need towing help
Hi I am going to purchase a travel trailer. for a truck I know this is a diesel forum but I have nowhere else to go;I am really looking at a 1999 chevy tahoe LT 4x4 with the 5.7 vortec. The travel trailer weighs about 6000 lbs dry weight and the tounge weight is about 750 lbs. I was wondering how this truck would do with this trailer hooked up to it and what mods I may need for the truck. Don't worry I still got my ol' 6.2!
Also I would be pulling around 60-65 mph. Thanks a lot!!!:rocking: |
get it and you wont regret it. :)
pulling with a newe diesel is a night and day difference compared to a gasser |
I wouldn't pull it with thay my. 02
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Originally Posted by 2500HeavyDuty
(Post 926944)
get it and you wont regret it. :)
pulling with a newe diesel is a night and day difference compared to a gasser |
i say get it if you like it. tahoes are very good and fun vehicles! it should pull that trailer no problem as long as you dont over-load it.
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Originally Posted by Ltk
(Post 928577)
i say get it if you like it. tahoes are very good and fun vehicles! it should pull that trailer no problem as long as you dont over-load it.
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Originally Posted by bradenreed
(Post 928587)
What mods if any, would you reccomend?
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Originally Posted by 1AMatt
(Post 928985)
Obviously a Duramax is gonna tow a lot better. But i've driven/towed with a 5.7L Vortec and they have plenty of power!
Thanks!!:jump: |
price.. id say about $6000
the 5.7 is s good motor, there are millions of them out there so parts arent a problem, and they are pretty reliable, it should tow 6000lbs, but it wont be a rocket:hellox: you can get a free flowing exhaust, an intake, and there are some companies that offer custom ecm tuning Nelson Performance - Performance without Sacrificing Drivability |
I had a Sub with a 5.7 when I was in Ca. I changed the Mas Air Flow Sensor, stock looks like a Honey Comb hard to believe it can breath at all. I went with Granatelli GM Mass Airflow Sensors made all the difference pulling my trailor from Bay Area to Lake Tahoe.
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