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At work in my group we have a spread of years of Tahoes, all of which have had problems. All are 5.3s and range from 2007 to 2012s. The 2007 we have just blew its engine this past spring at 125K miles. The 2011 that I have just ate its camshaft at 70K miles, was out of service a week. The other...

Read up on the thread about GM engine opinions. Does the 2009 you are looking at have Active Fuel Management? If so has it already suffered the inevitable destruction of the camshaft or, even worse, the entire engine? If the issue has already been repaired, you probably are set.

Some interesting reading on deleting AFM for those that are interested. Click me!

Dunno just how, only know what the mechanic told me. I think the shut off cylinder is causing stresses the engineers did not foresee. The mechanic told me the lifters (which are indeed roller lifters, you are correct) "stretch" when placed under the stress of not firing. Then they stretch too...

Currently have a 2002 Tahoe with 110K on the odometer, and a 2011 Tahoe at work that just hit 70K. Both have a 5.3L V8, but there are vast differences in the electronics. Knock on wood, my 2002 has been fine and have been very happy with it. 2 weeks ago my work truck had the check engine...

250K on your original hubs? :eek: I am impressed, but therein lies the difference of someone lucky enough to live in a desert area versus the rust belt. Had to replace both of mine at the 100K mark and there was considerable effort and violence used to get them free. Rust is a foul, evil thing...

I would get a 2500 series Suburban. If I had the ability to start with a fresh sheet of paper, I would have gotten a 2500 Suburban, the heavy duty suspension and drivetrain is worth the cost, I put a 14 bolt hybrid axle under my Tahoe to help strengthen the drivetrain. With a 2500 Suburban, you...

Plenty of Tahoes of assorted age here on the site, mine is a 2002 and is aging gracefully. Build thread in my sig - though most of the photos were destroyed by photobucket.

I was the first to take on this bumper modification 10 years ago. Another member there did a writeup of his modification for his own Tahoe, he used the bumper without a brush guard for his project. There are photos of the process at the end of the writeup here. Short list of the mods to the...

Nice work. Love the custom skid plates.

I have a Volant cold air box tied into my snorkel with the Volant oil - less filter. The box is completely sealed with the exception of one side of the top. I found that it seemed I was developing overpressure coming down mountain passes as so much air was being crammed into the system it...

Nice job with the snorkel, especially working it over with the heat gun. Getting through the fender is a PITA for sure. I have had no problems running my snorkel now for the 10 years it has been on my rig ( I think that is when I did it....) and have seen some Toyota Land Cruisers with 5.3L V8...

I do not personally trust wheel spacers nor want my tires stuffed out beyond the wheel wells. It is actually a motor vehicle violation here where I live to have one's tread stick out too far. Do I love a real, heavy duty 8 lug wheel? Sure thing, but was not going to get either spacers /...

I took a used Gamber Johnson police console and swapped out my factory center console with it. I took a piece of plastic trim to Home Depot and had them match the color with a small can of latex paint to match the interior. There is a long list of available faceplates from several console...

This is exactly why I did my swap. I was quoted $900 to $1K to rebuild my 10 bolt by a local shop since the pinon bearings needed replacing. I figured I would rather spend the money towards an axle that is considerably stronger.

One thing I should add - there is a difference in the brake lines from 2000 - 2002 and then 2003 - 2007 GMT 800s. I did have to transfer my original brake lines over to my replacement 14 bolt axle, but it was not a super difficult issue to address. Everything switched over just by bolting up...

Broken exhaust manifold bolt head. The LS engines are notorious for it. I had the one on the driver's side against the firewall break first, replaced the entire set with ARP stainless. Took 2 days of work to get it all done, the worst of it was getting the one with the broken head out, very time...

You need to find a used GM 14 bolt axle with the code AXN, and then also the applicable code for your gear ratio - in my case I had to find one code GT4 for 3.73 gears. If you are patient and look around you can find these, I think it took me about 3 weeks of digging until I found one in good...

2 inch spacers and F150 key crank lift on my Tahoe, I ran a set of Nitto Terra Grapplers in 295/70/ R17 for 10 years. I had close to 50 K on them and got rid of them a month ago because the rubber compound was starting to get hard and lose traction in the wet, there was still usable tread on...