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Old 01-07-2012, 04:09 PM   #33 (permalink)
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Yakima Valley, WA
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Golden Egg - '95 Geo Prism LSI
90 day: 32.48 mpg (US)

Family Truckster - '99 Mercury Mountaineer 4x4
90 day: 16.03 mpg (US)

Big Green Machine - '89 Chevrolet V3500 3+3 4spd 4.56diff.
90 day: 11.47 mpg (US)

Hondyssey - '04 Honda odyssey
90 day: 23.13 mpg (US)
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Hey your right. I never thought of going smaller; I did consider the 305 and other SBC's and even the 250/292 sixes but not the 4.3L. True, empty cruising could consume less fuel and with the gearing I've got, could pull what I need. Speed isn't an issue since it's not on the freeway a lot.
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