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Old 12-17-2015, 12:42 AM   #11 (permalink)
Tulok
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Honda Civic - '91 Honda Civic DX
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Haha! Dually noted

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From everything I've heard regarding GM trucks (based on the 4.3 anyway, which is what my vans had), swapping your belt driven fan for an electric fan will probably be your best bang for the buck.

Actually, swapping out the Suburban with an AWD Astro or Safari might not be a bad idea. You'd have tons of interior room, with a more compact package. They aren't all that frugal, but I was routinely getting 23-24mpg out of a 200,000 mile, 2wd Safari well before I knew of hypermiling. The AWD vans can hold their own out in the wild too.
That would be good, I do have an electric fan just haven't installed it yet. I usually collect everything then do it at once cause I hate dragging projects out!

The safari with the v6 would definitely be better on gas, but I am going to need all the off-road capability I can get! The whoops at Barstow and the hot tubs in Moab are insane lol.

If I can get mine to be able to be about like this pic, (it's on bigger tires than I will be) but 2" lower on the highway and 1" higher in the dirt. I think that would be sufficient. I certainly don't want to be a redneck riding high on 44's and a 12 inch lift.

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