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Old 09-15-2012, 10:34 PM   #18
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Re: 4.3l vs. 5.7l in a commuter truck

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Originally Posted by manimal View Post
"OR" if you want REALLY good mpg and NO SMOG EVER! get a 6.2 for your truck. In my '82 1t I got 19/21 mpg and it had 4.56's! No more spark plugs,cap,rotor,plug wires,etc....no more smog! will run on almost anything. The only thing you'd have to wire in would be a glow plug controller.,uses small chevy mounts and pretty much drops in.
Another vote for a 6.2, I have basically the same truck with a feeble 305 in it with a th350, hopefully to replaced with a 6.2, banks turbo and 700r4
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I put a chevrolet tailgate on my last truck and it started acting like a girl...love me, need me, want me pay attention to me. Took it off and put the GMC back on (fixed the latch) and it went back to being the same old dirty bastard it used to be
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