bring me to speed on the newer 1500's

[Chevy1925]

So my wife's 08 canyon just turned 100k and with where our new house is located, shes going to start racking up miles. The canyon had been a GREAT rig. only needed maintenance items, a thermostat and thats it. That said, i know these things dont like the balancer chains, timing chains and lifters when the miles start racking up so id rather get her something low miles. larger truck would be nice too with the kiddos getting bigger.

Shes told me she would like a CC 1500. im thinking something in the 2015 and up range but im not versed on what trans comes with which engine and so on. she did ask me to lift it (love this woman!) which may play havoc on what ever trans comes in them. I think the 8 speed is in the 15 and 16? did they ever get the 10 speed? id like to stay away from the 8 speed knowing what i know about them but may not have a choice. engines decent? anything else to look for?

im not against the 3.0 diesel but they aint cheap nor is maintenance. i dont see us getting our moneys worth out of that sadly... but who knows!

 

[Mike L.]

'16 was the first year for 8sp behind 6.2. '15 had the 6L80 behind the 6.2. More preferable. All 5.3 had 6L80. I assume you will get a 6.2 after driving mine.

 

[ikeG]

The 8 speed is offered in the 5.3 trucks, at least back to 2019. Makes a 5.3 silverado a whole new machine. Previously I could not stand to drive a 6 speed equipped 5.3 1500.

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[NC-smokinlmm]

15 6.2 with 6l80 or the 5.3 is fun with a charger.

 

[gmduramax]

A raptor with a tune would get my vote

 

[Josh154]

I had a 18 with the 6.2 and 8 speed. You should run a catch can right away. The only down fall with direct injection is it cannot keep the valves clean with fuel. The intake valves build up carbon. I had a nice catch can on mine and would drain a surprising amount from it.

I also ran a range afm disabler. Wasn’t a tune but wouldn’t let the 4 cylinders shut off. The lifters can stick with the afm.

 

[Chevy1925]

Thanks guys! Not against a supercharger on a 5.3 hehehe

'16 was the first year for 8sp behind 6.2. '15 had the 6L80 behind the 6.2. More preferable. All 5.3 had 6L80. I assume you will get a 6.2 after driving mine.

Pretty much! If I can find one worth buying. She’s a fun rig!

A raptor with a tune would get my vote

Get out of here with that non sense . First off, it’s a Ford. Secondly, they are overpriced and hearing that ugly v6 noise in a big prerunner just does not make sense.

I’ll only own 1 of two fords. My father in laws 67 mustang (originally my wife’s first car) or a prerunner exploder. Even then, my god will it be hard to choke down that I own a blue oval.

 

[Chevy1925]

from what im finding, all the 15's with 6.2's in them have the 8 speed. i called on a few this morning and every one had the 8 speed in it. found this from GM as well

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looks like 14 is the last year for it. little too old at that point. might just need to look at a 5.3 with the 6 speed. if we need more umph, well i can always remedy that

 

[zakkb787]

I can not speak from personal experience but I have done a bit of searching on the same subject James. The 6.2 is a powerhouse of an engine but you do sacrifice fuel economy and get the crappy 8 speed. Also from what I’ve read, factory ratings for power and mileage are with premium gas. Which is an even bigger expense. The 5.3s are no slouch either. Especially with some air breathing into them.

 

[036.6turbo]

So my wife's 08 canyon just turned 100k and with where our new house is located, shes going to start racking up miles. The canyon had been a GREAT rig. only needed maintenance items, a thermostat and thats it. That said, i know these things dont like the balancer chains, timing chains and lifters when the miles start racking up so id rather get her something low miles. larger truck would be nice too with the kiddos getting bigger.

Shes told me she would like a CC 1500. im thinking something in the 2015 and up range but im not versed on what trans comes with which engine and so on. she did ask me to lift it (love this woman!) which may play havoc on what ever trans comes in them. I think the 8 speed is in the 15 and 16? did they ever get the 10 speed? id like to stay away from the 8 speed knowing what i know about them but may not have a choice. engines decent? anything else to look for?

im not against the 3.0 diesel but they aint cheap nor is maintenance. i dont see us getting our moneys worth out of that sadly... but who knows!

I've had to plug into this 20018 (3) times to get the Tcase out of 4lo. As you can see it's got a 9" lift and wheel and tire combo that most 1500s do not, but still it can't keep a transfer case in it.

Other than that it seems to be a nice truck. Owner is a friend of a friend, good kid I like him, just do not share his taste in truck mods. GM has denied coverage on the Tcase because of the lift.

Hope this helps.

 

[NC-smokinlmm]

Dam, I thought they switched over to 8l90 in 17. Just get a 5.3 and charge it.