2016 Chevrolet Silverado 4.3 V6 towing review

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  • @BikerJim74
    @BikerJim74 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I have a 2015 with the same engine I bought new. I had a custom tune done on it by Klug performance. The downside is I have to run premium gas but that's fine for me. I probably added 10 more hp if I'm lucky but the drivability is so much better, and he disabled the god awful active fuel management. I also installed an aftermarket transmission thermostat and now the transmission runs much cooler. Using a cold air intake and a 2 inch lift kit with 33 inch KO2 tires. It's a monster in the snow. I can't complain about the power at all. Great trucks if you do some preventative maintenance and some mods. 105k miles and counting.

    • @YourMom-w2u
      @YourMom-w2u 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Link for the thermostat?

  • @moses3412
    @moses3412 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I have my 2015 4.3 at 246k and still going strong. Mostly highway miles and tow a little 10ft trailer every now and then. No major issues as of yet but I guess we shall see how far we get.

  • @Gear_Banger
    @Gear_Banger 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Soon as I heard you say wetumpka I know you were from Alabama. Good to see a fellow bama TH-camr 👍🏼

    • @jacob.davis334
      @jacob.davis334  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We are here and there lol not very many tho

  • @dslife1
    @dslife1 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Shouldn’t have any problem pulling my little 21 foot camper. It only weighs 4000 lbs. Thanks for the video 👍

    • @jacob.davis334
      @jacob.davis334  ปีที่แล้ว

      You’re welcome

    • @abrahamreyes3340
      @abrahamreyes3340 ปีที่แล้ว

      Did you ever get the camper I'm interested in getting a camper as well to tow how was your experience?

    • @dslife1
      @dslife1 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@abrahamreyes3340I was pleasantly surprised. It towed our camper no problem. I have been working this truck in other ways also. I have a tandem axle trailer that weighs 1500 lbs empty and have hauled 6-8 yards of mulch twice this year. Last week, I hauled a 10 foot section of red oak that weighed just shy of 3000 lbs to my buddies house so he could have it processed. No issues. I think this motor will do everything that I need it to do.

  • @baldeagle242
    @baldeagle242 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video but I would highly recommend getting a trailer with brakes on it. 07:30 You will regret not having the extra stopping power at some point.

    • @jacob.davis334
      @jacob.davis334  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ive since upgraded to a 2500 and it handles this much better. I do need trailer brakes still but it’s much better

    • @baldeagle242
      @baldeagle242 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jacob.davis334 I’m actually doing the opposite. I’m selling my 2003 7.3 diesel F350 and getting something that’s a little more daily driver friendly. At 368,000 miles I think it’s time to get something a little newer. 😁
      I don’t tow anything bigger than a 10 foot utility trailer so this should be more than enough for my needs. Literally on my way to pick it up now.

    • @jacob.davis334
      @jacob.davis334  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@baldeagle242 this would be an awesome daily. I love the truck when I wasn’t towing the jeep. Just get a warranty. These Chevy transmissions ain’t worth a dang

  • @earthbreaker
    @earthbreaker ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Same truck same year only white dbl cab 4wd.. My 4.3 has hauled a chevy suburban 2 times. Only about 50 miles each time. Engine worked hard going up a few hills. But on flat ground was doing 60 on hwys.

    • @jacob.davis334
      @jacob.davis334  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah these 4.3s dont like hills one bit.

  • @harryd9782
    @harryd9782 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m have the same truck. Torque converter took a dump. GM reman installed at 96,600. Oh and if your transmission goes out you won’t be out it a day…I was out mine for a month. Lifters? For me, so far so good.

    • @jacob.davis334
      @jacob.davis334  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I went to a 2500 to avoid all those problems and to tow better. I lost the transmission in the 2500 3 days before i had it a whole month.

    • @harryd9782
      @harryd9782 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That stinks! I guess GM trucks just can’t be counted on anymore like they were 20-30 years ago.

  • @CalebKanuho
    @CalebKanuho 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What is the pay load. Can it carry 7 to 10 (100lbs) bales of hay?

    • @jacob.davis334
      @jacob.davis334  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@CalebKanuho I do believe it’s over 1000# I no longer have this truck so I’d have to google this specific truck

  • @DMonk-v9o
    @DMonk-v9o 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have a 2018 Silverado V6 and I bought mine $32000 just to find out the trans was kinda shot replaced it for $3500 run like a beast I hauled from KY to NC with 16ft stock trailer with sheep i love my truck and when your engine go out drop a V8 in it and go on

    • @jacob.davis334
      @jacob.davis334  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I started toting heavier weight and I quickly out grew the V6. I traded it for a 2015 2500 about 6 or 7 months ago. Just for that transmission to go out the first month I had it

    • @DMonk-v9o
      @DMonk-v9o 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jacob.davis334 yeah that comes with it but they are nice trucks I wish I can get a 2500 you shouldn't have anymore issues well expensive issues anyway 😂

    • @jacob.davis334
      @jacob.davis334  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@DMonk-v9o as long as the transmission shop is as good as they say they are I should be fine past 300,000 lmao

    • @DMonk-v9o
      @DMonk-v9o 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jacob.davis334 is that 2500 diesel?

    • @jacob.davis334
      @jacob.davis334  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@DMonk-v9o no it’s a gas burner, I didn’t need the diesel nor could I afford it

  • @shonky94
    @shonky94 ปีที่แล้ว

    But how does it do towing uphill? 4:54

    • @jacob.davis334
      @jacob.davis334  ปีที่แล้ว

      So every hill on the interstate it did a great job on. Its just some of the steeper and longer hills we have on our highways that will get slow on. But out of the 20+ hill climbs i made one way. It couldn’t keep the speed limit on 2 of them.

  • @kevinyoung947
    @kevinyoung947 ปีที่แล้ว

    Got a 15 4.3 i use my trucks for helping people move kayak fishing and taking the jon boat as well as accessing our camp in the everglades and taking a bunch of stuff with us it does these all without problem and has been totally reliable and just normal maintenance until last month i replaced my struts 135k mikes almost all highway. Im about to get a new job with a take home car so i plan to have my guy for quite some time

  • @TrickyMickTrucking
    @TrickyMickTrucking ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have a 2014 and I absolutely love the truck. But really the V6 loves 65mph. If you set the cruise at 42 mph empty you can get around 30 mi per gallon.

    • @jacob.davis334
      @jacob.davis334  ปีที่แล้ว

      We got alot of 45mph roads here and it seems like the truck runs forever

    • @TrickyMickTrucking
      @TrickyMickTrucking ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jacob.davis334 I've got 170k, all original essentially. Hoping to pass it on to my daughter in 8 years! Yeah, it's my favorite vehicle out of over 100 I've bought and sold on the side. So glad I picked this over an Impala that was similarly priced.

    • @jacob.davis334
      @jacob.davis334  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TrickyMickTrucking unfortunately i like towing the jeep and i knew i was pushing the limits of this truck. Its perfect as a truck that you dont need to tow with. I take it to town more than the jeep now a days. I call it my sunday truck

    • @TrickyMickTrucking
      @TrickyMickTrucking ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jacob.davis334 It's the hills lol! Flat Michigan towing is a breeze though. But yeah, I agree. Definitely wouldn't tow all the time. It feels exactly like my 2008 2500HD 6.0 did. Just enough power where you need it, and not a ft lb of torque more!🤣
      Try it on e85 for a huge boost in torque. It's about $1 cheaper in Michigan.

    • @jacob.davis334
      @jacob.davis334  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TrickyMickTrucking i dont have any e85 around me unfortunately

  • @LBCosmicConcerns
    @LBCosmicConcerns ปีที่แล้ว

    285 horsepower and 305 torque. Thats basically 5.3#s until 2013. A little less hp and torque but close. Also as long as your not going over 215 degrees your fine. 170-200 is normal

    • @jacob.davis334
      @jacob.davis334  ปีที่แล้ว

      It would get to 219 through town

    • @nathankrick2492
      @nathankrick2492 ปีที่แล้ว

      You need to delete the external transmission thermostat. Allows cooler flow 100% of the time. With factory thermostat, it doesn't allow cooler flow until it hits 180⁰F

    • @jacob.davis334
      @jacob.davis334  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@nathankrick2492 i have the upgraded one that kicks in at 158

    • @Ralph-jt4ci
      @Ralph-jt4ci 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@nathankrick2492how do I do that my stays at 214 in town 😮

  • @pastorfred3460
    @pastorfred3460 ปีที่แล้ว

    Keep going back n forth to church!

  • @crazyadventuresandreviews
    @crazyadventuresandreviews ปีที่แล้ว

    V6 is all most people need in a truck and the v6 is more reliable than the v8 anyways.

    • @jacob.davis334
      @jacob.davis334  ปีที่แล้ว

      If I didn’t tow then I would have definitely kept it. This is an amazing truck

  • @philverostko1784
    @philverostko1784 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm looking to buy a camper, And I have the same exact truck. 4.3 V6. I'm trying to stay around 5000lb or lower dry weight. Driving mostly in Texas.

    • @jacob.davis334
      @jacob.davis334  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I tow a 5k JLG LIFT at work and it does it just fine

    • @philverostko1784
      @philverostko1784 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jacob.davis334 Thanks. Good to know,

    • @anthonyfalise6408
      @anthonyfalise6408 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I tow 7600 with my 4.3 no problems