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    Nothing wrong with isolating the second battery. My approach will be to add the second battery when my '18 gets a little weak. I will put two new AGMs in there. i will probably use #2 AWG wire to parallel them. It is very important to keep a low impedance between the batteries to avoid long term charging issues.. I won't use isolation.. if i have enough amp hours in the batteries, i will be okay. Two new batteries in parallel will last quite a while. The toughest duty they perform is cranking the engine.. you have two of them in there.. that amperage and impact on the battery is halved. A battery has only so many starts in it...
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    mexican engine or usa ?
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    Built 2019 Jan. SLT.
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    i went from gas with turbos to the 5.3 as we do vacations in the high altitudes in northern new mexico. i miss the turbos. but that is more than offset by trouble free driving of the pushrod V8.
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    i'll probably do it. i am hitting alaska in a couple years..
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    Mine rarely pushes 190. What altitude and how much weight?
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    My 5.3 will do some pretty amazing feats... and that is V8 mode only... 27 mpg for 50 miles...
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    i had an F150 ruby red... and now have an '18 slt. i had a lot more touch up spots on the ford than the gmc... i also have an E350 in the garage that has 70k miles and only a couple of marks - not chips up high... gmc probably better than ford in my experience but not close to the e350...
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    Products The Silao plant currently produces the following vehicles and Propulsion Systems: Vehicles: Chevrolet Silverado and Cheyenne (Silverado in LTZ and High Country trim levels for Mexico) GMC Sierra Propulsion Systems Assembly V-8 engines, including: 4.8L 5.3L 6.0L 6.2L 6.2L supercharged Transmissions for rear-wheel drive vehicles, including: 6-speed 6L45 and 6L80 8-speed 8L45 and 8L90
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    Is this a USA or Mexico engine?
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    2018 SLT built in Jan 2019.. i was concerned about getting the last one off the line... but those concerns are not warranted, yet. 10k on it now and flawless. i had a 2005 Yukon before... this just is fantastic.. no oil burning and idles like a sewing machine.. My '05 had piston slap at 40k... hope this one doesn't have that problem. Did change the rear lube. Pitiful thin. Been teleworking (teleslacking) the last 6 weeks... haven't put a hundred miles on it this period....
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    I think once we get through this corona crisis in a year or so, probably after November... we will get some new taxes. Gasoline is cheap - $1.19 a gallon in Oklahoma, It won't be that way in a a couple of years. Electric will replace our combustion engines pretty quickly. Some kind of hybrid arrangement for the transition. I expect my 2018 Sierra will be my last 5.3 powered truck. 2030 will be the cutover.
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    2018 SLT 4x4 Z71 built in 2019... So far solid. great mpg for a small V8 and happy with interior and Bose system. Coming from F150, which if you get a good one is better.. but if you have a turbo with issues like i had.. watch out! 30 days a year in the shop. Notice on the driveway... oil leaks from Ford are pressured washed...
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    My recommendation is to "table" the idea of riding a small enduro or other bike on city or highway streets. I just sold my 650 Honda.. The roads just are not safe for little machines anymore. Texting, talking, and other distracted drivers, uninsured are at record highs.. it is just too much risk. My 2 cents.
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    A 2018 SLT made in 2019.... So far a good machine...
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    I am thinking... take the belt off the pump.. but leave it on the block. Re-plumb as the author indicates.. the pump is there to use if you do sell or remove the AFM delete...
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    I have had trucks and jeeps a long time... i think there will be an election where the "in" party does fierce things to energy - like carbon taxing - and we have a couple dollar tax on each gallon to deter us pickup owners from having trucks.. and build out infrastructure for the cities, so they can have public transportation as they are transported under the ever watchful eye of millions of cameras... I am hopeful we can have cars in twenty years.. uber and the condition of the roads is also against us..
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    I think the interior is an important item.. but reliability is a vital item. that is, coming from a '17 F150 eco to a GMC has been a real reprieve. I agree that one may buy a truck based on its looks or interior. But you will sure as hell get rid of it on account of an unreliable power train. And that my friends is where you get bit. Pete
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