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Sorry to hear of your problems, but what did you do during the winter months with all of the road salt on your truck? When I was stationed in Wisconsin I made sure to get my Suburban washed about every two weeks or so. That really helped to keep the salt off. For me coming from Southern California I still knew how bad road salt is to the frame and did things to take care if it. On my current truck, I just left Virginia where they use salt also. I made sure to hose off the underbody also. So after two winters in the mild Washington DC area my trucks undercoating and frame are still good to go.

I would say you would have to measure it out. The Avy is based on the Suburban frame so the size of your crew cab front area should be close.

Sorry, no idea. I was just commenting about the LS series engines.

What are you asking?

To burn a quart of oil between 3-5000 mile oil changes is not uncommon. I would say that is normal.

The current motor is all based around the LS1 that came out in 1997 in the corvette. Of these motors I have had one in my 2001 suburban and my current 2006 Silverado. Both of these trucks have been great for me, with no. Issues. I also know friends of mine that have the current motor and also have no issues. If you have problem, be cool and take it to the dealer to get fixed. While I understand some dealers are a pain, I have also seen where the customer is never satisfied and treats the dealer like crap. So human nature is just that, you treat people poorly they will treat you bad in return.

The 5.3 motor has been known to be a 200-300k mile motor. They are robust and durable.

I got one of those solar chargers plugged into the cigerette lighter and my Battery has always been good. My truck has sit for long periods of time and then when I get in, no issues, it starts right up.

I have a Flowmaster on mine, but I would say that it is on the loud side, and does have some highway drone. I still like it and that is why I got a flowmaster system. You will hear alot on here about which system is better than another, and the best advice I can give is to go to a muffler shop or a local car gathering, track any car event and listen for the sound you like, and then ask the person who has it. They might even take you for a quick ride to hear it. So for me I like the flowmaster stuff, but its loud and has some drone. As for falling apart after a year?? All the systems I have had were good, maybe got a bad one?? Sorry to hear about that Bunky. But just from my experance, on my 1995 Camaro I had a flowmaster on it for 6 years, and I sold it about 4 years ago, but it was fine, on my old 2001 Suburban I had one on it and it was fine for several years(sold that truck too), and on my Brother in laws 1/2ton Suburban we put one on it about 5 years ago, and its still great. So I hope this helps.