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Old Mar 18, 2016 | 02:09 PM
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Default Looking for advise on what to do to my 1/2 used to pull?

I have a 06 Silverado with a 5.3l 3.42 gears, looking to make more power but this is also my tow pig, usually has a 18ft car hauler with two rzrs. Looking for advice on what power adders to do wile still keeping my towing ability.
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Old Mar 18, 2016 | 02:14 PM
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Change your gears first thing!
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Old Mar 18, 2016 | 02:37 PM
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Gears for sure if you want it to tow better. 3.90's or 4.10's would be better than those 3.42's. You might lose a tad bit of fuel economy though.

For easy upgrades to gain power you can add a intake tube and some headers, then get a really good tune to help pick up some horsepower.

Past that you will be into a camshaft upgrade or more. Take into account that the more power you add the worse it's going to be on the stock transmission. And with you wanting to tow a big trailer, that is going to take it's toll on the transmission aswell.
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Old Mar 18, 2016 | 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by FFDP
Gears for sure if you want it to tow better. 3.90's or 4.10's would be better than those 3.42's. You might lose a tad bit of fuel economy though.

For easy upgrades to gain power you can add a intake tube and some headers, then get a really good tune to help pick up some horsepower.

Past that you will be into a camshaft upgrade or more. Take into account that the more power you add the worse it's going to be on the stock transmission. And with you wanting to tow a big trailer, that is going to take it's toll on the transmission aswell.
Yea I planned on intake tube and headers, I already installed the 40k trans cooler, I had a regular cab 05 that had 4-10 gears, would a small super charger be good like a p1sc or tvs1900 for towing?
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gears, headers, tune.

TVS1900 would be great for towing but its $$
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Old Mar 18, 2016 | 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by charcoal03silvy
gears, headers, tune.

TVS1900 would be great for towing but its $$
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Headers, cold air intake, exhaust, tune all increased my gas mileage. Then throw in a set of gears which will help very well with towing and make the truck more fun. it should balance out that you get good fuel economy, have more power,and it's a lot more responsive from stoplight
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