Yes for a daily driver no doubt the 1/2 ton is the way to go for MPG especially since you already have backup diesels for the heavy work. You might even one a look at the midsize Colorado as a daily driver. Some of the mpg that Colorado attained in some of those tests in both the gasser and diesel version were both incredible.
Oddly enough, the reason, I started looking @ 3/4 tons in the first place is my 2003 GMC 1500 5.3 with 4.10 rear end the MPG had fallen off by approximately 3 mpg from what it always got which was never great but it is one pulling son of a gun for a half ton truck and a small V8 (I work it extremely hard at 3/4 ton levels occasionally but not daily. It would not work at those 3/4 ton levels without that 4.10 rearend).
For the mileage drop off I was considering a modern 3/4 ton gasser for less pushing of the envelope.
Anyway all those detrimental claims you read about people eliminating the muffler, or putting the custom loud mufflers on their small block V8 gasser trucks for the so called cool sound are definitely true. Most experience a dramatic MPG drop for the worse when they do this whether they will admit it or not is another matter. I had not changed anything on my truck as it was still stock but my muffler was rusted were a heat shield was strapped on. Had a hole about the size of my fist in the muffler. Truck sounded real good without being obnoxiously loud so I was not gonna fix it....Until I noticed my MPG had dropped 2.5 to 3.0 and repeatable every tank.
Crawled under the truck zip screwed a scrap sheet metal patch over the hole in muffler and the mpg has returned to right were it always was (16 MPG'ish).
My mileage returning to acceptable and those outrageously high prices on new trucks made me decide that I will keep what a got for a bit longer.
Small blocks V8 gassers need some back pressure to run right. Bigger pipes and less muffler resistance is simply not always the answer for fuel economy especially and they can hurt power levels too.
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