I loved my little 4.3 in my silverado. It did good. I used to tow 3 atvs on 1 trailer and it did it. But now I tow frequently through West Virginia Hills and Ohio mountains. It did it. Didn't like it. So I opted out for a 2500 6.0 and man a difference. I still miss my ol 4.3. Best truck I've ever owned.
Nice to see someone else with a 99-07 with the 5 speed and 4.3 as well. Mine's an 07 regular cab short bed 4x4 with the good ole 4.3 and the same 5 speed. I pulled about 6000lbs for roughly 150 miles a few months back. Taking off was a a stretch but once it was moving I had no issues even with the A/C on.
Cool! Mine is also a regular cab short bed, but mine is a 2005. It was challenging to find a 5 speed with 4x4, but definitely worth it...this truck is one of my all time favorite vehicles. Mine was also slow to get up to speed (as you saw) but it held interstate speeds no problem, didn't get hot at all, and didn't burn any oil. Very happy with how it performed.
My first truck had the 4.3 vortec. And as a teenager you already know what hell that son bitch went through. And it was still a good runnning engine when i got rid of it. It was 6 thousand mile oil changes and pedal in the floor all the time and after those 4 years of hell she still pured like a kitten and had good oil pressure. Nothing bad to say about em ever.
I finally got to tow with my 4.3 gmc 2006. I believe total weight was 4,200 lbs going up the grapevines( California) I was pretty happy that it towed it, not the fastest but it did it going 40-50mph.
Yeah, I searched long and hard to find a '99+ Silverado with the 5 speed and 4x4 in decent condition, but it was worth it...I love this truck. It ran interstate speeds in 5th 90-95% of the time, but if there was even the slightest uphill grade I had to go to 4th to maintain 70-75 mph. I only had to go to 3rd once on a really steep hill between Roanoke and Christiansburg, VA.
poobank It got somewhere in the mid teens with the trailer while driving from PA to northern VA. As I got deeper into the Appalacian Mountains in SWVA it dropped to around 10 mpg. Normal unloaded mpg is 18-20 mpg.
It normally gets 18-20, and it got 14-15 with that trailer, and about 11 once I started getting into the mountainous areas. Not great, but considering how hard the little motor was working I guess it really wasn't too bad.
I have a 30 ft Solaris camper and I used to pull it with my 5.6 Nissan Titan until I totaled it two weeks ago. I have an 05 4.3 Chevy Silverado long bed. I only pull the camper in the area I live. Could the Silverado pull it? The camper is 5300 pounds!!!
I feel your pain. I have a 91 4cyl ranger I use to haul shit with sometimes. It's one of the oddballs that came with 3.21 rear gears even unloaded 5th gear is pointless at anything below 60. I have a ser of 3.73s to throw in her but would prefer 4.11s
Nathan Deel cool, is it a single cab long bed? I have a gmc with a 4.3 and a 5 speed like that and im curious how well it would tow for being so underpowered
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I loved my little 4.3 in my silverado. It did good. I used to tow 3 atvs on 1 trailer and it did it. But now I tow frequently through West Virginia Hills and Ohio mountains. It did it. Didn't like it. So I opted out for a 2500 6.0 and man a difference. I still miss my ol 4.3. Best truck I've ever owned.
Man the sound of those 4.3's pulling at around 3500 RPM, Swwwwwweeeet music to my ears!
LOVE the sound of most any 6 cyl w. manual trans towing loads.
Mine Sounds like a Detroit under load😂91 k1500 4.3 5 speed true dual straight pipes
@@ethangaskins7684 make a vid! :-D
These 4.3s are a very good little engine.
4.3 actually isn't "little", that's a really big v-6
Im lucky to have a truck with one that has 1200 hours on it
@@1986Honda4trax lucky, 90k and 3k hours
Agreed, they are strong and incredibly reliable
Lol my shit has 197k and like 5,670 hours 😂😂
I have a 92 chevy Cheyenne w/t I towed 5200 pounds last year and I loved that sound of my 4.3
Nice to see someone else with a 99-07 with the 5 speed and 4.3 as well. Mine's an 07 regular cab short bed 4x4 with the good ole 4.3 and the same 5 speed. I pulled about 6000lbs for roughly 150 miles a few months back. Taking off was a a stretch but once it was moving I had no issues even with the A/C on.
Cool! Mine is also a regular cab short bed, but mine is a 2005. It was challenging to find a 5 speed with 4x4, but definitely worth it...this truck is one of my all time favorite vehicles. Mine was also slow to get up to speed (as you saw) but it held interstate speeds no problem, didn't get hot at all, and didn't burn any oil. Very happy with how it performed.
My first truck had the 4.3 vortec. And as a teenager you already know what hell that son bitch went through. And it was still a good runnning engine when i got rid of it. It was 6 thousand mile oil changes and pedal in the floor all the time and after those 4 years of hell she still pured like a kitten and had good oil pressure. Nothing bad to say about em ever.
I finally got to tow with my 4.3 gmc 2006. I believe total weight was 4,200 lbs going up the grapevines( California) I was pretty happy that it towed it, not the fastest but it did it going 40-50mph.
Dang thing sounded like a peterbilt
Reliable engines but my truck screams towing the boat in the mountians
Looking to buy one. Would it be able to tow long distances frequently? Towing small camper around (3,000 - 4500lbs)
Nice,5 speed manual,did you ever put it in fifth gear or just leave it fourth?
Yeah, I searched long and hard to find a '99+ Silverado with the 5 speed and 4x4 in decent condition, but it was worth it...I love this truck. It ran interstate speeds in 5th 90-95% of the time, but if there was even the slightest uphill grade I had to go to 4th to maintain 70-75 mph. I only had to go to 3rd once on a really steep hill between Roanoke and Christiansburg, VA.
Mpg?
poobank It got somewhere in the mid teens with the trailer while driving from PA to northern VA. As I got deeper into the Appalacian Mountains in SWVA it dropped to around 10 mpg. Normal unloaded mpg is 18-20 mpg.
@@Two_Wheel_Deel Ayyy, I live near there
I got a 1993 C1500 ext cab short bed with a 4.3v6 and 5speed nv3500
Did it waste a lot of gas?
It normally gets 18-20, and it got 14-15 with that trailer, and about 11 once I started getting into the mountainous areas. Not great, but considering how hard the little motor was working I guess it really wasn't too bad.
The 4.3 sounds like a deeper toned Detroit 6v92!
I have a 30 ft Solaris camper and I used to pull it with my 5.6 Nissan Titan until I totaled it two weeks ago. I have an 05 4.3 Chevy Silverado long bed. I only pull the camper in the area I live. Could the Silverado pull it? The camper is 5300 pounds!!!
The truck should be fine with that. I've pulled up to 7,000 with mine, and while it's very slow, it gets the job done without issue.
Yeah man it won't have no problem I've pulled all kinds of shit with my truck
2wd or 4
Never mess with the V6's!!! (They sort of sound better than V8!!!)
Sure do!
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Hey im just wondering if the oil presure normal to go up a d down cuz i have the same thing in my chevy 4.3
Yep completely normal
the 6 that could, by a lot
Makes me like my 1995 c1500 5.7 a little more but not the reliability
Towing at 70 mph and only 2000 rpm!
I have a 2005 Sierra 4.3 Automatic and when I’m going 70 mph im at 1,800 rpm’s. 3.23 gear ratio. Lets the engine rev real low
Can I buy the truck
Mate i just bought 2006 4.3 automatic transmission, do you think i can pull 6500 lbs safe without damaging the vehicle?
I have an '05 Chevy Silverado with the 4.3 and 5-speed manual and it's rated maximum towing capacity is 3900 lbs.
@@trevorjameson3213 thanks for the reply mate, I'm just happy that I bought Chevy 🙂
@@mohamedly5557 hes wrong. It depends on the 2we or 4we. My 4wd towes 5,500 lbs of max towing.
I have a 2005 i pull a 32' travel trailer at 9.950 lb no prob
Also what gearing do you have i have 3.42 i want to upgrade
It has 3.73 gearing. I really like it. I think it's probably ideal for the engine; decent pep without raising the rpm too much on the highway.
I feel your pain. I have a 91 4cyl ranger I use to haul shit with sometimes. It's one of the oddballs that came with 3.21 rear gears even unloaded 5th gear is pointless at anything below 60. I have a ser of 3.73s to throw in her but would prefer 4.11s
What is your truck's tow capacity?
I believe it's 4,100 lbs. With a V8 and automatic transmission the same truck would be rated for 8-9k lbs though, so I go by that rating.
Nathan Deel cool, is it a single cab long bed? I have a gmc with a 4.3 and a 5 speed like that and im curious how well it would tow for being so underpowered
@@Two_Wheel_Deel No it would not bro. My '98 2500 ext cab 4x4 is rated for 8k. And I have a 96 s10 with a 5.7 vortec swap.
Looks like it's running kinda hot
How?
Not at all... the 4.3 in my ZR2 (Highrider) Sonoma runs at exactly the same temp unladen - since new!
Horrid exhaust note.
Your a horrid to this world that exhaust is amazing