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Old 09-14-2012, 09:36 AM   #14
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Re: 4.3l vs. 5.7l in a commuter truck

If you wanted to get radical about mileage swap in an NV3500 5 speed with the 4.3L. We had a '92 silverado with that combo that could get 20mpg. I remember a trip across the plains where every tank of gas lasted 500 miles!
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