no phone connected. When you
come to the dealership and purchase a
vehicle we go ahead we will pair your
phone for you. It stores all of your
contacts and really that's all you have
to do with regards to a phone because
all of the controls that you would need
to take a call or make a call are
located on the steering wheel. So no more
distracted driving or unsafe driving
because you're worried about touching
something over here or having to deal
with something here or on your phone to
make a call.
Everything is voice-activated. You simply
push tell it to 'call John' And if there's
more than one John it'll bring up all
the choices and ask you politely to
choose which number of the John that you
want or call - mom - whoever it is that you
have in your phone is what it's going to
do for you. Likewise, if you have an
incoming call you simply pick that up
and when you're done you hit the hang-up
button. So everything can be done without
you taking your eyes off of the road and
being distracted because of incoming
calls or needing to make a call.
So we'll talk about
some of the other features we have.
This one is a dual climate control which
means basically someone like me who may
like it a little bit cooler, I can
control my side with say 75 comfortable
75. Somebody sitting in this seat likes
to have it a little bit warmer and you
simply just turn the knob and you can
control that there. Or you can sync it
and everyone gets to enjoy whatever the
driver dictates. These are all pretty
self-explanatory - your fan and so forth.
Here's the really cool thing about the
equinox. This one is is has heated seats
and so a push of a button and all of a
sudden you're getting that comfort. This
is usually only an option that's
available on High Line vehicles. And
again this is available with our cloth
interior you don't have to go up to
something with leather. And it is default
to the highest level and then you simply
push the button to get it to the comfort
level that you are wanting. And they are
independent of each other so one person
can have theirs on or the other. It doesn't have to
be at the same time. So let's talk about
this touchscreen. You've got a little
home button right here. That's your go-to.
There's really no way that you can break
this system. And you can see that there's
a whole lot going on here. So we
talked about the phone audio. That's your
radio and so forth.
You do have am/fm and then you do have a
short subscription to Sirius XM radio.
And so you simply continue whether it's
through touch or manual however you want
to adjust it. And it'll go to your
favorite stations. We will help you
program all of your stations as well so
that you simply just have to push one
button and get to whatever it is that
you're most accustomed to listening to.
So we'll hit the home button again.
Navigation that's a big one and while I
know a lot of folks use their phone what
we do is we can program it your home
address your work address so that it
knows those are the two most common
areas that you're going to. Then once
you put in an address or a destination
that you want to it will save it in
there under previous destinations, so
you're not having to constantly - maybe
you take a trip to Grandma
she lives out in the country you - can go
ahead and put that or say you go to
Indianapolis quite frequently and you
want to put an address in there that way
you're not constantly having to input
all the information all the time. It
defaults and it will save all of that
for you. We talked about this we talked
about the carplay and the Android auto
settings. We customize everything in
your vehicle so we can customize this
screen and it will be able to recognize
the key fob and it will be personalized
for you. We can make this for whomever. The
primary driver is the primary phone, but
you can pair several devices to this so
if you and a significant other
should be driving in the vehicle at the
same time and you wanted them to have control because
they have a bunch of phone calls to make
so you want them to be the primary phone. You can adjust and you can toggle back and forth,
which makes it very convenient. Again a
lot of this is customizable. Everything
is touchscreen.
OK - the MyChevy app and the OnStar
feature are available as well.
This particular unit does have the
sunroof and I would like for you to notice the big panoramic sunroof. the nice thing is that
the other passengers also get to
enjoy that open space feel and the
scenery that a sunroof allows you to
have. So that is really cool - we tease
that this is the taco holder of the vehicle,
but actually it's for sunglasses or
whatever you might want to put there. I'm
not gonna demonstrate because it just started
snowing outside so we won't demonstrate
the opening of a sunroof but that's
pretty self-explanatory if you've ever
had one these buttons. I will explain that
relatively quickly. Um the very cool
thing on the screen.... ok the very cool
thing about - like I said about the screen
up here - is that it's all very easy to
read. We do customize the brightness. You
can dim it or brighten it to whatever is
most comfortable for you. Automatic
headlights
are on, we've got the headlight switch
here, your rear - you do have a rear wiper
on this vehicle so you're not having to
worry about visibility. The one thing
that I do want to show you that this
vehicle is equipped with, because some
people are intimidated coming out of a
view like a car and a - say a- sedan and
going into a little bit lengthier
vehicle like a crossover. This vehicle is
equipped with a backup camera and the
beautiful thing about this backup camera
is that as I turn the wheel it's
actually going to show me how I'm going
to end up - OK?
This vehicle is also equipped with lane
departure warning, or lane departure
assist, which means that if you don't have
your blinker on (and it is using all the
sensors and the cameras that are on the
vehicle) and it can see the lines for your
lane in the event that you start
wandering out of your lane. So you're
taking that spring break trip and even
driving for 12 hours and you're getting
a little sleepy. It will actually
warn you that you are drifting out of
the lane. Now when you have your blinker
on and you're trying to move over same
crowded traffic, or what have you it also
is equipped with blind spot detection. So
it will monitor oncoming traffic on each
side of you. And if you put your blinker
on and it feels that the oncoming
traffic (based on its speed and your
speed - could potentially collide) it will
warn you and you will see the car with
the little star on it in your
side mirrors - light up like an amber
color.
Um and that will warn you as well. You do
have rear park assist on this vehicle,
which kind of makes it nice. Again I
don't ever want someone to be
intimidated by the size. This is a nice
sized vehicle, but it's not overwhelming.
It's not that big boxy huge truck-like
SUV. It is a crossover. It gives you all
the utility of an SUV, but all the
feature comforts of a really nice passenger
vehicle. So again, my name is Colleen.
I'm here to help you any way that I can -
whether it be an equinox or any other
vehicle in our Chevy lineup. This happens
to be one of my favorites. Because it is
our number one seller. It's such a
versatile vehicle and it meets whether
you're a mom and your carrying kids
around or maybe a business person who
travels a lot and has some cargo that
they need - you know sales trips or
whatever they need. It's so versatile. Or
maybe you're retired and you're doing
some traveling now. This vehicle still
allows you all of the feature comforts
that a passenger car does, but the
utility of the cargo space and
versatility. You can adjust it any way
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Comparing the 2020 Silverado 2500HD Gas vs Diesel

4WD Magazine:

Perry Mack 4WDrive Magazine
and here I am in Bend Oregon driving the new 2020
Silverado Heavy-Duty
Okay so this is the 3/4 ton HD with the 6.6 gas in there
Correct
and people ask me all the time
what diesel should I buy? and like well what do you tow?
Ah the camper a couple times a year and that's it.
I'm like don't buy a diesel. Buy gas.
As soon as you open the hood you'll understand why.
That is why you buy a gas.
This is 6.6,
400 horsepower,
464 foot-pounds of torque.
But look how cute that is
I could crawl underneath here and you could close the hood.
There is a ton of space compared to the diesel, yeah.
Which means that easier
to work on,
easier to maintain
and cheaper overall cost of ownership.
Now a couple of things
the front end is still baffled the same way in the front
as the Duramax.
But they don't have the cold air intake.
I know I just saw that.
Why like what did you save here?
Yeah why not?
$5 on the factory floor?
Put a cold air intake.
Right it's that simple, it's as simple as just
replacing this
with the cold air thing
and putting an opening and your air filter
and the battery is here.
They could have put the battery there
and then put the air
box here.
You're right they could have, they should have switched around.
Having said that..
here is my - for overlanders -
here's my battery backup.
Here's my battery that's isolated to power all my electronics, lights, fridges
and a battery tree already and plenty of room for it.
You know normally smaller SUV or midsize pickup truck
trying to squeeze that second battery in underneath the hood
tough call.
This intake is a dummy.
It literally goes oh it's closed.
So it's purely cosmetic.
On the 6.6 litre gas.
Behind the wheel first impressions.
I can feel the trailer more.
I can feel it sitting in the passenger seat.
Really?
Yeah.
So it comes back down to
it might be loaded different than the other trailer was
Right so maybe not as much weight on the back axle but I can definitely feel this trailer more.
The truck probably weighs a little less
only because of the diesel I don't think that
would make a huge difference.
All right so do a little acceleration
test.
Why don't we do that. Acceleration test just compare it to what the diesel felt like.
Okay she's right down.
That's to the floor?
That's to the floor.
Yeah
That was
I was
the word that comes to
mind is lame I was looking for something
that was a little bit more politically
correct or polite but..
So it's hard because you get out of
a truck that has a Duramax in it
it's unfair to compare a
gas to a diesel and say this is sluggish
because whatever it's apples and oranges.
So I guess my point is this -
we were talking about you know towing and who should buy the diesel who should buy the gas
I would just like to say that if someone really feels that
they want that on-ramp
acceleration
that they would buy a diesel.
Yeah okay so if you want that
on-ramp acceleration
spend another 10 grand.
I mean what's 10 grand on 100...
Well for 10 grand if you put it in that perspective
then I'm sure that a tune to this thing will wake it up.
You have to understand
that this is, every engine is an emission choked
machine.
Right out of the factory
it is not what it could be
and you can really wake this up if you
want to.
I am glad that we drove the 6.6 litre in the gas
and honestly because I
expected from a brand new engine
that it in an HD truck
that it would have a lot more horsepower, torque. At least be delivered to the road a lot better.
Yeah it does seem a little sluggish and struggling.
Again it's difficult
getting out of the Duramax because
it's got a 10 speed transmission this is
a 6-speed transmission.
All of that playing a factor I want to know what
rear end is in this one.
If the other ones got 4.11 and this is 3.73
it's a big difference.
Yeah.
and that's what gives you that feeling of
get-up-and-go
but this truck as it is
feels pretty
sluggish going up the hills.
Like it's not like it's grabbing the next gear,
it's kind of struggling in 4000 - 4500 rpm
So for a tow vehicle
I know that the
Duramax is more expensive but
to me that would be worth it even if I'm just towing once a month.
That's it Perry Mack from 4WDrive Magazine
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