These body-on-frame Chevy GMT800 trucks use many of the same parts, even the transmissions at least mechanically. The chassis parts do not carry, but parts like the radiators tend to carry over in most cases (still has some small variation as well, so double-check).
As a general rule you still need to check, but you can often trust but verify with GMT800 platform trucks (Silverado, Tahoe, Escalade). These also predate the complex engines where we can't remove the garbage like DOD and cylinder deactivation with Corvette LS heads, normal lifters, and a Corvette camshaft/race camshaft when it broke as it always does on these and finalizing the death of that garbage by tuning the engine based on the stock tune (if it's baked into the tune) or disabling it in the coding.[br]
***If it weren't a pain to do because a full tune is needed we'd solve the problem with these 2007 DOD GMT800s using LS3 engines since the LT engine is based on an LS-derived design. Then build them up to handle some tuning and build a nearly bulletproof engine for these GMT800 trucks. Potentially build it out to be a sleeper by sticking a raw LS3 without any of the eco junk on it since the MPG will be horrible either way by exploiting that the engine was built for high-speed runs and tuning. I would trust a Corvette engine to take some abuse given how some people tune them without any issues; if you can throw a tune that boosts the torque to pull a 200mph run, you have an engine that's built for speed.***
You can't do that on the modern ones where this garbage is baked into the design and not bolted on (except the 2007 Silverado "Classic", which kept the legendary GMT800 platform going for rental fleets until 2008) where your "oil consumption rebuild" is LS3 lifters, an LS3 head and a camshaft from a Corvette (or a racing built camshaft) with a tune or feature delete to disable the DOD you deleted. The infamous Obama bailout of 2008 ruined what GM built (and they never recovered) because he pushed GM for higher MPG numbers at the expense of what made the GMT800 good :-(. ***Hint: There's a reason these old GMT800 trucks regularly have 200k+ miles, and it's not a concern to any of the owners of the vehicles. These things are really that good to the point people buy them with 6 digits on the odometer and look at it like a number like Toyota and Honda buyers. These new GM trucks are garbage; small turbo engines in big vehicles (short lived before you have to replace the engine) that cannot tow anything heavy to save their lives, V6 NA engines which struggle with heavy towing and the "New GM" Colorado (2007-present) with known problems with engines blowing up in the low 100k mile range; or near 100k miles.***
These "Old GM" trucks are known for poor gas mileage but also have near bulletproof engines and trannies that just run for years when you remove the garbage like DOD and disable cylinder deactivation at the ECU level. As long as they aren't rust belt messes, they run forever when the owner does the engine modifications needed, swap the rear main seal (a common issue with "old GM" GMT800 chassis vehicles), and swap the stock trans for a built 4L60E if it ever needs to be replaced as the stock tranny is on the weak side with the gas engine (note: Not an issue on diesel "HD" trucks; these have a much more robust Allison trans with a pre-emissions Duramax engine)
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If I had to find a truck that was built to last I'd buy a Duramax GMT800 for the Allison trans or a 2500 gas GMT800 for the much more durable 4L80E or a Toyota.
These body-on-frame Chevy GMT800 trucks use many of the same parts, even the transmissions at least mechanically. The chassis parts do not carry, but parts like the radiators tend to carry over in most cases (still has some small variation as well, so double-check).
As a general rule you still need to check, but you can often trust but verify with GMT800 platform trucks (Silverado, Tahoe, Escalade). These also predate the complex engines where we can't remove the garbage like DOD and cylinder deactivation with Corvette LS heads, normal lifters, and a Corvette camshaft/race camshaft when it broke as it always does on these and finalizing the death of that garbage by tuning the engine based on the stock tune (if it's baked into the tune) or disabling it in the coding.[br]
***If it weren't a pain to do because a full tune is needed we'd solve the problem with these 2007 DOD GMT800s using LS3 engines since the LT engine is based on an LS-derived design. Then build them up to handle some tuning and build a nearly bulletproof engine for these GMT800 trucks. Potentially build it out to be a sleeper by sticking a raw LS3 without any of the eco junk on it since the MPG will be horrible either way by exploiting that the engine was built for high-speed runs and tuning. I would trust a Corvette engine to take some abuse given how some people tune them without any issues; if you can throw a tune that boosts the torque to pull a 200mph run, you have an engine that's built for speed.***
You can't do that on the modern ones where this garbage is baked into the design and not bolted on (except the 2007 Silverado "Classic", which kept the legendary GMT800 platform going for rental fleets until 2008) where your "oil consumption rebuild" is LS3 lifters, an LS3 head and a camshaft from a Corvette (or a racing built camshaft) with a tune or feature delete to disable the DOD you deleted. The infamous Obama bailout of 2008 ruined what GM built (and they never recovered) because he pushed GM for higher MPG numbers at the expense of what made the GMT800 good :-(. ***Hint: There's a reason these old GMT800 trucks regularly have 200k+ miles, and it's not a concern to any of the owners of the vehicles. These things are really that good to the point people buy them with 6 digits on the odometer and look at it like a number like Toyota and Honda buyers. These new GM trucks are garbage; small turbo engines in big vehicles (short lived before you have to replace the engine) that cannot tow anything heavy to save their lives, V6 NA engines which struggle with heavy towing and the "New GM" Colorado (2007-present) with known problems with engines blowing up in the low 100k mile range; or near 100k miles.***
These "Old GM" trucks are known for poor gas mileage but also have near bulletproof engines and trannies that just run for years when you remove the garbage like DOD and disable cylinder deactivation at the ECU level. As long as they aren't rust belt messes, they run forever when the owner does the engine modifications needed, swap the rear main seal (a common issue with "old GM" GMT800 chassis vehicles), and swap the stock trans for a built 4L60E if it ever needs to be replaced as the stock tranny is on the weak side with the gas engine (note: Not an issue on diesel "HD" trucks; these have a much more robust Allison trans with a pre-emissions Duramax engine)
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which is also known to go as they age. 250k+ miles is a non-concern, as long as you built the miles up or paid accordingly.
These body-on-frame Chevy GMT800 trucks tend to use a lot of the same parts, even the transmissions at least mechanically. The chassis parts do not carry, but parts like the radiators tend to carry over in most cases (still has some small variation as well, so double-check).
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These body-on-frame Chevy GMT800 trucks use many of the same parts, even the transmissions at least mechanically. The chassis parts do not carry, but parts like the radiators tend to carry over in most cases (still has some small variation as well, so double-check).
As a general rule you still need to check, but you can often trust but verify with GMT800 platform trucks (Silverado, Tahoe, Escalade). These also predate the complex engines where we can't remove the garbage like DOD and cylinder deactivation with Corvette LS heads, normal lifters, and a Corvette camshaft/race camshaft when it broke as it always does on these and finalizing the death of that garbage by tuning the engine based on the stock tune (if it's baked into the tune) or disabling it in the coding.[br]
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***If it wasn't a pain to do because a full tune is needed we'd solve the problem with these 2007 DOD GMT800s using LS3 engines since the engine is LSderived anyway, and make them even more reliable with overbuilt Corvette engines because they HAVE TO BE because Corvettes are meant for two things: speed and tuning. If the LS3 I'm about to drop into a Silverado has a high likelihood of being tuned I absolutely do not fear that engine; ECU tunes make or break reliability, and show the world how good an engine is.***
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***If it weren't a pain to do because a full tune is needed we'd solve the problem with these 2007 DOD GMT800s using LS3 engines since the LT engine is based on an LS-derived design. Then build them up to handle some tuning and build a nearly bulletproof engine for these GMT800 trucks. Potentially build it out to be a sleeper by sticking a raw LS3 without any of the eco junk on it since the MPG will be horrible either way by exploiting that the engine was built for high-speed runs and tuning. I would trust a Corvette engine to take some abuse given how some people tune them without any issues; if you can throw a tune that boosts the torque to pull a 200mph run, you have an engine that's built for speed.***
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Can't do that on the modern ones where this garbage is baked into the design and not bolted on (except the 2007 Silverado "Classic", which kept the legendary GMT800 platform going for rental fleets until 2008) where your "oil consumption rebuild" is LS3 lifters, an LS3 head and Corvette LS3 camshaft and a tune. The infamous Obama bailout ruined that because he pushed GM into pushing for MPG at the expense of what they had going for them with GMT800 :-(. ***Hint: There's a reason these non-DOD / cylinder deactivation GMT800 body-on-frame trucks regularly have 200k+ miles and the owners do not care. It legitimately is not a concern like 150k miles on a 2007 "new GM" Colorado which blows engines well under 100k miles, or in the low 100k range.*** These trucks are known for poor gas mileage, but also have near bulletproof engines and trannies that just run when you remove the garbage like DOD, and disable cylinder deactivation in the coding. As long as they aren't rust belt messes, they run forever when the owner will do the engine modifications and swap the rear main seal which is also known to go as they age. 250k+ miles is a non-concern, as long as you built the miles up or paid accordingly.
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You can't do that on the modern ones where this garbage is baked into the design and not bolted on (except the 2007 Silverado "Classic", which kept the legendary GMT800 platform going for rental fleets until 2008) where your "oil consumption rebuild" is LS3 lifters, an LS3 head and a camshaft from a Corvette (or a racing built camshaft) with a tune or feature delete to disable the DOD you deleted. The infamous Obama bailout of 2008 ruined what GM built (and they never recovered) because he pushed GM for higher MPG numbers at the expense of what made the GMT800 good :-(. ***Hint: There's a reason these old GMT800 trucks regularly have 200k+ miles, and it's not a concern to any of the owners of the vehicles. These things are really that good to the point people buy them with 6 digits on the odometer and look at it like a number like Toyota and Honda buyers. These new GM trucks are garbage; small turbo engines in big vehicles (short lived before you have to replace the engine) that cannot tow anything heavy to save their lives, V6 NA engines which struggle with heavy towing and the "New GM" Colorado (2007-present) with known problems with engines blowing up in the low 100k mile range; or near 100k miles.***
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These "Old GM" trucks are known for poor gas mileage but also have near bulletproof engines and trannies that just run for years when you remove the garbage like DOD and disable cylinder deactivation at the ECU level. As long as they aren't rust belt messes, they run forever when the owner does the engine modifications needed, swap the rear main seal (a common issue with "old GM" GMT800 chassis vehicles), and swap the stock trans for a built 4L60E if it ever needs to be replaced as the stock tranny is on the weak side with the gas engine (note: Not an issue on diesel "HD" trucks; these have a much more robust Allison trans with a pre-emissions Duramax engine)
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which is also known to go as they age. 250k+ miles is a non-concern, as long as you built the miles up or paid accordingly.
These body-on-frame Chevy GMT800 trucks tend to use a lot of the same parts, even the transmissions at least mechanically. The chassis parts do not carry, but parts like the radiators tend to carry over in most cases (still has some small variation as well, so double-check).
As a general rule you still need to check, but you can often trust but verify with GMT800 platform trucks (Silverado, Tahoe, Escalade). These also predate the complex engines where we can't remove the garbage like DOD and cylinder deactivation with Corvette LS heads, normal lifters, and a Corvette camshaft/race camshaft when it broke as it always does on these and finalizing the death of that garbage by tuning the engine based on the stock tune (if it's baked into the tune) or disabling it in the coding.[br]
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***If it wasn't a pain to do because a full tune is needed we'd solve the problem with these 2007 DOD GMT800s using LS3 engines since the engine is LS derived anyway, and make them even more reliable with overbuilt Corvette engines because they HAVE TO BE because Corvettes are meant for two things: speed and tuning.***
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***If it wasn't a pain to do because a full tune is needed we'd solve the problem with these 2007 DOD GMT800s using LS3 engines since the engine is LS derived anyway, and make them even more reliable with overbuilt Corvette engines because they HAVE TO BE because Corvettes are meant for two things: speed and tuning. If the LS3 I'm about to drop into a Silverado has a high likelihood of being tuned I absolutely do not fear that engine; ECU tunes make or break reliability, and show the world how good an engine is.***
Can't do that on the modern ones where this garbage is baked into the design and not bolted on (except the 2007 Silverado "Classic", which kept the legendary GMT800 platform going for rental fleets until 2008) where your "oil consumption rebuild" is LS3 lifters, an LS3 head and Corvette LS3 camshaft and a tune. The infamous Obama bailout ruined that because he pushed GM into pushing for MPG at the expense of what they had going for them with GMT800 :-(. ***Hint: There's a reason these non-DOD / cylinder deactivation GMT800 body-on-frame trucks regularly have 200k+ miles and the owners do not care. It legitimately is not a concern like 150k miles on a 2007 "new GM" Colorado which blows engines well under 100k miles, or in the low 100k range.*** These trucks are known for poor gas mileage, but also have near bulletproof engines and trannies that just run when you remove the garbage like DOD, and disable cylinder deactivation in the coding. As long as they aren't rust belt messes, they run forever when the owner will do the engine modifications and swap the rear main seal which is also known to go as they age. 250k+ miles is a non-concern, as long as you built the miles up or paid accordingly.
These body-on-frame Chevy GMT800 trucks tend to use a lot of the same parts, even the transmissions at least mechanically. The chassis parts do not carry, but parts like the radiators tend to carry over in most cases (still has some small variation as well, so double-check).
As a general rule you still need to check, but you can often trust but verify with GMT800 platform trucks (Silverado, Tahoe, Escalade). These also predate the complex engines where we can't remove the garbage like DOD and cylinder deactivation with Corvette LS heads, normal lifters, and a Corvette camshaft/race camshaft when it broke as it always does on these and finalizing the death of that garbage by tuning the engine based on the stock tune (if it's baked into the tune) or disabling it in the coding.[br]
***If it wasn't a pain to do because a full tune is needed we'd solve the problem with these 2007 DOD GMT800s using LS3 engines since the engine is LS derived anyway, and make them even more reliable with overbuilt Corvette engines because they HAVE TO BE because Corvettes are meant for two things: speed and tuning.***
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Can't do that on the modern ones where this garbage is baked into the design and not bolted on (except the 2007 Silverado "Classic", which kept the legendary GMT800 platform going for rental fleets until 2008) where your "oil consumption rebuild" is LS3 lifters, an LS3 head and Corvette LS3 camshaft and a tune. The infamous Obama bailout ruined that because he pushed GM into pushing for MPG at the expense of what they had going for them with GMT800 :-(. ***Hint: There's a reason these non-DOD / cylinder deactivation GMT800 body-on-frame trucks regularly have 200k+ miles and the owners do not care. It legitimately is not a concern like 150k miles on a 2007 "new GM" Colorado.*** These trucks are known for poor gas mileage, but also have near bulletproof engines and trannies that just run when you remove the garbage like DOD, and disable cylinder deactivation in the coding. As long as they aren't rust belt messes, they run forever when the owner will do the engine modifications and swap the rear main seal which is also known to go as they age. 250k+ miles is a non-concern, as long as you built the miles up or paid accordingly.
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Can't do that on the modern ones where this garbage is baked into the design and not bolted on (except the 2007 Silverado "Classic", which kept the legendary GMT800 platform going for rental fleets until 2008) where your "oil consumption rebuild" is LS3 lifters, an LS3 head and Corvette LS3 camshaft and a tune. The infamous Obama bailout ruined that because he pushed GM into pushing for MPG at the expense of what they had going for them with GMT800 :-(. ***Hint: There's a reason these non-DOD / cylinder deactivation GMT800 body-on-frame trucks regularly have 200k+ miles and the owners do not care. It legitimately is not a concern like 150k miles on a 2007 "new GM" Colorado which blows engines well under 100k miles, or in the low 100k range.*** These trucks are known for poor gas mileage, but also have near bulletproof engines and trannies that just run when you remove the garbage like DOD, and disable cylinder deactivation in the coding. As long as they aren't rust belt messes, they run forever when the owner will do the engine modifications and swap the rear main seal which is also known to go as they age. 250k+ miles is a non-concern, as long as you built the miles up or paid accordingly.
These body-on-frame Chevy GMT800 trucks tend to use a lot of the same parts, even the transmissions at least mechanically. The chassis parts do not carry, but parts like the radiators tend to carry over in most cases (still has some small variation as well, so double-check).
As a general rule you still need to check, but you can often trust but verify with GMT800 platform trucks (Silverado, Tahoe, Escalade). These also predate the complex engines where we can't remove the garbage like DOD and cylinder deactivation with Corvette LS heads, normal lifters, and a Corvette camshaft/race camshaft when it broke as it always does on these and finalizing the death of that garbage by tuning the engine based on the stock tune (if it's baked into the tune) or disabling it in the coding.[br]
***If it wasn't a pain to do because a full tune is needed we'd solve the problem with these 2007 DOD GMT800s using LS3 engines since the engine is LS derived anyway, and make them even more reliable with overbuilt Corvette engines because they HAVE TO BE because Corvettes are meant for two things: speed and tuning.***
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Can't do that on the modern ones where this garbage is baked into the design and not bolted on (except the 2007 Silverado "Classic", which kept the legendary GMT800 platform going for rental fleets until 2008) where your "oil consumption rebuild" is LS3 lifters, an LS3 head and Corvette LS3 camshaft and a tune. The infamous Obama bailout ruined that because he pushed GM into pushing for MPG at the expense of what they had going for them with GMT800 :-(. ***Hint: There's a reason these non-DOD / cylinder deactivation GMT800 body-on-frame trucks regularly have 200k+ miles and the owners do not care. It legitimately is not a concern like 150k miles on a 2007 "new GM" Colorado.*** It was an MPG death sentence engine and tranny design, but they are so well built, the non rusted ones may very well outlast cockroaches. 250k+ is a non-concern, as long as you built the miles up or paid accordingly.
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Can't do that on the modern ones where this garbage is baked into the design and not bolted on (except the 2007 Silverado "Classic", which kept the legendary GMT800 platform going for rental fleets until 2008) where your "oil consumption rebuild" is LS3 lifters, an LS3 head and Corvette LS3 camshaft and a tune. The infamous Obama bailout ruined that because he pushed GM into pushing for MPG at the expense of what they had going for them with GMT800 :-(. ***Hint: There's a reason these non-DOD / cylinder deactivation GMT800 body-on-frame trucks regularly have 200k+ miles and the owners do not care. It legitimately is not a concern like 150k miles on a 2007 "new GM" Colorado.*** These trucks are known for poor gas mileage, but also have near bulletproof engines and trannies that just run when you remove the garbage like DOD, and disable cylinder deactivation in the coding. As long as they aren't rust belt messes, they run forever when the owner will do the engine modifications and swap the rear main seal which is also known to go as they age. 250k+ miles is a non-concern, as long as you built the miles up or paid accordingly.
These body-on-frame Chevy GMT800 trucks tend to use a lot of the same parts, even the transmissions at least mechanically. The chassis parts do not carry, but parts like the radiators tend to carry over in most cases (still has some small variation as well, so double-check).
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As a general rule you still need to check, but you can often trust but verify with GMT800 platform trucks (Silverado, Tahoe, Escalade). These also predate the complex engines where we can't remove the garbage like DOD and cylinder deactivation with Corvette LS heads, normal lifters, and a Corvette camshaft/race camshaft when it broke as it always does on these and finalizes the removal with a tune :-). If it wasn't a pain to do because a full tune is needed we'd solve the problem with these 2007 DOD GMT800s using LS3 engines since the engine is LS derived.
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As a general rule you still need to check, but you can often trust but verify with GMT800 platform trucks (Silverado, Tahoe, Escalade). These also predate the complex engines where we can't remove the garbage like DOD and cylinder deactivation with Corvette LS heads, normal lifters, and a Corvette camshaft/race camshaft when it broke as it always does on these and finalizing the death of that garbage by tuning the engine based on the stock tune (if it's baked into the tune) or disabling it in the coding.[br]
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***If it wasn't a pain to do because a full tune is needed we'd solve the problem with these 2007 DOD GMT800s using LS3 engines since the engine is LS derived anyway, and make them even more reliable with overbuilt Corvette engines because they HAVE TO BE because Corvettes are meant for two things: speed and tuning.***
Can't do that on the modern ones where this garbage is baked into the design and not bolted on (except the 2007 Silverado "Classic", which kept the legendary GMT800 platform going for rental fleets until 2008) where your "oil consumption rebuild" is LS3 lifters, an LS3 head and Corvette LS3 camshaft and a tune. The infamous Obama bailout ruined that because he pushed GM into pushing for MPG at the expense of what they had going for them with GMT800 :-(. ***Hint: There's a reason these non-DOD / cylinder deactivation GMT800 body-on-frame trucks regularly have 200k+ miles and the owners do not care. It legitimately is not a concern like 150k miles on a 2007 "new GM" Colorado.*** It was an MPG death sentence engine and tranny design, but they are so well built, the non rusted ones may very well outlast cockroaches. 250k+ is a non-concern, as long as you built the miles up or paid accordingly.
These body-on-frame Chevy GMT800 trucks tend to use a lot of the same parts, even the transmissions at least mechanically. The chassis parts do not carry, but parts like the radiators tend to carry over in most cases but you need to double-check.
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These body-on-frame Chevy GMT800 trucks tend to use a lot of the same parts, even the transmissions at least mechanically. The chassis parts do not carry, but parts like the radiators tend to carry over in most cases (still has some small variation as well, so double-check).
As a general rule you still need to check, but you can often trust but verify with GMT800 platform trucks (Silverado, Tahoe, Escalade). These also predate the complex engines where we can't remove the garbage like DOD and cylinder deactivation with Corvette LS heads, normal lifters, and a Corvette camshaft/race camshaft when it broke as it always does on these and finalizes the removal with a tune :-). If it wasn't a pain to do because a full tune is needed we'd solve the problem with these 2007 DOD GMT800s using LS3 engines since the engine is LS derived.
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Can't do that on the modern ones where this garbage is baked into the design and not bolted on (except the 2007 Silverado "Classic", which kept the legendary GMT800 platform going for rental fleets until 2008) where your "oil consumption rebuild" is LS3 lifters, an LS3 head and Corvette LS3 camshaft and a tune. The infamous Obama bailout ruined that because he pushed GM into pushing for MPG at the expense of what they had going for them with GMT800 :-(. ***Hint: There's a reason these non-DOD / cylinder deactivation GMT800 body-on-frame trucks regularly have 200k+ miles and the owners do not care. It legitimately is not a concern like 150k miles on a 2007 "new GM" Colorado.*** It was an MPG death sentence engine and tranny design, but they are mechanically built to outlast cockroaches. 250k+ is a non-concern, as long as you built the miles up or paid accordingly.
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Can't do that on the modern ones where this garbage is baked into the design and not bolted on (except the 2007 Silverado "Classic", which kept the legendary GMT800 platform going for rental fleets until 2008) where your "oil consumption rebuild" is LS3 lifters, an LS3 head and Corvette LS3 camshaft and a tune. The infamous Obama bailout ruined that because he pushed GM into pushing for MPG at the expense of what they had going for them with GMT800 :-(. ***Hint: There's a reason these non-DOD / cylinder deactivation GMT800 body-on-frame trucks regularly have 200k+ miles and the owners do not care. It legitimately is not a concern like 150k miles on a 2007 "new GM" Colorado.*** It was an MPG death sentence engine and tranny design, but they are so well built, the non rusted ones may very well outlast cockroaches. 250k+ is a non-concern, as long as you built the miles up or paid accordingly.
These body-on-frame Chevy GMT800 trucks tend to use a lot of the same parts, even the transmissions at least mechanically. The chassis parts do not carry, but parts like the radiators tend to carry over in most cases but you need to double-check.
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As a general rule you still need to check, but you can often trust but verify with GMT800 platform trucks (Silverado, Tahoe, Escalade). These also predate the complex engines where we can't remove the garbage like DOD and cylinder deactivation with Corvette LS heads, normal lifters, and a Corvette camshaft/race camshaft when it broke as it always does on these and finalize the removal with a tune :-).
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As a general rule you still need to check, but you can often trust but verify with GMT800 platform trucks (Silverado, Tahoe, Escalade). These also predate the complex engines where we can't remove the garbage like DOD and cylinder deactivation with Corvette LS heads, normal lifters, and a Corvette camshaft/race camshaft when it broke as it always does on these and finalizes the removal with a tune :-). If it wasn't a pain to do because a full tune is needed we'd solve the problem with these 2007 DOD GMT800s using LS3 engines since the engine is LS derived.
Can't do that on the modern ones where this garbage is baked into the design and not bolted on (except the 2007 Silverado "Classic", which kept the legendary GMT800 platform going for rental fleets until 2008) where your "oil consumption rebuild" is LS3 lifters, an LS3 head and Corvette LS3 camshaft and a tune. The infamous Obama bailout ruined that because he pushed GM into pushing for MPG at the expense of what they had going for them with GMT800 :-(. ***Hint: There's a reason these non-DOD / cylinder deactivation GMT800 body-on-frame trucks regularly have 200k+ miles and the owners do not care. It legitimately is not a concern like 150k miles on a 2007 "new GM" Colorado.*** It was an MPG death sentence engine and tranny design, but they are mechanically built to outlast cockroaches. 250k+ is a non-concern, as long as you built the miles up or paid accordingly.
These bodyonframe Chevy GMT800 trucks tend to use a lot of the same parts, even the transmissions at least mechanically. The chassis parts do not carry, but parts like the radiators tend to carry over in most cases but you need to doublecheck.
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These body-on-frame Chevy GMT800 trucks tend to use a lot of the same parts, even the transmissions at least mechanically. The chassis parts do not carry, but parts like the radiators tend to carry over in most cases but you need to double-check.
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As a general rule, trust but verify but also if you see the same engine/trans combos, then it has a good chance of interchanging on the GMT800 platform which is used for the Silverado and Escalade as well. These things also predate the complex engines; these were simple pushrod gas hogs that just keep going. There was no trash to break like DOD (and when you had that issue like in 2006, stick non-DOD Corvette LS heads/lifters and a Corvette camshaft, disable with a tuner and be done with it) :-), and no speak of cylinder deactivation. All that garbage does is wear the engines faster.
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As a general rule you still need to check, but you can often trust but verify with GMT800 platform trucks (Silverado, Tahoe, Escalade). These also predate the complex engines where we can't remove the garbage like DOD and cylinder deactivation with Corvette LS heads, normal lifters, and a Corvette camshaft/race camshaft when it broke as it always does on these and finalize the removal with a tune :-).
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Can't do that on the 2007-present era where they added DOD and things like cylinder deactivation and tightened up the emissions under the Obama bailout which ruined the legendary reliability they had with the GMT800 :-(. There's a reason these non-DOD/cylinder deactivation GMT800 bodyonframe trucks have 200k+ miles and the owners do not care. The MPG on them is awful, but not having to baby the engine besides watching oil consumption is unheard of on new GM.
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Can't do that on the modern ones where this garbage is baked into the design and not bolted on (except the 2007 Silverado "Classic", which kept the legendary GMT800 platform going for rental fleets until 2008) where your "oil consumption rebuild" is LS3 lifters, an LS3 head and Corvette LS3 camshaft and a tune. The infamous Obama bailout ruined that because he pushed GM into pushing for MPG at the expense of what they had going for them with GMT800 :-(. ***Hint: There's a reason these non-DOD / cylinder deactivation GMT800 body-on-frame trucks regularly have 200k+ miles and the owners do not care. It legitimately is not a concern like 150k miles on a 2007 "new GM" Colorado.*** It was an MPG death sentence engine and tranny design, but they are mechanically built to outlast cockroaches. 250k+ is a non-concern, as long as you built the miles up or paid accordingly.
These body on frame Chevy GMT800 trucks tend to use a lot of the same parts, even the transmissions at least mechanically. The chassis parts do not carry, but parts like the radiators tend to carry over in most cases but you need to double check.
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As a general rule, trust but verify but also if you see the same engine/trans combos, then it has a good chance of interchanging on the GMT800 platform which is used for the Silverado and Escalade as well. These things also predate the complex engines; these were simple pushrod gas hogs that just keep going. There was no trash to break like DOD (and when you had that issue like in 2007, stick Corvette LS heads/lifters and a Corvette camshaft, disable with a tuner and be done with it) :-), and no speak of cylinder deactivation. All that garbage does is wear the engines faster.
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As a general rule, trust but verify but also if you see the same engine/trans combos, then it has a good chance of interchanging on the GMT800 platform which is used for the Silverado and Escalade as well. These things also predate the complex engines; these were simple pushrod gas hogs that just keep going. There was no trash to break like DOD (and when you had that issue like in 2006, stick non-DOD Corvette LS heads/lifters and a Corvette camshaft, disable with a tuner and be done with it) :-), and no speak of cylinder deactivation. All that garbage does is wear the engines faster.
Can't do that on the 2007-present era where they added DOD and things like cylinder deactivation and tightened up the emissions under the Obama bailout which ruined the legendary reliability they had with the GMT800 :-(. There's a reason these non-DOD/cylinder deactivation GMT800 body on frame trucks have 200k+ miles and the owners do not care. The MPG on them is awful, but not having to baby the engine besides watching oil consumption is unheard of on new GM.
These body on frame Chevy GMT800 trucks tend to use a lot of the same parts, even the transmissions at least mechanically. The chassis parts do not carry, but parts like the radiators tend to carry over in most cases but you need to double check.
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As a general rule, trust but verify but also if you see the same engine/trans combos, then it has a good chance of interchanging on the GMT800 platform which is used for the Silverado and Escalade as well. These things also predate the complex engines; these were simple pushrod gas hogs that just keep going. There was no trash to break like DOD (and when you had that issue like in 2007, stick Corvette LS heads and a Corvette camshaft, disable with a tunder and be done with it) :-), and no speak of cylinder deactivation. All that garbage does is wear the engines faster.
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As a general rule, trust but verify but also if you see the same engine/trans combos, then it has a good chance of interchanging on the GMT800 platform which is used for the Silverado and Escalade as well. These things also predate the complex engines; these were simple pushrod gas hogs that just keep going. There was no trash to break like DOD (and when you had that issue like in 2007, stick Corvette LS heads/lifters and a Corvette camshaft, disable with a tuner and be done with it) :-), and no speak of cylinder deactivation. All that garbage does is wear the engines faster.
Can't do that on the 2007-present era where they added DOD and things like cylinder deactivation and tightened up the emissions under the Obama bailout which ruined the legendary reliability they had with the GMT800 :-(. There's a reason these non-DOD/cylinder deactivation GMT800 body on frame trucks have 200k+ miles and the owners do not care. The MPG on them is awful, but not having to baby the engine besides watching oil consumption is unheard of on new GM.
These body on frame Chevy GMT800 trucks tend to use a lot of the same parts, even the transmissions at least mechanically. The chassis parts do not carry, but parts like the radiators tend to carry over in most cases but you need to double check.
As a general rule, trust but verify but also if you see the same engine/trans combos, then it has a good chance of interchanging on the GMT800 platform which is used for the Silverado and Escalade as well. These things also predate the complex engines; these were simple pushrod gas hogs that just keep going. There was no trash to break like DOD (and when you had that issue like in 2007, stick Corvette LS heads and a Corvette camshaft, disable with a tunder and be done with it) :-), and no speak of cylinder deactivation. All that garbage does is wear the engines faster.
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Can't do that on the 2007-present era where they added DOD and things like cylinder deactivation and tightened up the emissions under the Obama bailout which ruined the legendary reliability they had with the GMT800 :-(. There's a reason these non-DOD/cylinder deactivation GMT800 body on frame trucks have 200k+ miles and the owners do not care.
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Can't do that on the 2007-present era where they added DOD and things like cylinder deactivation and tightened up the emissions under the Obama bailout which ruined the legendary reliability they had with the GMT800 :-(. There's a reason these non-DOD/cylinder deactivation GMT800 body on frame trucks have 200k+ miles and the owners do not care. The MPG on them is awful, but not having to baby the engine besides watching oil consumption is unheard of on new GM.
These body on frame Chevy GMT800 trucks tend to use a lot of the same parts, even the transmissions at least mechanically. The chassis parts do not carry, but parts like the radiators tend to carry over in most cases but you need to double check.
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As a general rule, trust but verify but also if you see the same engine/trans combos, then it has a good chance of interchanging on the GMT800 platform which is used for the Silverado and Escalade as well. These things also predate the complex engines; these were simple pushrod gas hogs that just keep going. There was no trash to break like DOD (and when you had that issue like in 2007, stick Corvette LS heads on since these are LS based, go in with a tuner and disable it) :-), and no speak of cylinder deactivation. All that garbage does is wear the engines faster.
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As a general rule, trust but verify but also if you see the same engine/trans combos, then it has a good chance of interchanging on the GMT800 platform which is used for the Silverado and Escalade as well. These things also predate the complex engines; these were simple pushrod gas hogs that just keep going. There was no trash to break like DOD (and when you had that issue like in 2007, stick Corvette LS heads and a Corvette camshaft, disable with a tunder and be done with it) :-), and no speak of cylinder deactivation. All that garbage does is wear the engines faster.
Can't do that on the 2007-present era where they added DOD and things like cylinder deactivation and tightened up the emissions under the Obama bailout which ruined the legendary reliability they had with the GMT800 :-(. There's a reason these non-DOD/cylinder deactivation GMT800 body on frame trucks have 200k+ miles and the owners do not care.
These body on frame Chevy GMT800 trucks tend to use a lot of the same parts, even the transmissions at least mechanically. The chassis parts do not carry, but parts like the radiators tend to carry over in most cases but you need to double check.
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As a general rule, trust but verify but also if you see the same engine/trans combos, then it has a good chance of interchanging on the GMT800 platform which is used for the Silverado and Escalade as well. These things also predate the complex engines; these were simple pushrod gas hogs that just keep going. There was no trash like DOD (and when you had that issue like in 2007, stick Corvette LS heads on since these are LS based, go in with a tuner and disable it) :-).
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As a general rule, trust but verify but also if you see the same engine/trans combos, then it has a good chance of interchanging on the GMT800 platform which is used for the Silverado and Escalade as well. These things also predate the complex engines; these were simple pushrod gas hogs that just keep going. There was no trash to break like DOD (and when you had that issue like in 2007, stick Corvette LS heads on since these are LS based, go in with a tuner and disable it) :-), and no speak of cylinder deactivation. All that garbage does is wear the engines faster.
Can't do that on the 2007-present era where they added DOD and things like cylinder deactivation and tightened up the emissions under the Obama bailout which ruined the legendary reliability they had with the GMT800 :-(. There's a reason these non-DOD/cylinder deactivation GMT800 body on frame trucks have 200k+ miles and the owners do not care.
These body on frame Chevy GMT800 trucks tend to use a lot of the same parts, even the transmissions at least mechanically. The chassis parts do not carry, but parts like the radiators tend to carry over in most cases but you need to double check.
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As a general rule, trust but verify but also if you see the same engine/trans combos, then it has a good chance of interchanging. The GMT800 predates the complex engines; these were simple, but gas hogs in the sense they were still using piston rod V8s without anything like DOD (and when you had that issue like in 2007, stick Corvette LS heads on there, go in with a tuner and kill that garbage off). Can't do that on the 2007-present era where they added DOD and things like cylinder deactivation. There's a reason these non-DOD/cylinder deactivation GMT800 body on frame trucks have 200k+ miles and the owners do not care.
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As a general rule, trust but verify but also if you see the same engine/trans combos, then it has a good chance of interchanging on the GMT800 platform which is used for the Silverado and Escalade as well. These things also predate the complex engines; these were simple pushrod gas hogs that just keep going. There was no trash like DOD (and when you had that issue like in 2007, stick Corvette LS heads on since these are LS based, go in with a tuner and disable it) :-).
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Can't do that on the 2007-present era where they added DOD and things like cylinder deactivation and tightened up the emissions under the Obama bailout which ruined the legendary reliability they had with the GMT800 :-(. There's a reason these non-DOD/cylinder deactivation GMT800 body on frame trucks have 200k+ miles and the owners do not care.
These body on frame Chevy GMT800 trucks tend to use a lot of the same parts, even the transmissions at least mechanically. The chassis parts do not carry, but parts like the radiators tend to carry over in most cases but you need to double check.
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As a general rule, trust but verify but also if you see the same engine/trans combos, then it has a good chance of interchanging. The GMT800 predates the complex engines; these were simple, but gas hogs in the sense they were still using piston rod V8s without anything like DOD (and when you had that issue like in 2007, stick Corvette LS heads on there, go in with a tuner and kill that garbage off). Can't do that on the 2007-present era where they added DOD and things like cylinder deactivation.
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As a general rule, trust but verify but also if you see the same engine/trans combos, then it has a good chance of interchanging. The GMT800 predates the complex engines; these were simple, but gas hogs in the sense they were still using piston rod V8s without anything like DOD (and when you had that issue like in 2007, stick Corvette LS heads on there, go in with a tuner and kill that garbage off). Can't do that on the 2007-present era where they added DOD and things like cylinder deactivation. There's a reason these non-DOD/cylinder deactivation GMT800 body on frame trucks have 200k+ miles and the owners do not care.
These body on frame Chevy GMT800 trucks tend to use a lot of the same parts, even the transmissions at least mechanically. The chassis parts do not carry, but parts like the radiators tend to carry over in most cases but you need to double check.
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As a general rule, trust but verify but also if you see the same engine/trans combos, then it has a good chance of interchanging.
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As a general rule, trust but verify but also if you see the same engine/trans combos, then it has a good chance of interchanging. The GMT800 predates the complex engines; these were simple, but gas hogs in the sense they were still using piston rod V8s without anything like DOD (and when you had that issue like in 2007, stick Corvette LS heads on there, go in with a tuner and kill that garbage off). Can't do that on the 2007-present era where they added DOD and things like cylinder deactivation.
These body on frame Chevy GMT800 trucks tend to use a lot of the same parts, even the transmissions at least mechanically. The chassis parts do not carry, but parts like the radiators tend to carry over in most cases but you need to double check.
As a general rule, trust but verify but also if you see the same engine/trans combos, then it has a good chance of interchanging.