Fix or change out

Asked by GuruZV4WX Oct 22, 2017 at 11:51 AM about the 1988 Chevrolet C/K 3500 Silverado LB RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My 1988 chevy 454 tbi auto 1 ton dually
drinks gas bad what can I do to fix it or
change out with new style

4 Answers

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Is the truck in decent shape? Late 80's early 90's 454's or really popular with the performance crowd, you could sell it and move on to something newer and more efficient. Otherwise, give it a good tune up and thoroughly clean throttle body and all filters and sensors. If you have big knobby tires, those kill gas mileage. You can also look at a tranny or rear end swap for better gearing/OD.

Those trucks are known for really poor fuel economy. I am guessing you are averaging less than 10 mpg which is fairly normal. You could install a higher gear ratio differential or a small block engine but that is about all you can do to improve fuel economy other than a tune up.

103,215

It's like a Triton V10, if you have to ask what the fuel economy is for it, you can't afford it.

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