BNielsen
Active Member
- Joined
- Sep 21, 2021
- Location
- Granite Quarry
Injectors, FPR, dizzy gear wear, and a piss poor tune are the big downfalls for the Vortec 454; but easily remedied.7.4 w/ 4.10 ftw if towing >3500lbs. Under and the 5.7 is great and will go 350k miles easily. Both are great.
Downfalls are FPR on 7.4, interior door handles and door hinge pins are consumable items.
Mostly Block off 7.4 egr and drill a 1/8” hole in block off plate, reattach egr tube.
Doors pins, door handles, and assorted paint flaking off are GMT400 consumables across the board.
I've got a 1996 K2500 pickup with the 454 and I love it (despite it being a little bit of a clunker right now) but I would like to own a 454 Burb at some point for the sake of owning one for a little while. I owned a K1500 Suburban and that thing was a tank, 350/4L60E. Would've kept it had it been a K2500,
If one could get hands on a good Suburban for a bargain I'd jump on it. Or even shell out for an exemplary unit; these days the OBS Chevys are starting to get to collectors status; not sure how to feel about tbh.