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I have 18k on mine at the moment. We ordered it in September of 2021 and got it in April of 2022. I just went back and read that I posted (multiple times) that it was a 2023. Apparently, my ability to count has been blinded by rage.
THIS. When I installed the black grill/color matched surrround on our '21 it was quite a pain just popping off the front bumper cover. Tugging and pulling on it and feeling like it was going to break the whole time. Took me a couple hours to get the job done and I consider myself decently competent when it comes to working on cars. In contrast I was chasing a short in the wiring on my '09 silverado this summer and I could have the entire front end removed and put back on it about 30 minutes. That's a simple rig to work on.
I used to own a body shop and I know a bunch of people in the industry. I have a friend who is a master tech and this is what he told me. I asked him what he thought about a driveline swap and he said with a helper he could swap a driveline in two days and it would be “no problem”. He said two more days for testing and evaluation. Maybe he’s a liar. Maybe his ego is enormous. I’ve known him for 10 years and I’ve not found him to be that way. I’ll take him at his word.
Not with spun main bearing If it's mine I want new engine. If my truck had lifter problem and ruined cam, I would want new engine, but they aren't going to do that.
Based on what? Explain.
I could swap an engine in 5 hours. Its not that bad. Clutch jobs on corvettes took 8 hours from start to finish. If your a competent person you can do it. The first one takes the longest then it's gravy from there.
He’s a *current* GM tech.
I was looking for specifics. Architecture is pretty similar. The only one that poses more challenges that I have found is the duramax and it's transmission removal. The gas engines are cake.
