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Originally Posted by rs74
Yeah lighter in weight. I have heard of guys getting better than 20mpg with a 4.8 or 5.3 swap. I thought the small v8 would produce decent mpg's in an S10.
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1st gens are lighter, but not by much. 2nd gens obviously have the aerodynamic advantage, which would be my choice for a swap. A 5.3 is the way to fly, if it's between the 4.8 and 5.3.
My 4.3/700r4 first gen, knocks down 22mpg with relative ease.
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