How fast (slow lol) is the 5.3L 2WD

18ShortBed · March 20, 2019

Does anyone have 0-60 times or 1/4 times?

I read Chevy is the slowest full sized V8 pickup

njk4o5 · March 20, 2019

i wouldnt doubt it they certainly feel alot slower than other brands

djw88 · March 20, 2019

well its a truck sooo...

Nitrousbird · March 20, 2019

18 minutes ago, njk4o5 said:

i wouldnt doubt it they certainly feel alot slower than other brands

Compared to? The 5.3L is the base motor in some of the truck models. It's significantly slower than the 6.2L.

E85 and a proper tune will wake it up nicely. The 5.3L fanbois try to say that will give it the power of the 6.2L but the Dyno proves otherwise...but it does narrow the gap a lot.

Mikebtte · March 20, 2019

A lot a factors will change its pace, gearing, transmission, cab size, bed size. My 5.3 is a dog and I have done a lot to wake it up. Ultimately its a great platform to build on, but stock has much to be desired.

You can get a ruff Idea below

2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Z71 LT: Track Tested

Acceleration
0-30 (sec): 2.6 (3.0 w/ TC on)
0-45 (sec): 4.5 (5.0 w/ TC on)
0-60 (sec): 6.8 (7.2 w/ TC on)
0-60 with 1-ft Rollout (sec): 6.5 (6.8 w/ TC on)
0-75 (sec): 10.2 (10.7 w/ TC on)
1/4-Mile (sec @ mph): 15.0 @ 92.9 ( 15.3 @ 92.7 w/ TC on)

Car And Driver

Zero to 60 mph: 6.7 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 18.4 sec
Rolling start, 5-60 mph: 7.3 sec
Top gear, 30-50 mph: 4.0 sec
Top gear, 50-70 mph: 4.7 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 15.3 sec @ 92 mph
Top speed (governor limited): 100 mph
Braking, 70-0 mph: 178 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.77 g

Edited March 20, 2019 by Mikebtte

hizzo3 · March 20, 2019

Likes like saying a 787 is slow, bc you compare it to a space shuttle. If acceleration is your concern, go drop $70k on a raptor.

Jacoby · March 20, 2019

Great first post

njk4o5 · March 20, 2019

22 minutes ago, Nitrousbird said:

Compared to? The 5.3L is the base motor in some of the truck models. It's significantly slower than the 6.2L.

E85 and a proper tune will wake it up nicely. The 5.3L fanbois try to say that will give it the power of the 6.2L but the Dyno proves otherwise...but it does narrow the gap a lot.

compared to a ram 1500 v8 and ford with the 5.0. hell even the fords with the small ecoboost feel peppier than my shitbox 5.3

yeah i could spend $500 on a tune and drive 33 miles to the nearest e85 station but at that point might as well just do twin turbos and nitrous while im at it lol

scott.moody.9401 · March 20, 2019

well its a truck sooo...

Yeah, LOL at folks racing their trucks

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SierraHD17 · March 20, 2019

Slowest V8 truck out there they are... unless you want to race HD trucks in the mix lol. This stock tune makes them unnecessarily lethargic.

18ShortBed · March 20, 2019

14 minutes ago, njk4o5 said:

compared to a ram 1500 v8 and ford with the 5.0. hell even the fords with the small ecoboost feel peppier than my shitbox 5.3

yeah i could spend $500 on a tune and drive 33 miles to the nearest e85 station but at that point might as well just do twin turbos and nitrous while im at it lol

3.5L EcoBoost moves ... not sure how durable twin turbos are going to pan out for durability

18ShortBed · March 20, 2019

39 minutes ago, Mikebtte said:

A lot a factors will change its pace, gearing, transmission, cab size, bed size. My 5.3 is a dog and I have done a lot to wake it up. Ultimately its a great platform to build on, but stock has much to be desired.

You can get a ruff Idea below

2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Z71 LT: Track Tested

Acceleration
0-30 (sec): 2.6 (3.0 w/ TC on)
0-45 (sec): 4.5 (5.0 w/ TC on)
0-60 (sec): 6.8 (7.2 w/ TC on)
0-60 with 1-ft Rollout (sec): 6.5 (6.8 w/ TC on)
0-75 (sec): 10.2 (10.7 w/ TC on)
1/4-Mile (sec @ mph): 15.0 @ 92.9 ( 15.3 @ 92.7 w/ TC on)

Car And Driver

Zero to 60 mph: 6.7 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 18.4 sec
Rolling start, 5-60 mph: 7.3 sec
Top gear, 30-50 mph: 4.0 sec
Top gear, 50-70 mph: 4.7 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 15.3 sec @ 92 mph
Top speed (governor limited): 100 mph
Braking, 70-0 mph: 178 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.77 g