5.3 W/4.10s Or 6.0 With 3.73

[Fenderbass777]

i'm lookin at getting a new truck, and i dont know if i want a regular cab long bed, with a 5.3 litre and 4.10 gears or a extended cab 6 foot bed with 6.0 litre and 3.73s, i'm also gonna put an sts turbo on it. i'm mostly looking for speed here, which would be faster?

[66nova]

i'm lookin at getting a new truck, and i dont know if i want a regular cab long bed, with a 5.3 litre and 4.10 gears or a extended cab 6 foot bed with 6.0 litre and 3.73s, i'm also gonna put an sts turbo on it. i'm mostly looking for speed here, which would be faster?

 

 

6.0 with 3.73's all the way!

 

If you are going to modify it anyway why not 4.10's in your 6.0

 

No replacement for displacement

[Fenderbass777]

well, the 6.0 isn't available in the regular cab, and that extended cab adds a lot of weight, that's what i was worried about, i also didnt know that you could get a 6.0 with 4.10s, i'll check that out thanks

[66nova]

well, the 6.0 isn't available in the regular cab, and that extended cab adds a lot of weight, that's what i was worried about, i also didnt know that you could get a 6.0 with 4.10s, i'll check that out thanks

 

 

The weight difference in the Ext Cab standard bed and the regular cab long bed is about 250lbs. The difference in power/torque potential is well worth it to go to the 6.0.

 

If you go with the 3.73's and are not happy, you can always change gears.

[Fenderbass777]

how much does it cost to change the gears?

[BuckFeverZ]

General estimate is about $1000-1200 for gear install and labor if the truck is a 4x4. Figure about 1/2 of that if its a 2wd.

 

Also, go with the 6.0 and 4.10's

[66nova]

how much does it cost to change the gears?

 

 

Depends on who you have do it...$400 to 1000. A lot cheaper than an STS.

[Fenderbass777]

yeah, i'm probably gonna get a turbo either way, i'm just wondering if i should buy a 6.0 with 3.73s off the lot and throw 4.10s in there, but i'll try and find one with 4.10s. that will be hard to do though, cause most 1500s with 6.0s have the vortec max package, which comes with 3.73s, so we'll see what i can find.

[VMax2007]

Are you looking at 08's or 09's?

 

If your looking at 08 Vmaxs, the easiest way to tell if it has 3.73's or 4.10's is the front bumper. If it has the slot, it has 4.10's (NHT pkg), if not, it has the 3.73's.

 

All 09's now have the slot, even the 5.3's.

[Fenderbass777]

i'm not sure what the "slot" is but i'll check that out, and is the nht the max trailering package, cause the max trailering package comes with 3.73s

 

i was just on gmc.com building one, and you cant even get the 09 1500 w/ 6.0 and 4.10s

[VMax2007]

i'm not sure what the "slot" is but i'll check that out, and is the nht the max trailering package, cause the max trailering package comes with 3.73s

 

i was just on gmc.com building one, and you cant even get the 09 1500 w/ 6.0 and 4.10s

 

I was talking about 07/08s. The NHT in the 07/08s came with 4.10's and the non-NHTs came with 3.73's (my truck in a non-NHT Vmax).

 

The 09 6.0's have the 6 spd, that is why you can't get the 4.10's. They also dropped the VortecMax name for 09.

[66nova]

i'm not sure what the "slot" is but i'll check that out, and is the nht the max trailering package, cause the max trailering package comes with 3.73s

 

i was just on gmc.com building one, and you cant even get the 09 1500 w/ 6.0 and 4.10s

 

If we are talking 09's you don't want 4.10s. Like Jeff said, the 09 6.0's and 6.2's come with a 6 speed.

 

The 6sp and 3.73 gears will give you more gear than a 4sp with 4.10s

[Fenderbass777]

well, if they put 4.10s with the 6l's that'd be pretty ridiculous,

[VMax2007]

well, if they put 4.10s with the 6l's that'd be pretty ridiculous,

 

It would be like a "GrannyGear" or like driving in 4lo.

 

The 6 spd with the 3.42 gears has a higher 1st gear final ratio than a 4 spd with 4.10s.

[Fenderbass777]

i see, well, i'll probably look for a 6.0 liter then. but i dont know which would be harder to find.

a 6.0 liter 1500

or a regcab/lb 5.3 with 4.10s