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Originally Posted by Nonhog
Hey nice to hear ya topped 20! I'm another Chevy truck driver from Puyallup.
As of yet I have not seen 20 in fact I just put soft winter tires on and its
gotten worse.(no surprise) Mine is a 4.3 2WD that is all stock.
Been wanting to try a grill block as well as lowering, sits way high in the rear.
Maybe cover the bed.
Anyway enough about me. Just wanted to say "good going"!
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Thanks!
I've got a canopy on mine. I don't know if that's better or worse than a tonneau. I do know it's heavy, real heavy (300lbs? long bed and there seems to be added bracing for the full length, tilt-up windows).
The grill block definately helped, higher tire pressure helped, the belly pan helped (sorry about the dead links, hopefully my site will be back up soon), taller tires helped, but slowing down and using the Ultragauge seemed to give the largest improvements.
I would think that 4.3 should be a little easier on the mileage. It's rated at 20mpg hwy (mines 18mpg hwy).
Mike
P.S. You've got some pretty slick rigs in your garage...