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sweet rigs and incredible scenery, really digging that arch.
i guess this was wit the 5.3 still? that eight-one will be fun...
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Yep it was the swan's song for the 5.3 in my truck. I didn't know it at the time but it was. But the crazy thing was that it did the best it ever did on that trip. I kept my foot in it most of the time to keep it in the the power band on the highway. I actually was able to stay ahead of Larry and Ian's 8.1 powered rigs on a couple of passes and keep up with them on the interstate when we were hauling ass to Green River.
Once we slowed down on the way back the 5.3 turned in the best fuel economy I had seen since putting on the camper.
But the 8.1 will be a game changer. I won't have to plant my foot in it to maintain speed. The 5-speed will give me one less thing to worry about too compared to the 700. It's going to be a whole new animal to figure out for sure.