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Originally Posted by seuadr
i may be going to look at a 17'ft chevy box truck with a 6.5L diesel in it. forums that discuss that motor say that it regularly is in the mid to high teens when conservatively driven - with the city performance gearing in place, so, there may be some opportunity there
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Replacing the mechanical fan for an electric one (dual-fan setups from GM's own FWD models fitted with the Buick 3800 V6 have been reported to be quite easy to source at junkyards there) is a good measure for fuel savings.
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a good buddy from highschool also indicated that he has a compound turbo setup for that era motor and, from what i'm reading about those, that could be an improvement possibly if properly set up with more highway oriented gearing.
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I'd take overboosting this engine with a grain of salt...