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Originally Posted by vacationtime247
A cammed & supercharged 5.3 should do the trick ; ) Weight and drag play a role too to reach 30 mpg. Perhaps a set of heads (Vortec) might increase mpg and horsepower in that 95 Chevy truck?
VT247
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It doesn't take much to get a LS1 to make alot of power with good MPG's.
My old tired 95' is still rocking the original TBI carb setup if I was to make a change I would swap on a TPI setup and gain 10mpg and 50+ HP making it more tuneable for both effiencey and perfomance(95 is still OBD1
). I have plenty of parts to build her up but just not worth it Total cost for my truck including purchase price is running around $1200 -1300 I have to check my parts log.
Replacing a tire with a slow leak should get my MPG's back up. Overnight 1 tire falls from 40psi down to 12psi. I am driving slower and using tips I found in the forums and only lost a couple miles per gallon with the weather and gas change.
BTW: I do Love to watch the Trailblazer SS videos on youtube close to a 5,000lbs 4x4 doing 11's in the 1/4 mile and getting mid 20's for gas is frickin sweet.
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