The nothing beats cubic inches comes back to haunt us again... If you just go cruising through the K5.9 videos, you will catch on to the sound of them really going flat and struggling in third gear. They hit third and it takes a long time to gain rpm...acceleration is the same as gone. Glen

Editing to add a video link, this is my truck, so I am not picking on somebody else's pride and joy. The idle was a little high, the wheelies were fun, but I had to search for them. The few times I left the third gear running in, you can hear it just moaning and not picking up much speed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVCLxpFJmTs