1981 Chevy Truck vs Ford Truck
My parents had a 1981 truck so a interesting marketing video looking back. Our 1981 truck never made 22 mpg hwy with a tail wind. I want to say it was ~16 mpg. The Urethane clear pads mounted on ...
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RJ,
Had an 89 TBI Astro until we bought a 2000 Safari with the MPFI Vortec version. The numbers I gave were van numbers as I recall.....then again, just past 60 and what 30 some odd years later......My brain could be fried some. It would not surprise me if the van and pickup had different ratings for what ever reason.
My current 4.3 is pretty good on power also, better than the 350 based 4.3 versions. The vortec in the 2000 was definitely the better version of that series. as was the 350, never drove a vortec 454, but got the impression they were good pullers also.
Marty
Had an 89 TBI Astro until we bought a 2000 Safari with the MPFI Vortec version. The numbers I gave were van numbers as I recall.....then again, just past 60 and what 30 some odd years later......My brain could be fried some. It would not surprise me if the van and pickup had different ratings for what ever reason.
My current 4.3 is pretty good on power also, better than the 350 based 4.3 versions. The vortec in the 2000 was definitely the better version of that series. as was the 350, never drove a vortec 454, but got the impression they were good pullers also.
Marty
