What's up guys? Here in the next few weeks I may be getting a full size crew cab truck. I've found a couple of '04 Chevy's with the 5.3 and would like to know about any future problems there may be with one of these. After doing a bit of searching, it looks like there may be some piston slap and/or noisy valvetrain issues. Are there any other issues to look out for? I'm all ears so any comments good or bad are welcome.

Jeff

 

the chevy's have the most potential performance wise i would pick a chevy first (they also look they best)

 

i have no real complaints for mine. that little piston slap went away in mine with some thicker oil. if you plan on modding it, these transmssions are a weak spot

 

my truck is all good. wifeys tahoe is all good too. these are the most reliable vehicles we have ever had.

 

i've always been a chevy guy myself (even with the dune buggy motor). we've beat em to death but they still run like champs. we had a few bad experiences with 2 ford vehicles, now everything is chevy.
and like ls1truckguy said, the transmissions go bye bye pretty quick if you get over 400-450rwhp

 

Thanks for the quick replies everyone. Most likely I won't be doing any mods other than maybe exhaust just to make it sound better. Right now I am not looking to have a project vehicle in any way. The 95 Lightning I just sold had a laundry list of parts thrown at it, including a 408 with AFR heads, and it just wasn't wasn't something I really needed right now. My wife and I are looking at buying a house pretty soon and will probably have a kid on the way in another year, so this way I still get to have a truck but with the convenience of a 4 door car.