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Old 02-10-2015, 06:50 AM   #17 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by BabyDiesel View Post
A tidbit of info: K5s came with 4.3s in their earlier years (70s). 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!
Might want to check that fact. The 4.3 V6 didn't come out until 1985.

I will say that their mileage has always proven to be basically no better than the big engines.
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