Full Size V8 vs. V6??

looking at buying a 03-04 silverado....seen a few i liked w/ a v6 and some with a v8....and big advantages on having a v8??? or disadvantages of a v6??....would like to maybe pull a car trailer 2-3 times a year

My fullsize had a v6, and i wasnt too bad. But it burned more gas than a v8, and with the lack of power, i would much rather have a v8 with that kinda gas consumption.

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The v6 will feel underpowered if you ever have anything in the bed or on a trailer.

I guess it's all relative to how far you drive it daily etc.

I would never go with the 4.3 in a fullsize. I would also not get the baby 4.8v8, Try to stick with a 5.3l, they get decent gas mileage (around 20 extressway, 15 city) and have enough power to haul pretty much anything you can fit on a car hauler.

I personally just think you'd be dissapointed by the power that the v6 would give you. the price point is attractive though, as with the lesser fuel consumption, but, if you have to get on the gas HARDER to compensate the v6, your gas mileage will go down.

5.3 hauls ass !!!

Originally posted by AZ UNDERGROUND



5.3 hauls ass !!!

I miss my 5.3, that thing had some ballz

so pretty much v6's suck??....

they are sweet in the s10, but the 4.3 isnt that cool in a f/s.

I have a 4.3 in my '99 silverado project truck, and a 5.3 in my '06. The difference is just off the charts man. Get a v8 if you can.

you said you only want to tow 2-3 times a year then the v6 will do it.. i have towed a GMC Z71 with 7" of lift and 36" tires with my v6 and i had to drive 4hours both ways and it was no problem... they aren't bad if you only tow on occasions...

id get the 5.3, my dad has a stock one in his 02 tahoe and it hauls, a guy i work with has one in a f/s and his parents use it to pull horses and stuff with no problem at all! the 5.3 stock hauls something pretty fierce!