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    i would get a woody if i even got close to 20 in my 2011 5.3 right now....lol...were talking 14 tops on the hiway w/ cruise control.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bud8fan View Post
    would get a woody if i even got close to 20 in my 2011 5.3 right now....lol...were talking 14 tops on the hiway w/ cruise control.
    ^^^ our 2010 5.3 got 22 mpg stock and 20-21 boosted. Highway that is.
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    all of these various results in mileage further signifies that all trucks(and engines) are not equal.

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    And how u drive em , I still don't believe 22mpg+ 6.2 maybe calculated wrong lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by CHEVROLADE View Post
    And how u drive em , I still don't believe 22mpg+ 6.2 maybe calculated wrong lol
    unless you put it in a maro or vette!

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    Quote Originally Posted by CHEVROLADE View Post
    And how u drive em , I still don't believe 22mpg+ 6.2 maybe calculated wrong lol
    Remember that douche oleshifty that claimed 27 mpg with his bolt on 5.3 in his lifted 2wd ecsb with 35+" tires?

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    Yes the vette yes I know they get good mileage due to there light weight

    Yes I remember him lol

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    best I ever got in the city 19mpg and 22 on the highway on a cammed 6.2L Denali and also would go to the (trip) display every tank I'd reset it to 0 miles then drove normal and doing so calculations it was pretty sweet and made a trip from Dallas to Houston it took less than a 1/2 tank but I was running a VVT cam

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