Z71 eats dodge 1500

[3500duramax]

Me and my buddy decide to take our gf's to the movies last night and on our way home on I-65 we pass a dodge extended cab 1500.  My buddy has a 98 Z71 extended cab with a 350 vortec and he also has dual straight pipes on it.  Well we pass the dodge because he was goin way to slow for us.  A few minutes later he passes us goin bout 78.  Well he slows and we try to pass him and he punches it.  Well my buddy gets on it and we blow right pass him.  Ate his dodge alive.  No competition at all.  All i gotta say is those 350 vortecs have some B@lls.  

[RyanbabZ71]

where at on I-65??? Was it windy  

[3500duramax]

it was in northwest indiana and it was just starting to storm and it was a little windy out.

[RyanbabZ71]

cool man. I am from NW indiana also.  I was in Plymouth this weekend and the storm pretty much traveled along US30.

[k1500chevy97]

 All i gotta say is those 350 vortecs have some B@lls.  

Yep , A lot more balls than these 5.3s have

[bassdog]

Quote (3500duramax @ May 11 2003,7:23)

All i gotta say is those 350 vortecs have some B@lls.  

 

Yep , A lot more balls than these 5.3s have

 

 

How do you figure? 98 Vortec 350 = 255 HP / 2001 5.3 = 285 HP  

[k1500chevy97]

Not going by the ###s going by my honest opinon after having driven both  :thumb:

[SilveradoWV]

I cant see a vortec 350 killing a 5.3, BUT I have never drove a vortec 5.3............... My dad has a non vortec EFI TBI 350 and my 4.8 will absolutley kill it!

[3500duramax]

it just seems that the vortec 350's have more grunt than the 5.3's have. personally i think the vortec 350's are underrated in hp but thats my opinion.

[SnakeEyeSS]

the 350's DO have more grunt, I've driven both, and even a 5.3 owner said he was suprised how my truck could get going, that was when it was stock. The 350 are made for down low, though, and higher up they can really fall off.

[Race18]

I never thought my vortec 350 with 105,000 miles on it would run away from a 2001 5.3 but I d**n near ran him over the other night coming home from work. We were in a line of cars running 45 in a 55. He pulled out to pass and I went with him. Well we both punched it and at 75 I had to back out and popped the gas twice to prove a point. Well we went thru some nice little curves at 70 and then came to a strait run of about a mile and a half. Well I decided to get a run on him, well he had the same idea as we both punched it coming out of the last curve. I pulled my baby out and as they say let the horses run and she was past and on her way out of sight by 90 mph. I pulled him by at least 15 truck lengths before I let off (knowing my stock single exhaust 350 has the computer shut her down at 100). Well he decided he had enough and stayed behind me for the next 20 miles which is where we stopped and he swared my truck couldn't be stock, as his had the fipk with 3 inch duel exhaust and the hyperchip. I raised the hood and all he saw was Vortec 5.7 and a k&n airfilter. I have to admit his truck looked good and sounded good. Just did not have the ass I thought it would.

[BondAtomic]

I'll take on anyone with my 5.3.

[Wingnut]

I have both, and the 350 does seem to have a lot more balls. Although I know the 5.3 would probably outrun it.

 

I think that the 350 was underrated as well, I think mine listed at 185, or something like that. There is no way it's under 200.

[mmayo]

I agree, my 96Z71 seemed quicker to me than than my wifes tahoe with the 5.3. They both had 285 bfgs, her tahoe had a 3.73 rear end and my Z had the 3.42 and it still seemed like it was much quicker.

[BDBWTE]

I have all three and the 350 motor is a better pulling motor may not beat a 5.3 in a race but sure as hell will out lug it. 1991 EFI 350 will out pull the 5.3 silverado we have and so will the 96 Vortec 350. These are all very similiar trucks 1500's 4x4 3.73 rearend gears all except the 96 autos. The 5.3 will out run in the literal sense but definately won't out pull that why I had to turn my Z71 over to the foremen and buy my HD because I was killing it trying to pull what I asked of it. That's my opinion I could be wrong.