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Old 04-08-2014, 04:45 PM   #16
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Re: opinion on gearing

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Originally Posted by dman1982 View Post
agree'd, but in my case i also went from 2.73's with th350 tranny, stock engine (that was tired) to a 5.3 4l60 combo, with 4.56's, so i should notice a good amount of improvement
I would not plan on too much improvement. The weight of the truck, the gearing being so high and an overdrive will put that 5.3 in an RPM operating area that may too low for the power curve and the engine to operate properly.
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