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You got to be carefull with a 5th wheel. The bed is short on our trucks and it brings the trailer to close to the cab of the truck. Many people have crunched their trucks while making sharp turns. My friend traded his short bed for the long for that very reason.

I towed an open trailer from New York to Grand Rapids Mich. and back through Indiana with a 3300 car on it. I was nothing short of impressed. Kept it at 70 mph most of the time and rarely came out of overdrive, averaged 13.4 mpg. I'm guessing we had about 6,000 lbs with car, trailer, 4 people, luggage, and equipment. I'm also running a tb converter. Then I did something stupid. I borrowed a friends 12ft. dump trailer to get 2.5 ton of crusher run. I guess the guy on the loader wasn't very good at estimating and he dumped 5 ton on it. With the 3,000 lb trailer and 10,000 lb load, needless to say, I was a little nervous. I had to pull it 25 miles and I had a 2-mile long hill before getting to my place in the Adirondack Mountains. Again I was very impressed with the towing ability.

I just had my 03 fixed again. First time was 2 years ago. They covered it again under warranty. I called customer relations and they talked to the dealer and it got fixed at no charge to me. I have 29k miles on it now.

I'm in the process of building a 55 Studebaker Speedster Hot Rod. This won't be a drag car, just a warm street machine with Fatman suspension and four wheel disc brakes, etc. I've located a low mileage Trailblazer (6 cyl) tranny and was wondering if it would bolt up to a LQ4/LQ9. Is there any internals that would be to weak. I'm also trying to decide between two engines. One is a 2005 Escalade that was burnt with less than 20k, needs all accessories, coil packs, and sensors. The second is a 2001 Denali with under 40k, needs accessories. Both would need intakes and pans replaced for clearance reasons. Both are very low priced. My question is, is there any significant differences in these two engines, heads, crank, etc? My preference would be with the Escalade with the higher compression but would need more work/money due to being burnt. Could I get about the same performance out of the Denali without major internal changes. Thanks Dan

It is very possible for a stock 5.3 to beat a SS or a Max. I owned a 2001 bone stock 5.3 with ecsb 4x4. I was looking to buy a 2003 SS and drove a new one that was a dog compared to my 5.3. I didn't buy it and ended up buying one from a different dealer. The one I ended up with would beat my 5.3 and totally smoke the other SS I looked at. I'm guessing that the other SS needed it's pcm reloaded.

Wody, unrelated to the emblem but, how do you rename the url? I've been trying to do that for a long time, without success. Thanks

Please put me in. I hope you don't have to be home to win, I'm heading to Florida for the next three weeks.

I think a low first gear like that added to the 4.10's would be obnoxious to drive at slow speeds. My 03 can be a real pain when on a bumpy driveway. I have to rest the side of my foot against the tranny tunnel to keep it from jerking me around. I could see it being a great addition when coupled to some 3.42's. If my math is close to correct, this would get you out of the hole like it had 4.56's , when compared to the 4.10's, and let you cruise at about 20% less rpm's than the stock setup does.

I had the same complaint when I first bought my truck. I pulled the dash off and put some majic marker over the opening where the light shines through, it worked. However just after I did that I was told by my son, he worked at a dealership, there was a service bulletin pertaining to this issue. Check with the dealer.

Looks like a great snow injestion scoop on top of the blower. With that much weight over the skies he's going to spin the tracks all the way across the lake.

They can/will do alot more damage to you than you can ever do to them. Not in TEXAS Lets say they repo a car and you go out and buy a brand new one out right they can not do shit about it no leans or nothing I asked an attorney (my attorney) about a situation like this and he said in Texas they can't put a lean on somethin they dont own. Take the repo they auction it off and can take me to court for the remainder but can not put a lean on the new car paid off or not. They may not be able to put a lien on something they didn't/don't own, but I think if you talk to a lawyer you will find out that if a judge rules that someone owes another money, and he doesn't pay, the person owed the money can supply the sheriff with property execution papers on anything that person personally owns and they will confiscate it. There may be slight variations in the process from state to state, but I think this will run true, for the most part, in all states.

Wishful thinking. The bank will get there money from you if you signed a loan contract. The only thing they don't have is a lien on your truck. It will take then a little court work, but they can, and will, get a judgment against you and it will tie you up for the rest of your life. With that judgment they can exercise a property execution order and the Sheriff will come and confiscate your vehicle and auction it off. If the amount they get from the auction doesn't satisfy the loan you will still owe the delta, they can come after the next thing you own and auction that. You won't be able to sell a piece of property without settling the judgment. It will also ruin your credit. If you don't own anything, and never plan on owning anything, you may get by with out paying. Not a good plan.

You stand a good chance of smoking him, especialy in the 1/8th mile. This is a quote from Road & Track when they were testing 7 different cars. "So was it the engine? Unlikely, as its 2.3-liter DISI (Direct Injection Spark Ignition) turbocharged 4-cylinder is second only to the G35x in horsepower (with 274) and tops in torque, 280 lb.-ft. at 3000 rpm. Just a hint of turbo lag shows itself with initial throttle application, but then the Mazdaspeed6 rushes forward as the revs rise (with the loudest intake noise of the group) in a most un-Mazda-like — read "really quickly" — fashion. Power seriously drops off at 5500 rpm, but the car isn't lacking in acceleration: it tied the G35x for second to 60 mph (5.9 sec.) and was third through the quarter mile with a 14.8-sec. run at 86.4 mph."

I don't get to excited about Motor Trend Awards. As you can see there were some real loosers in the bunch. M.T. Truck of the year 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2006 Honda Ridgeline 2005 Toyota Tacoma 2004 Ford F-150 2003 Dodge Ram Heavy Duty 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche 2001 Chevrolet Silverado Heavy Duty 2000 Toyota Tundra 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1998 Mercedes-Benz M-Class 1997 Ford F-150 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe 1995 Chevrolet Blazer 1994 Dodge Ram 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee 1992 Ford Van Chateau Club Wagon 1991 Mazda Navajo 1990 Ford Aerostar 1989 Toyota Truck Xtracab SR5 1980-1988 No award 1979 Chevrolet LUV M.T Car of the year 2007 Toyota Camry 2006 Honda Civic 2005 Chrysler 300C 2004 Toyota Prius 2003 Infiniti G35 2002 Ford Thunderbird 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser 2000 Lincoln LS 1999 Chrysler 300M 1998 Chevrolet Corvette 1997 Chevrolet Malibu 1996 Dodge Caravan 1995 Chrysler Cirrus 1994 Ford Mustang 1993 Ford Probe GT 1992 Cadillac Seville Touring Sedan 1991 Chevrolet Caprice Classic LTZ 1990 Lincoln Town Car 1989 Ford Thunderbird SC 1988 Pontiac Grand Prix 1987 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe 1986 Ford Taurus LX 1985 Volkswagen GTI 1984 Chevrolet Corvette 1983 AMC / Renault Alliance 1982 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 1981 Chrysler K Cars, Dodge Aries / Plymouth Reliant 1980 Chevrolet Citation 1979 Buick Riviera S 1978 Chrysler, Dodge Omni / Plymouth Horizon 1977 Chevrolet Caprice 1976 Chrysler, Dodge Aspen / Plymouth Volare 1975 Chevrolet Monza 2+2 1974 Ford Mustang II 1973 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1972 Citroën SM 1971 Chevrolet Vega 1970 Ford Torino 1969 Plymouth Road Runner 1968 Pontiac GTO 1967 Mercury Cougar 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado 1965 Pontiac Motor Division 1964 Ford Motor Company (Not for the Mustang) 1963 American MotorsRambler 1962 Buick Special 1961 Pontiac Tempest 1960 Chevrolet Corvair 1959 Pontiac Motor Division 1958 Ford Thunderbird 1957 Chrysler Corporation 1956 Ford Motor Company 1955 Chevrolet Motor Division 1954 No award 1953 No award 1952 Cadillac Motor Division 1951 Chrysler Corporation 1950 No award 1949 Cadillac Motor Division

I believe the SS wheels weigh 42lbs