Well I'm definitely leaving the badges off(I didn't want them in the first place)- I like the cleaner look anyhow. The V6 now has 119,000 miles on it(got it brand new 3 yrs ago the 21st of this month) and it won't be paid off for 2 more. Who knows how many miles it will have when I get a vehicle to replace it and it's paid off. So I don't know how valuable the engine will be to me at this point. Plus, I don't want to do anything drastic to the motor while this is my primary truck, in case something goes wrong and Im left driving 70+ miles a day in a big block 4wd. The 17mpg I get from the v6 isn't great, but it's a lot better than the 5-6 I get out of my 460 4x4, ya know?!? Plus, the big block would be much more different than than the s/c v6....and I've already begun on the big block for it. Just my thoughts.
Scott