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Old 03-10-2008, 09:44 PM   #1
 
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what gets 16+mpg
pulls a 16k trailer and dynos @ 490/1020?
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Old 03-10-2008, 09:59 PM   #2
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pulls a 16k trailer and dynos @ 490/1020?
Cummins with Banks' upgrades.
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pulls a 16k trailer and dynos @ 490/1020?

i would say the new ford 6.8 powerstroke, with a really good tune and upgraded turbo, except that youre HP is to low for that... everything else could be close though
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i would say the new ford 6.8 powerstroke, with a really good tune and upgraded turbo, except that youre HP is to low for that... everything else could be close though
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Don't care as that is shit mileage
x2 of a comparable gasoline engine
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Cummins with Banks' upgrades.
close but no banks anywhere on this one.
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Don't care as that is shit mileage
For towing 16k?

I don't think so...
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x2 of a comparable gasoline engine
I hear you but we are heading towards $4.00 a gallon man.
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I hear you but we are heading towards $4.00 a gallon man.
diesel is already very close to $4. either way the price of the fuel doesn't matter when whatever you're pulling has to get wherever its going. so it'd be nice to get as much mileage as possible when doing it. tractor trailers get 6-7mpg, you gonna complain thats not good enough and we shouldn't run them?
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Old 03-11-2008, 03:13 PM   #15
 
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I hear you but we are heading towards $4.00 a gallon man.
nope, a lot of places are already there. You should see me filling up 60 gallons




But it lasts me all month...
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pulls a 16k trailer and dynos @ 490/1020?
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tractor trailers get 6-7mpg, you gonna complain thats not good enough and we shouldn't run them?
Nope, if you got a job to do there is nothing that can be done about it. If there isn't a need for it then good luck paying for it. There is a reason why fuel efficient diesel automobiles sell so well in Europe.

I am concerned what $4 a gallon is going to do to the economy. I just picked up my groceries and many of the items have already gone up. Everything we buy (most of us) is trucked in and those costs will be passed on. Bumpy times ahead. ............
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There is a reason why fuel efficient diesel automobiles sell so well in Europe.
One of those reasons being that diesel fuel is much easier to acquire "under the table".
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i would say the new ford 6.8 powerstroke, with a really good tune and upgraded turbo, except that youre HP is to low for that... everything else could be close though

sorry.. meant the new 6.4 with the sequential turbos and all...


enough wiith the suspence, what is it you have? lol
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Bumpy times ahead. ............
it almost has to go over 5/gallon for the US to have an NRG policy. Not much talk about that from the campaigners
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enough wiith the suspence, what is it you have? lol
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Dang!!! That was going to be my next guess after the Yaris....
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05 3500 SLT Laramie DRW 48RE 4:10 4x4 LSD, Smarty CR, Cool Black Hose, Amsoils Nano filter, CFM Intake, Blistein5100, Toff BedLiner, RideRite airbags, B&W5W hitch, AeroTurbine Muffler, Tekonsha Prodigy, Titan Super Fuel Tank, APillar Gauge Pod: Dipricol [Boost][EGT][Trans](ISB 610 engine)


sweet... if you get down here we might have to trow it on my buddies dyno and see if it can de-throne the ford thats on there for the most torque, youre pretty close to the same numbers, what kinda dyno did they test it on?
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