Saying goodbye
Senior User
Joined: Apr 2017
Posts: 399
Likes: 1
They had what they called active fuel management or AFM from late 2007 till 2018. That system shutoff one bank of cylinders when under light loads. In 2019 they started dynamic skip fire or DSF. With DSF any cylinder is able to deactivate and the engine can go down to as little as 2 cylinders. I'm not positive but I believe the engine is constantly shutting down random cylinders.
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Jun 2018
Posts: 1,461
Likes: 536
From: Wasilla, AK
I actually though the 2019 Silverado would be my next truck until I sat in one. Found the interior to be very cheap looking. Not what I expected for a truck costing almost $60k.
But as long as you like it
Hope it treats you well.
But as long as you like it
Hope it treats you well.
More Turbo
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 612
Likes: 9
From: south texas
Between the Chebby and the RAM MDS sytsem way to much tech.
Can't blame anyone looking for more MPG if towing is not a regular use of the truck.
Best of luck with your new rig. Hope it works out for you very well.
We all have our needs and buy accordingly. So no bashing here maybe just a little fun.
If I didn't have a tractor and shredding to do I'd kept the Tundra, oh wait that's a gas hog too. lol....
All the best to yah......drops by on occasion and keep us up to date on how da chebby is treating yah.
Can't blame anyone looking for more MPG if towing is not a regular use of the truck.
Best of luck with your new rig. Hope it works out for you very well.
We all have our needs and buy accordingly. So no bashing here maybe just a little fun.
If I didn't have a tractor and shredding to do I'd kept the Tundra, oh wait that's a gas hog too. lol....
All the best to yah......drops by on occasion and keep us up to date on how da chebby is treating yah.
Senior User
Joined: Jul 2018
Posts: 192
Likes: 6
Nice truck. I've had a lot of Chevy trucks. None of them ever gave me any mechanical trouble. But every single one of them rusted out prematurely. Really my only, but really big beef.
Hopefully the new Alumiduty will hold up better in that respect for me.
Hopefully the new Alumiduty will hold up better in that respect for me.
Cargo Master
Joined: Jan 2017
Posts: 2,243
Likes: 555
More Turbo
Joined: Mar 2018
Posts: 710
Likes: 58
I've got a pre AFM Chevy with the 5.3 with 185 K. Runs like a champ. It does have rust issues though but its been a good work truck.
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Joined: Nov 2015
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Likes: 32
Did chevy ever get the steering wheel back in the center of the seat? The 2018s we got at work this summer still had it off center, hard to believe they couldn't figure it out over multiple generations of trucks. Super annoying. You'll love the mpg improvement for sure.
Cargo Master
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 2,101
Likes: 60
From: N. Illinois
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