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5.3 vortec

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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 12:11 AM
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5.3 vortec

i was looking on ebay at a 5.3 motor out of a 07 truck or something but i thought a motor like that was a ls style motor and if it is what would kinda gas milage would a stock 5.3l get in my 89 iroc
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 06:24 AM
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Re: 5.3 vortec

Yes it is a LS type motor.

Gas mileage would depend on ALOT of things but could easily be in the high 20s if installed and tuned correctly. Emphasis on TUNED.
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