DirtyDave - Glad to see you could stop by, buddy! Yes, these ol' trucks are about as dope as they get
and I did consider a 4.3 Vortec V6... with a small turbo
Just out of my cost range as of now! Imagine a Atkinson cycle 4.3 S-10 with a quick spooling turbo... I need to stop lol. I have to work with what I have, and good deals!
A tidbit of info: K5s came with straight 6's (4.1 & 4.8). I have to think the oil shortage was the reason for this. An acquaintance told me that he had one and it got, get this... 14 mpg. No better than my TBI 350. Although he was still able to haul a boat down to the beach with it!