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Originally Posted by darndot
I just don't like a six in a full size truck. I would just sell them with the smaller V8. If anything bring back a manual transmission.
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You mean... there isn't one? At all
I have a 4.3 fullsize Chevy... it's a great truck engine. It's got excellent low-end power, excellent durability, decent economy (better than a V8 normally, but when you're towing it sucks just as much as a 305 would).
The 4.3 still makes good power, good economy, meets all the emissions regs and all that. Why change something that has been good for so long? They first started putting 350 V8's in GM pickups in 1968. And in 1998, they were still putting 350 V8's... sure it is "old", but that doesn't mean the engine has been improved dramatically (especially the 4.3, the Vortec heads really made it) and that it isn't "good". The 4.3 kicks the imitation-Buick Ford 4.2's ass!
Now why not make a "4.3" out of say, the 5.3 V8... the 4.3 is basically a mid 90's 5700 Vortec with two cylinders chopped off... why not "make a new one"...