New To Me ‘97 c2500. How’s The Engine Sound?

[Seymorey]

As the title says, I have acquired a new-to-me ‘97 c2500 Silverado and I’m hoping a trained ear, or someone that has experience with the Vortec 5.7, may lend his hand and tell me how the engine sounds:

https://files.catbox.moe/9q8qbt.m4a

This recording was taken from the tail pipe about 2 minutes after starting her.
168k kms on the clock.

As an untrained dummy that likes the sounds of engines, I can’t detect anything off, myself.

 

[Schurkey]

"How it sounds" will depend greatly on the type, and condition of the exhaust system.

Connect a scan tool, look at misfire counts. Fewer (as in "zero") is better.

 

[Seymorey]

"How it sounds" will depend greatly on the type, and condition of the exhaust system.

Connect a scan tool, look at misfire counts. Fewer (as in "zero") is better.

I tried hooking up an ELM327 but could not get it to communicate with the ECU. Cigarette lighter fuse is okay, too.

 

[RichLo]

I wouldnt put much faith in a $6 dongle from Walmart

If you want a good dongle, try an OBDlink MX+

I'm sure there are better ones out there now, but I've had that one for a few years and leave it plugged into my daily driver permanently. Every time I want to data log something or check codes, or display different gauges, or whatever... it works.

Edit... Here is a good thread about the Dash Command App that works well with the OBDlink MX+ dongle. Lots of features in there! And its free to use unless you want to get transmission temp, that will cost $10 to unlock

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For anyone who has Dash Command, I’m trying to figure out how to get transmission temperature’s. Using a BAFX OBD2 ios and after buying Dash Command also purchased “in app purchase” for GM 1996. Still not seeing transmission temperature. Also, when looking at PIDS, to the left of each is a green...

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