Cough-Cough! Gasp! DAMN DIESELS!!!

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Mar 30, 2007 | 02:25 AM

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corona

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RE: Cough-Cough! Gasp! DAMN DIESELS!!!

I miss my Duramax. Had a chip on it, and every time one of those ricers with a fart can tailpipe would cut me off, I'd crank up the horsepower to +125, and smoke them the hell out.

Never purposely smoked out a two wheeler though.

Mar 30, 2007 | 03:27 AM

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Original Junior

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RE: Cough-Cough! Gasp! DAMN DIESELS!!!

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ORIGINAL: goodbirds

Around here diesel pickup owners are all jerks. I am talking about the jacked up, big tired, megaphone exhaust pipe 4x4's. They are rude to everyone around them, and seem to delight in smoking everyone around them. All they have to do is sit at a stop long enough for the turbo to spin down, then floor it and black smoke billows out. I happen to have Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and a lungful of that smoke has me coughing for a long ten minutes after being exposed to the particulates in diesel smoke. Driven corrrectly, a turbo diesel truck is a heck of a machine, and a good citizen. I drove charter bus for 12 years so I know how to drive a turbo diesel without smoke.[:@]

Now don't go grouping all dieselheads into the "jerk" class around your way. Yes, many overfuel and love to send billows of black smoke into the air. They are just like the guys who crack their throttle at every stoplight. It's about attention. Now, yes, my dually is loud but I keep off the throttle when going through neighborhoods for politeness sake. One can build their rig up to make max power yet still keep it fairly smoke free. Those that blow smoke all the time are just wasting fuel. Due to the increase in diesel cost I find myself trying harder and harder to maintain a high MPG. Typically, I stay within the speed limit, limiting too quick of a turbo spool and taking it easy. I'm trying to break my most recent record of 16 MPG in the city. I have had days of near 20 MPG on the highway! Not to bad for a 4x4 dually with 4.10s in the rear. Yes, this is hand calculated with an 03 HO Cummins backed by the NV5600. My 00 3/4 ton averaged 19 MPG from Arizona to NC pulling a trailer. Darn, I miss my old 2500 even though it did eat brakes. The e-brake on the new one is nice to have

. Plus it will wake up the broad with the cell phone attached to her ear next to me in the kid cart SUV.

Mar 30, 2007 | 07:47 AM

#33

dog155

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RE: Cough-Cough! Gasp! DAMN DIESELS!!!

I have no problem ever,just a little twist of the loud pedal,problem solved.

Mar 30, 2007 | 09:06 AM

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geargrinder

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RE: Cough-Cough! Gasp! DAMN DIESELS!!!

If you think you've got problems now, Ford's new 6.4L twin turbo's exhaust is cleaner then the air coming into the engine BUT when the exhaust regeneration system purges, it shoots flames out the exhaust. I want to be the first to purchase HD's next hot (excuse the pun)market item,new fireproof underware.

Mar 30, 2007 | 10:20 AM

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vegashd

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RE: Cough-Cough! Gasp! DAMN DIESELS!!!

Notie where the exhaust exits on this truck, iut was placed here on purpose to fill up the ricers cars when they wanted to race......

Just a few add ons, the power guys could figure it out...

Mar 30, 2007 | 10:32 AM

#36

alazlo

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RE: Cough-Cough! Gasp! DAMN DIESELS!!!

The only thing that smells better than my chipped diesel in the morning is motorcycle racing fuel in the afternoon.. Wouldn't own another non diesel truck, and don't care what anybody thinks of the smoke.
If you don't like the smokestay far enough back that yer not in it or try to pass me...

Mar 30, 2007 | 11:09 AM

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Ratbasturd

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RE: Cough-Cough! Gasp! DAMN DIESELS!!!

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ORIGINAL: Original Junior
They are just like the guys who crack their throttle at every stoplight. It's about attention

Now don't go grouping all the people that play with the throttle at stoplights into one category, I do it sometimes just to **** off the phone users.

Mar 30, 2007 | 11:57 AM

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DirtyWhiteBoy

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RE: Cough-Cough! Gasp! DAMN DIESELS!!!

VegasHD, is that your truck. Thats awesome, it's one of the nicest looking SD's that I've seen. 6.0 or 7.3? What type of times does it turn? From the few add on that I can see in the pics it looks quick. As a slightly modified 7.3 driver and a motorcycle rider I am considerate of not smoking out undeserving people. But it is fun to smokeout those who drive like idiots.

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