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As said, I don't really want to do an engine swap, 1: because I don't know how to do one in a van, and it's a lot of work to boot, and 2: I know my engine about as well as one can know it, and I've learned and adapted hypermiling based upon it's powerband and when it shifts. With a different engine, I'd have to re-learn things like shift points and the powerband again.
Besides, with the larger, more torquey engine I have, I can power up hills in 4th gear with some throttle balance. With a smaller, weaker one, I might have to downshift due to the lesser power(it makes 250 ft-lbs of torque at 2000 rpm)(it's the LE9 engine, if that makes any difference).
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