How many miles does your GM 5.3l have?
01-19-2011, 06:16 AM
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I ran across one the other day that a dealer had on trade in. Verified original engine with original owner and had 470k or so on it. Extended cab 4wd if I remember correctly. The engine 1slow01z71 is referring to, still had the factory cross hatch hone marks in the cyl with 180k miles on it.
Just because it uses a little oil doesn't mean much. Keep it full of oil and it should last longer than you are willing to stay with it. Provided no extreme abuse....
40 years ago they kept oil with them for regular additions to new cars. So now after 200k and needs a little oil every now and then is just fine.
Every good gen3 engine I've torn down has had very minimal wear on the bearings as well.
Just because it uses a little oil doesn't mean much. Keep it full of oil and it should last longer than you are willing to stay with it. Provided no extreme abuse....
40 years ago they kept oil with them for regular additions to new cars. So now after 200k and needs a little oil every now and then is just fine.
Every good gen3 engine I've torn down has had very minimal wear on the bearings as well.
Hell.... I may never live long enough to get to do the 1000hp engine that I want. If I only live to be average old age I've only got about 10 years left so this engine just might outlast me (but grandpa made it to 93 and I'm gunna outlast him!) I guess, for comparasion's sake, putting a 150 shot on the truck would be tatamount to me going back to smoking my customary 2 packs a day. I ain't about to go back to smoking so I might as well smoke some tires! Huh???
You betchum Red Ryder! (now you gotta be a geezer to remember that line!)NITROUS... HERE I COME AND THERE WON'T BE NO 75 SHOT.. IT AIN'T WORTH THE TROUBLE. IT'S 150 (or more) !! I gotta be able to FEEL it!!!!
I just bought a 4.10 gear but maybe I'll raise the rev's and keep the 4.56... let'r smoke those new 20's that I got comin.
01-19-2011, 07:01 AM
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Thats over one bottle per tank of gas! OMG! 
01-24-2011, 10:07 AM
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moms 2002 tahoe has 160000 miles no problems at all expect knock sensor (got wet after hitting deep water hole) hell it had stock brakes on it till 10000 miles ago and they still where pretty damn good for 150000 miles prob would of lasted another 30000 miles
o and my 2006 with only 42000
o and my 2006 with only 42000