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Originally Posted by livewire516
It looks as though it wasn't sold to the USA market, only in Mexico.
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Just remember there were different versions of the Vortec 4800, so I'm not sure if the one fitted to your van had ever featured a manual even in Mexico. IIRC the latest Silverados fitted with a manual in Mexico had either the 4.3L V6 or the 6.0L heavy-duty V8.
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I'm not sure if this still introduces any concerns related to wiring or the ECM - these are parts of modding cars that I've always steered clear of in the past, but I'd be willing to learn.
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Sure it might be challenging to some extent, but not exactly rocket-science.
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I've always preferred driving MT; If I were to optimize things with the auto, I'd have to teach myself all about torque-converter lockups, tune and/or mods to change shift points. It sounds interesting I would probably enjoy figuring all that stuff out, but at the end of the day I would still have an automatic transmission.
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For me it's quite surprising to see so many Americans actually enjoying the manuals, while automatics have been prevalent there.