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    37s and 3:73s

    31" tire.... 5.13 gears. Out of curiosity what is your hiway speed? Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk
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    37s and 3:73s

    Good luck with that. Gearing helps restore mechanical advantage. Larger tires and/wheels though add weight. Tire wheel weight effect you differently then the same additional weight in say the bed. With the right gearing and enough torque down low you might be able to achieve the numbers. Sent...
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    37s and 3:73s

    Everybody has a different perception. Running a 33 stock gearing and towing isnt a great idea on a 4l60 variant tranny. It becomes a how long will it last. Go to 35 or 37s and the time is faster. I too doubt 22mpg. I find a 88-98 pickup in perfect running condition to be barely adequate. Uch...
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    Small Displacement Diesel Swap Options?

    Its less common then electrical gremlins at least Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk
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    Small Displacement Diesel Swap Options?

    Its common on higher milages ones. Ive had a few service truck/vans. Coolant disappears and folks blame head gaskets. The 350 makes alot more hp then the 6.2 diesel easily. But the 6.2 can get good mpg and has enough torque to be slow but decent with a small load. Back in that day a gas motor...
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    Small Displacement Diesel Swap Options?

    He is refering to the l31 vortec and its issues. They like ls motors have intake problems Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk
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    Small Displacement Diesel Swap Options?

    If i remember 93/94 on they had a fuel driver that was temperamental to heat and it was mounted in the engine bay. That was their biggest problem. Compared to diesels of their day vs 7.3 and the 5.9 the problem was a overly high compression ratio that dosent leave much for adding a turbo. There...
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    Small Displacement Diesel Swap Options?

    My 16 f350 is quiet. I can hear the car next to me in traffic. Now my 05 f250 is louder... not old school cummins loud but shut it off in a drive thru loud. But ive had gas motors with custome exhausts that were louder. Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk
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    Small Displacement Diesel Swap Options?

    My point exactly... 15-20mpg it possible on gas at a savings of 20-30 cents a gallon and cheaper oil changes on a gas motor. On the flip side if this is just a avenue to justify an want.... ive also told myself and my wife things to justify a project... (kinda why a smoker build has gotten way...
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    Small Displacement Diesel Swap Options?

    Sounds good. But i dont see much of anything in a pickup doing that. I also see a lot of folks claming their trucks getting extremely good fuel mpg factory diesels getting over 20mpg.... then the next guy gets 11mpg. Now is 35mpg possible? Probably. On the hiway down hill with a tail wind...
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    Small Displacement Diesel Swap Options?

    A mechanical diesel would be more ideal unless your a wiring guru or can get a stand alone harness. Just remember your also going to have to make the tranny play along. The diesel thing.... well hopefully you get the mpg. To me the hassle is far more than the gain. Id probably rebuild the 350 or...
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    Vortec heads and TBI?

    Comparing a l31 vortec truck to a tbi... the tbi seems to be alot more torquey... Vortec long block vs tbi long block... the vortec motor eats the tbi's lunch. Great off idle power and will pull till redline. Stock vortec heads are only good to 5000-5500rpms if i remember correctly. Way back...
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    Vortec heads and TBI?

    Cats.....lol Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk
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    Vortec heads and TBI?

    In my personal experience the heads make a noticable difference. I swapped them in a truck with a tired motor and it made a difference. Later i went with a l31 long block. The l31 stock motor didnt have timing marks so we set it manually. I ran the heads and the whole motor as well with no real...
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    Strength of IFS ?

    Its been years since i thought of doing this. But even the track width, spindles, and such were different. It would be far wasier to get a ford superduty axle set for 300-1000 bucks and do coil or leafs up front. Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk
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