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Old 02-23-2008, 01:49 PM   #17 (permalink)
Big Dave
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The Red Baron - '00 Ford F-350 XLT
90 day: 27.99 mpg (US)

Impala Phase Zero - '96 Chevrolet Impala SS
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Other 'Vette owners would be up in arms. You'd have to be like this guys - doing a "Corvette Rescue."

A C5 with 3.45 gears and a T56 manual cruises in top gear at 1300 RPM - just perfect for the Benz sprinter engine.

Sprinter engines should be available in junkyards of from rebuilders like Jasper in a year or two.

You think that 'Vette engine compartment is tight, you should see my Super Duty. I'm pretty sure they had to grease the engine to get the cab down on it.
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