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Old 11-29-2004, 02:54 PM   #41
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Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck
So if Chevy is still goin with a 3.73 after all these years....why not keep it in the older trucks??
Because all of the newer trucks have overdrive transmissions and the older ones didn't.

By the way, the 3.42 gear ratio was the most common from 88 through 98 trucks, whether with V6 or V8 engines. A 3.42 with an overdrive transmission is a pretty good combination.
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