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First year for 5.3 in Silverados?? #6279479 07/15/18 11:31 AM 07/15/18 11:31 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,716 Sandhills Nebraska G Gary Benson OP trapper
Gary Benson OP trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,716 Sandhills Nebraska	I'm thinking 99 but don't know that for sure. I have a 98 with a 5.0 that just doesn't quite have it to pull a camper. It will, just have to leave early. Life ain't supposed to be easy.

Re: First year for 5.3 in Silverados?? [Re: Gary Benson] #6279486 07/15/18 11:38 AM 07/15/18 11:38 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,162 Ohio D Don Adams trapper
Don Adams trapper D Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,162 Ohio	1995 - that is what wikipedia shows. https://www.google.com/search?q=What+year+Silverado%27s+used+5.3+liter+engine&rlz=1C1AWFC_enUS785US785&oq=wha&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j69i59l3j69i61l2.2628j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Re: First year for 5.3 in Silverados?? [Re: Gary Benson] #6279492 07/15/18 11:42 AM 07/15/18 11:42 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,716 Sandhills Nebraska G Gary Benson OP trapper
Gary Benson OP trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,716 Sandhills Nebraska	They had a 5.7 but I hadn't heard of the 5.3 yet. Life ain't supposed to be easy.

Re: First year for 5.3 in Silverados?? [Re: Gary Benson] #6279525 07/15/18 12:41 PM 07/15/18 12:41 PM
Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 4,324 AK F FairbanksLS trapper
FairbanksLS trapper F Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 4,324 AK	99 is the first year fueleconomy.gov has average mileage for the 5.3 in a Silverado. formerly posting as white dog

Re: First year for 5.3 in Silverados?? [Re: Gary Benson] #6279528 07/15/18 12:46 PM 07/15/18 12:46 PM
Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 2,569 TN/OH R RM trapper trapper
RM trapper trapper R Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 2,569 TN/OH	Pretty sure it was 99', I had an 01'with the 5.3 and it was a great truck, sold it when it had 300k and the guy is still running it. Now I have 2 trucks with the 6.0 and they are great too, with a little more power

Re: First year for 5.3 in Silverados?? [Re: Gary Benson] #6279541 07/15/18 01:02 PM 07/15/18 01:02 PM
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 9,848 St. Cloud, MN trapperkeck trapper
trapperkeck trapper Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 9,848 St. Cloud, MN	I would go with '99. I had a '98 with the 5.7. great truck and better mileage than the '03 5.3 ltr I am driving now. Still, great engine with 250K and still kicking and burns no oil. "The voice of reason!"

Re: First year for 5.3 in Silverados?? [Re: Gary Benson] #6279749 07/15/18 09:02 PM 07/15/18 09:02 PM
Joined: May 2012 Posts: 5,898 michigan,USA S seniortrap trapper
seniortrap trapper S Joined: May 2012 Posts: 5,898 michigan,USA	They even had a few 5.7(350) in 99. Vietnam--1967 46th. Const./Combat Engineers "Chaotic action is preferable to orderly inaction." "After the first shot, all plans go out the window!"

Re: First year for 5.3 in Silverados?? [Re: Gary Benson] #6280367 07/16/18 07:36 PM 07/16/18 07:36 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 111 central Kansas D duckndawg trapper
duckndawg trapper D Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 111 central Kansas	I had a 99 with a 5.3 and I know it was the first year for them. now I have a new body style 07 with a 5.3 first year for economy cutout on that engine and its a piece of junk. I got it fixed but what a hassle. Perserverance is a virtue,,,unless your an idiot

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