hotvet67
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Camping with Cash wrote:It has been what 20 days since I last posted.
NH gas $3.75
NH Diesel $4.50
Last night we test drove a 06' F-350 PSD. I hit the dumby computer to see what kind of mileage we could get on the test drive. 18 mpg. If that holds true, I would be all about becoming a diesel owner. I couldn't get 18 with my Hemi on the best of days around town. Well, maybe if that Ford was pushing me.
I am in the process of checking mpg with my Hemi. Results next week.
Tomorrow we are looking at a 06' Cummins.
Happy Camping,
Please Oil Companies - Raise the price of gas to match the price of diesel so we can all be in the same boat together , now i did it, flame on gassers .
Camp with Cash - You can get that 18mpg I have one 14 mpg hauling the 3500lb. TC under 65mph.
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rowekmr
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Wow what a statement. Are you speaking of stock or modified trucks?
Full Pull wrote:I can out pull Any gas truck on the street or the strip.
And get 24 mpg. all day long.
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Full Pull
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My truck is not stock.
Medum modifed but mostly a stock Diesel will still out perform any Gas truck.
IE:05 Dodge Hemi gas V8 345 hp and 375tq
05 Dodge Cummins inline 6 cyl 325 hp/610tq.
with light mods you can add additional 100 hp and 180pft at rear tires to the cummins for under $200.00
no way you can do that in a gas truck.
and get more mpg.
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amxpress
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Everyone should be concerned with BOTH diesel & gas prices, even if you don't own a diesel.
The trucks that deliver our goods use diesel. The trains that deliver our goods use diesel. Diesel is used by most commercial transporters. When diesel prices go up, their fees go up. When their fees go up the cost of goods go up. THAT'S why we should be concerned about the cost of diesel.
Besides, I can't afford to pull my 5'er very far anymore.
As for the cost of gas going up, that's another thread...
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8.1 Van
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Full Pull wrote:My truck is not stock.
Medum modifed but mostly a stock Diesel will still out perform any Gas truck.
IE:05 Dodge Hemi gas V8 345 hp and 375tq
05 Dodge Cummins inline 6 cyl 325 hp/610tq.
with light mods you can add additional 100 hp and 180pft at rear tires to the cummins for under $200.00
no way you can do that in a gas truck.
and get more mpg.
BS, you can't get 100HP more by using less fuel. Do you think when an engine is on a dino there is less fuel going into it as the rpm and power goes up ? 
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Jarlaxle
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Many of the tweaks to a diesel DO help mileage, running more efficiently in normal driving.
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Retired_nuke_ET
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8.1 Van wrote:Full Pull wrote:...
with light mods you can add additional 100 hp and 180pft at rear tires...
and get more mpg.
BS, you can't get 100HP more by using less fuel. Do you think when an engine is on a dino there is less fuel going into it as the rpm and power goes up ?
See you made the assumption both occurred at the same time. It is possible for a chip to add 100HP at WOT and modify the timing at lesser power levels to increase the MPG over normal everyday driving conditions. Sure if you have the chip cranked up to level 9 and your foot into it all the time, you'll have more power and your mileage will suck. I believe the OP meant you can set the chip to level 1 or 2 and enjoy better MPG then crank it to 11 when you need just a little more to push it over the edge than 10 can provide. But then that's just my assumption.
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8.1 Van
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Chip this . 
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rowekmr
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No I was asking were you refering to a stock gasser. There is no doubt that diesels are designed for massive low torque and are efficient, but there are some modified gas trucks (big blocks) out there also that can run fast and pull a load. I am not taking away the diesel's reputation for power just addressing your claim that your truck is stronger and faster than ALL gas trucks. It is also good to look at the rpms an engine produces it hp/tq. If a diesel gets 1000 ft/lbs of torque at lets say 2000 rpm that is comparable to a gasser getting 500 ft/lbs at 4000 rpm because once you gear it to the same rpm (for the wheels) the gears in the gasser multiply the torque to be equal. That Hemi motor you mention can move their SUV to a tune of 13.8 seconds in the quarter stock. It was not that long ago that the only the fastest stock production autos were doing times like that. I do want to give you credit for the performance you extracted out of your combination though, as you pointed out getting more hp/tq out of a diesel is much cheaper and usually simpler with just electronics (programmers).
Full Pull wrote:My truck is not stock.
Medum modifed but mostly a stock Diesel will still out perform any Gas truck.
IE:05 Dodge Hemi gas V8 345 hp and 375tq
05 Dodge Cummins inline 6 cyl 325 hp/610tq.
with light mods you can add additional 100 hp and 180pft at rear tires to the cummins for under $200.00
no way you can do that in a gas truck.
and get more mpg.
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Full Pull
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Not trying to chang your mind just trying to say that the old school diesel's are just that .
The new diesel's are totaly diffent than say your fauthers diesel.
Do your self a favior go get a copy of Diesel power mag and just look at all the diffrent options you can do.
You can add a water meth kit and lower your egt't and gain and extra 70 hp.
nothing to do with the fuel timing .
and I dont know many big blocks running big tq # that run 300k before any major motor work is neaded.
And thats no BS.
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