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Old 02-17-2009, 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by m3srt
i test drove a crew cab 5.3 with 3.42 and 6 spd and it sucked .. so thats what i dont get ....
you really cant compare any type of broken in truck to a truck off the lot. When i drove mine off the lot it would not spin the tires if it's life depended on it. I was very dissapointed, but after i broke it in, it was a different story.
Old 02-17-2009, 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by 95 bright teal
I know the spare could be an easy 10-20lbs, not sure on the control arms, every little bit helps though
Are you actually fonna notice that? Betcha they;ll find that in the real world it won't amount to jack and go back to the steel spare.............
Old 02-17-2009, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by 2001c3driver
Are you actually fonna notice that? Betcha they;ll find that in the real world it won't amount to jack and go back to the steel spare.............
like i said every little bit helps, its a combination of weight savings, not just one thing, yeah the spare alone isnt much but they saved weight were they could.
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there are so many people that are ignorant and dont understand the overall gearing effect on performance.

take your pre 07 non 6L80e regular equiped 3.73 rear gear truck and put a 2 speed powerglide in it. your truck will be slow as hell off the line with factory power.

those that just dont get it, oh well. for the ones on the cusp, there you go. Rearend gear is only one factor in getting any vehicle to come out of the hole quickly. transmission gearing and converter are the other non-engine and weight issues.
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this thread is giving me a headache.....
Old 02-17-2009, 02:58 PM
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correction, hey man i wouldn't say your truck has more ***** than a cc, maybe a 5.3 but not the cc vmax
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Originally Posted by 95 bright teal
like i said every little bit helps, its a combination of weight savings, not just one thing, yeah the spare alone isnt much but they saved weight were they could.
Agreed, and I'm not really interested in better mileage, I'm interested in making it go faster...10 lbs here, 5 lbs there...it all adds up...
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whats the sticker on one of those things
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