Levering up an opinion (everybody's got one)

[Old Ironsights]

Gotta get new plates for my truck...



I'm thinking: 60MPH or C2N14...

[Blaine]

One of them is less likely to draw attention from the wrong people.

[Pete44ru]

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That baby's ripe for a Hemi in the bed ! .







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[Old Ironsights]

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That baby's ripe for a Hemi in the bed ! .

Maybe not a Hemi, but you can squeeze some serious horsepower in the frame if you take off the doghouse cover...



https://www.autoevolution.com/news/this ... 93807.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYbvSrl ... fPCcbNPCrr

[Blaine]

Some guys were putting Subaru engines in the buses...that was a useful mod.....

[Old Ironsights]

Some guys were putting Subaru engines in the buses...that was a useful mod.....

That sounds like something an "urban planner" would suggest...

[Old Ironsights]

One of them is less likely to draw attention from the wrong people.

Show me a DHS cop that knows what Azidoazide Azide is...

(C2N14 - Azidoazide Azide - is what you use when PCL 514 is too slow and weak but you can't afford anti-matter propellant...)

[Tycer]

I no longer have any desire to pay the state any more cash than possible. Vanity plates here are $30. Pthttt!!

[Old Ironsights]

I no longer have any desire to pay the state any more cash than possible. Vanity plates here are $30. Pthttt!!

Even if it tweaks Da Man?nn

[GunnyMack]

I think it needs an old 12 valve Cummins diesel. Nice 4" exhaust belching thick black smoke all over the econazis Prius!

[Old Ironsights]

I think it needs an old 12 valve Cummins diesel. Nice 4" exhaust belching thick black smoke all over the econazis Prius!

The snark is valid, but I really, really hate "rolling coal".

I'm more along the lines of "petrol is the best btu to mass fuel we have... so lets use it in the most power to weght application possible.

"Rolling Coal" is a waste of horsepower.

[Blaine]

I think it needs an old 12 valve Cummins diesel. Nice 4" exhaust belching thick black smoke all over the econazis Prius!

The snark is valid, but I really, really hate "rolling coal".

I'm more along the lines of "petrol is the best btu to mass fuel we have... so lets use it in the most power to weght application possible.

"Rolling Coal" is a waste of horsepower.

23,000 miles later, and the inside of my dual exhausts are clean as a whistle....I think you could breath the exhaust. (Ram EcoDiesel...26-30 mpg....)

[Griff]

I used to run vanity plates on my p/u in CA... 505A DEP. Didn't have the same effect in TX that it did in CA... But, my favorite two bumper stickers have always been... "No I ain't a Cowboy - I just found the HAT!", and "Don't Laugh, It's Paid For!" They're a might long for a plate...

[Old Savage]

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[GunnyMack]

My 07 Dodge 5.9l (359 c i) makes 325 horse & 625 lb ft torque at 1200 RPM. This affords me around 25 mpg on the highway. Truck weight is 9200 lbs, my 08 Jeep has a 3.8l V6 makes at best 130 horse and if I'm lucky I get 18 mpg on the highway.
Diesel is MORE efficient,makes more power for least amount of fuel burned.
Diesel is easier to 'crack' during distillation.
Diesels run at lower RPM, stay cooler, and have a longer service life.
The U.S. Is about the only country in the world that is not diesel heavy.
I'll 'roll coal' thank you.

[AJMD429]

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What IS that...?

[mikld]

Hmmm. I didn't know you had to register Tonka Toys...

[Booger Bill]

On that first picture: About two years ago I was driving on a curvy mountain road above Beaver Utah and the vehicle pictured had a identical twin that got in front of me and wouldn't pull over. We followed that thing for something like 15 miles at about 20 mph!

[Old Savage]

AJ, that is the Flux Capacitor on the Back to the Future De Lorean.

[Blaine]

My 07 Dodge 5.9l (359 c i) makes 325 horse & 625 lb ft torque at 1200 RPM. This affords me around 25 mpg on the highway. Truck weight is 9200 lbs, my 08 Jeep has a 3.8l V6 makes at best 130 horse and if I'm lucky I get 18 mpg on the highway.
Diesel is MORE efficient,makes more power for least amount of fuel burned.
Diesel is easier to 'crack' during distillation.
Diesels run at lower RPM, stay cooler, and have a longer service life.
The U.S. Is about the only country in the world that is not diesel heavy.
I'll 'roll coal' thank you.

So...you average that? Better hang on to that, then.....The new Cummins Rams don't come close....

[Griff]

My 07 Dodge 5.9l (359 c i) makes 325 horse & 625 lb ft torque at 1200 RPM. This affords me around 25 mpg on the highway. Truck weight is 9200 lbs, my 08 Jeep has a 3.8l V6 makes at best 130 horse and if I'm lucky I get 18 mpg on the highway.
Diesel is MORE efficient,makes more power for least amount of fuel burned.
Diesel is easier to 'crack' during distillation.
Diesels run at lower RPM, stay cooler, and have a longer service life.
The U.S. Is about the only country in the world that is not diesel heavy.
I'll 'roll coal' thank you.

So...you average that? Better hang on to that, then.....The new Cummins Rams don't come close....

Okay, if we're going to brag about fuel mileage... photo graphic proof...


It can read higher than that, but I can't push the reset button and pick up my camera fast enough!!!

[GunnyMack]

Never meant to brag,Griff. Just stating that Diesel is more powerful and more efficient then gas engines.
That is impressive but I'm betting it a hybrid!

[Old Ironsights]

AJ, that is the Flux Capacitor on the Back to the Future De Lorean.

Actually, that's the Mr. Fusion home powerplant required to generate the 1.21 Gigawatts necessary to run the flux capacitor - which is between the seats in the passenger compartment.

[Old Ironsights]

My 07 Dodge 5.9l (359 c i) makes 325 horse & 625 lb ft torque at 1200 RPM. This affords me around 25 mpg on the highway. Truck weight is 9200 lbs, my 08 Jeep has a 3.8l V6 makes at best 130 horse and if I'm lucky I get 18 mpg on the highway.
Diesel is MORE efficient,makes more power for least amount of fuel burned.
Diesel is easier to 'crack' during distillation.
Diesels run at lower RPM, stay cooler, and have a longer service life.
The U.S. Is about the only country in the world that is not diesel heavy.
I'll 'roll coal' thank you.

If you live in Canada, you can get the Kei Trucks in 3cyl common rail diesel... But not in the US.

[handirifle]

I drive diesel, and love it, but I HATE to see it when guys fill the air with black smoke. I stayed away from diesel till they got cleaned up a bit. Not an eco nazi by any means, but some guys are ridiculous, and really cause folks to turn against diesel. So you can make a statement, by blowing black clouds, but haters might have the last laugh.

[handirifle]

My 07 Dodge 5.9l (359 c i) makes 325 horse & 625 lb ft torque at 1200 RPM. This affords me around 25 mpg on the highway. Truck weight is 9200 lbs, my 08 Jeep has a 3.8l V6 makes at best 130 horse and if I'm lucky I get 18 mpg on the highway.
Diesel is MORE efficient,makes more power for least amount of fuel burned.
Diesel is easier to 'crack' during distillation.
Diesels run at lower RPM, stay cooler, and have a longer service life.
The U.S. Is about the only country in the world that is not diesel heavy.
I'll 'roll coal' thank you.

So...you average that? Better hang on to that, then.....The new Cummins Rams don't come close....

Okay, if we're going to brag about fuel mileage... photo graphic proof...


It can read higher than that, but I can't push the reset button and pick up my camera fast enough!!!

Griff
I got 99 mpg once. I reset my diesel truck at the top of a hill, and got up to 55 mph coasting. I took a pic but it is long gone. Fun to do it though.

[Griff]

Never meant to brag,Griff. Just stating that Diesel is more powerful and more efficient then gas engines.
That is impressive but I'm betting it a hybrid!

Nope, it's a '05 K30 with the 6.6 Duramax. Yep, I'd never get the mpgs I do hauling what I do with a gas engine...

Griff
I got 99 mpg once. I reset my diesel truck at the top of a hill, and got up to 55 mph coasting. I took a pic but it is long gone. Fun to do it though.

Yep, when I hit the reset, it'd read 99.9, but by the time the camera would turn on and focus... it'd dropped, maybe I need to try with fresh batteries. My "everyday" ride doesn't have all those fancy electronics...