TTPMatt

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I've been keeping an eye on the new Silverado HD's that came out last year. It was real tough originally to find a dually and I gave up the search. I started looking again a few weeks ago and found the perfect truck. I took some pics of it the day i test drove it.

I was worried that it wouldn't be enough of a "truck" like suspension/feel/etc. like my Dodge was. The suspension to me is even stiffer than the Dodge, including more leaf springs in the rear. GM stepped up the hitch receiver size to 2.5", but includes a sleeve to run the 2". The diesel motor is very quiet at idle. The only thing that hasn't grown on me yet are the mirrors. I was used to the Dodge's over sized flip out trailer mirrors, these seem to have good expandability I just have to get used to them. The cheap chrome hubcaps leave a bit to be desired also.

As per the luxury side of the truck, It's definitely a better looking, nicer leather seats, and more functional interior than my old 04 escalade. Heated seats for both front passengers but no rear heated seat which was a disappointment. The power sliding rear window is pretty cool, you have access to it next to the sunroof controls on the front overhead console. It has every option ltz package, leather, nav, pwr sliding rear window, dual climate, rear dvd, etc.

As far as mods, I'm happy I went with the Silverado since I can tune her up with our HPTuners suite. This beats buying a $600+ handheld tuner that I cannot control everything with. We are going to be swapping on the Green CAI kit & a set of MBRP Smokers 6" mitre cut x 48" tall stacks. I'd like to see a mild 750rwtq, conserving the turbos life for now

Overall, I'm quite impressed with what Chevy did with this 'luxury/truck-like' pickup. I'd recommend a Silverado to those that are looking. Plus I'd rather have a Chevy pulling a Chevy

99zman

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looks nice but deffinatly needs some wheels

Mike00ss

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Nice looking truck, congrats Matt.

Moose

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My wife and I have been shopping for one and looked at every model. The chevys and gmc to me are just ugly. The rear sits so high from the tires, it looks like you can fit another tire above it..

Nice truck matt, just not for me..

Mr. B

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Awesome truck, Matt!

Wolfgang427

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Wow very nice truck. You could probably pull a house with it. Good luck with it, only pitful is filling it up at the pump.

TTPMatt

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Moose: I agree that the back sits high but I do a lot of trailering and with this coming season probably going to 12-15 events it should ride nice when loaded.

Yes it does need rims, these cheap hub caps need to go, underneath is even worse lol.

Wolfgang: The diesel mileage is pretty decent on these. Plus I'll be tuning for part throttle with HPT. I have seen since I got the truck about 13mpg picked it up last night and it's been primarily all around town at almost wide open all times. It's definitely too sluggish for me in the stock form

I figured I'd let everyone know what I thought of it, the single rear wheel versions are nice too but for the extreme amount of towing I'll be doing this year this was the best option.

- Matt

HMFDZ28

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Man that is one pimp truck.....Gotta love the HD's

tbyrne

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You might find that the DPF is a pain in the azz. The truck will regen alot with an upgraded tune. Mileage goes down the crapper when that happens. My filter started to clog and I got a message that said something like "Clean DPF Filter Now" while I was towing. Alittle stressful when your pulling a trailer a few hundred miles from home and don't know if the computer is going to get pissed and shut things down. I ended up going with an MBPR turbo back system from an LBZ. That elinimates the DPF and the truck runs sooooo much better! You'll need to program out the codes that you'll see through. If not, the remote start won't work.

That truck will look schweet with the nose leveled and 22.5" Alcoa wheels

Tom

bgblockelcamino

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congrats that is nice truck

blk04z

Nice truck. Love the new chevy's ill be getting a 2500 in spring.

Noyzee

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******* sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i put Alicola's on my dually when i had it, they look nice, but polished alum on a daily driver suck, go chrome or clear coat.
nice truck for sure!!

Big Mike

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I'm getting approximately 19 miles to the gallon (average). The Edge tune helped a lot!! Nice color truck Matt, will hide the dirt nicely!

omcar

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sweeeeeet

SilverSmoke

Hope it fits between the buildings when backin up

nice set of wide as tires to replace the dual wheel looks pretty pimp if done right, just loose the safety factor of having one tire go and the other for backup.

White.Lightning

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I think the chevy's are so much nicer than the new ford's. Sweet tow rig. Best of luck with it.

Andy

highlander316

looks good. I wanna put those mirrors on my 07. The regular ones are pretty bad, especially for plowing.

BAD ASS TA WS6

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I've been looking for awhile. Recently decided to wait until the DPF situation is figured out.

I'd probably do what you did, HPT and MBPR exhaust from a LTZ like Tom said.

Check out the thedieselplace.com. Awesome website for the GM trucks/diesels.

foff667

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Is nice....

TTPMatt

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MBPR 6" x 48" exhaust stacks are going on. I already have HPT ready to go just waiting for the calibration file to come back from HPT since it's too new. Also the airaid should be arriving tomorrow for it. That's about the only mods I'll be doing for now. The wheels are on the list, but the race car has a long list to perform still.

Mike: Yes I like the color it does hide the dirt. Especially since it just can't go through the car wash, lol.