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Old 08-25-2022, 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Dubyagee View Post
Good deal. A 5.7 is not more efficient as the architecture is the same. More displacement takes more fuel to do the same motions as the 5. I would get the valve guide seals changed as they the smoke is robbing power and hurting your new cat.
This thing weighs about 6000 pounds and the 5.0 does push it around pretty well. No need to be greedy. If if I had Jay Leno’s garage and money I might put in one of those Chevy diesel’s I’ve heard about it, not the 6.2, I forget what it’s called, but I’ve heard incredible stories about them.
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