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1996 K2500 Burb 25+mpg? Possible?

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Old Aug 23, 2012 | 06:19 PM
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Question 1996 K2500 Burb 25+mpg? Possible?

I have a bone stock 1996 K2500 Suburban. This is a daily driver and i love my truck.I would like to start some mods on my truck to inprove mileage and performance. Where to start and what to expect? By the way I have 265/75/16 tires and 4.10 gears in my truck. Tanks for any advise in advance. Oh yea it has 165,000 miles on it. Thanks again............
 
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Old Aug 24, 2012 | 12:46 PM
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I get around 23mpg but I keep my foot out of it I have the same size tires and same gears in my 1994
 
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Old Aug 28, 2012 | 12:11 PM
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Try 3:55 gears?
 
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Old Oct 28, 2012 | 09:03 PM
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i have a 75 chevy 6.5 swap and im getting about 25-30 mpg in the city and that is with a 3 speed manual on same size tires not sure what gears
 
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