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Originally Posted by Arragonis
If you are going to engine swap, a 1.9 TDI will get you better results. They can be chipped to 180hp / 300+ lb/ft and there are kits for north-south install with 6 speeds.
You know you want 60 MPG, you know you do...
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6.2's can be had for the $100 area and they will typically bolt up to an el camino XMSN without anything special, though a 6.2 belongs with a 5sp MT nv3500, anything else is a waste of the motor.
A 6.2 will also bolt up to a Corvette 6sp double OD, gear the rearend way down and you have lots of power
As for Fuel economy a 1.9 won't touch 60mpg in an el camino except maybe at 25mph, the 6.2 will chug along in the 30's all day long in such a rig with an MT.
40's aren't impossible.
Cheers
Ryan