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Old Aug 21, 2018 | 09:06 AM
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I'm looking for a used 2014 or 2015 used 6.2 silverado or sierra. Since my denali just got totaled. When I was looking for my last truck you could type 6.2 into the keyword search on autotrader and all the 6.2's would pop up. Or I would just look for the tail pipe coming straight out the back to spot a 6.2.

But none of that works anymore. So how can I spot a 6.2, Maybe a certain code in the vin, or the intake is slightly different or maybe the engine cover.

Any help would be much appreciated!!!!
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Old Aug 21, 2018 | 09:40 AM
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Pop the hood and look on the air box, it will say 6.2L

Crawl under the truck and look for the 3.5” exhaust and noise damper behind the muffler...... the tail pipes exit in the traditional side exit again. No longer straight back

Open the glove box and look for the RPO sticker

8th digit in the VIN from left to right is the engine code

14+ the 8speed trans came with the 6.2
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Old Aug 21, 2018 | 12:49 PM
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3GTU2WEC6FG141516

So if this is the vin the 8th digit from the left is a C??
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Old Aug 21, 2018 | 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by MrHorsepowerLSx
Crawl under the truck and look for the 3.5” exhaust and noise damper behind the muffler......
I that what is referred to as the Flapper?
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Old Aug 21, 2018 | 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by 2001 Sierra
I that what is referred to as the Flapper?
Yes it is.
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Old Aug 21, 2018 | 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by 2001 Sierra
I that what is referred to as the Flapper?

And that will be the first thing I have cut off LOL
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Old Aug 21, 2018 | 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by jonblarc7
3GTU2WEC6FG141516

so if this is the vin the 8th digit from the left is a c??
j...………..
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Old Aug 21, 2018 | 01:52 PM
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Thanks after digging around I just realized that

J is 6.2
C is 5.3
H is the V6
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Old Aug 21, 2018 | 02:36 PM
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Another way is to just look at the pcv line
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Old Aug 21, 2018 | 06:39 PM
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The 5.3's have the flapper in the exhaust too. Got mine cut out recently.

The rest that was posted is about all you can do to identify one.
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