colekill

looks like i might get a new used truck for a DD. an 06 WT v6 with a five speed manual. babyin the hell out of it what kind of gas milage should i expect?

good deal?
http://www.carmax.com/enUS/view-car/...3-b4ddcf44bd03

viciousknid

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why a v6?
today's gm v8's get the same mpg as the 4.3 and have loads more power.

colekill

because its cheap, low miles, a manual, and i wont be tempted to mod it.

viciousknid

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lol. Sure you won't.

My grandpa's 07 4.3 rcsb gets 17 avg. and he doesn't take off quick and runs probably 55-60mph if that helps any.

colekill

well that sucks. i can still pull of 18/19 highway with my cammed 5.3

viciousknid

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right. that was my point.
My 5.3 cammed ecsb gets a little better than my gpa's 4.3 rcsb.

colekill

did they ever give the small V8 a manual transmission?

95 bright teal

yeah you can find 4.8's with a 5 speed

hirdlej

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My 4.3L RCSB truck with 3.42 gears always got 17MPG until it got 100K miles on it. I don't know what changed but one day (literally) it started consistently getting 20MPG in town and 22 straight highway driving. No changes on the truck at all. This is a 2wd truck with no tonneau cover and never so much has had any sensors changed on the engine or anything.

colekill

thanks for the info guys, i going for a test drive now.
hirdlej is that a 442 in your sig? i love those cars