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Originally Posted by Jasen
With vehicle weight and my load, the 4.3 is dragging 6,500 lbs down the road.
I'd like to drop a 5.3 or 5.7 in it. Others that have report better mpg.
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It's pretty much a straightforward swap, and you can easily get an engine already bolted to the transmission, eventually getting a 6-speed one instead of the old 4-speed...
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I know of a couple people that have done diesel swap's, that's a huge project, with one headache after another.
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I'm favorable to Diesel swaps, altough they're really not the easiest job ever.
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As far as my future build, I'm eyeing the XR3, with a redesigned nose, possible GT40 style doors and leaning towards a 1l Metro motor built by Jeff's geo metro www .jeffsgeometro . com
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I like tricycles too. Well, you might agree with me that going from a mid-size van to a 2-seater trike would be such a radical move regarding cargo capacity. Have you already seen the thread about trailers?
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...uck-25485.html
It would be quite odd to spot a trike pulling an utility trailer (or a teardrop-shaped one to provide weather protection to the load and keep up with the aerodynamic layout of the trike), but is something worth to at least take a look.