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Old 05-07-2010, 01:36 PM   #22 (permalink)
wagonman76
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Originally Posted by rmay635703 View Post
Remember the motor in the GM motorhome when placed in another vehicle also typically got 8mpg towing or not.

Perhaps use it as a good rolling chassis and put a 6.2 diesel and a 6sp manual inside? It would be slow as mollasses but get better FE.
Yes, the entire 455 Olds V8 and transaxle setup from the Toronado/Eldorado.

There have gotta be a lot of possibilities for swaps. I'm sure there's something more efficient these days that could be swapped in.
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