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Old 03-28-2015, 01:40 AM   #28 (permalink)
oil pan 4
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Originally Posted by ksa8907 View Post
No offense to anyone, but i do get a kick out of seeing jacked up 4x4 trucks with offroad tires, that clearly don't drive on anything but pavement, when gas/diesel shoots up to $4/gal. Just amazes me that people are ok with spending $400/month on fuel!
My diesel suburban is 2wd and rides low to the ground and has highway tires. Best of all it gets over 20mpg and I keep it parked unless I need it.
That 7.4L gas powered 3/4 ton suburban I picked up only wanted it so I could put my diesel and transmission in it from my rusty half ton suburban.
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1984 chevy suburban, custom made 6.5L diesel turbocharged with a Garrett T76 and Holset HE351VE, 22:1 compression 13psi of intercooled boost.
1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
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