At least a couple of the classes in tractor pulling "mandate" diesel fuel engines. I guess people could talk about how crappy the PSD is because Boeing doesn't use them in airplanes? A good engine for a truck should be based on what people use in tractor pulling event? Makes sense, for you I guess.
The DT-466 is extremely common at tractor pulls.
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Not to mention, when you crank up the fuel, mess with the injection pump timing, or with the electronic ones just change the tune, you get MASSIVE increases in power.
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At least a couple of the classes in tractor pulling "mandate" diesel fuel engines. I guess people could talk about how crappy the PSD is because Boeing doesn't use them in airplanes? A good engine for a truck should be based on what people use in tractor pulling event? Makes sense, for you I guess.
The majority of the guys that do tractor pulls with their trucks don't even use PSDs. Cummins and Duramax diesels are the ones that dominate.
I was responding to another poster, not making a specific comment about the PSD, but rather the significance of using tractor pulls as an example of why a diesel is better than a gas engine. I guess my point was lost in translation.
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I know, I was saying it tongue in cheek because I didn't really see how it was relative to the conversation about PSD/V10, except that I guess it could have been relative to tractor pulls...but I didn't know how that is relative to the PSD/V10 debate. I was trying to be funny, not real funny, just a little. I guess I wasn't.
See, it sort of went like this...someone posted that the V10 couldn't be that great because they didn't use them in tractor pulls. I wrote that some classes of tractor pulls mandate the use of diesel fuel, but I didn't see how using tractor pulls as an example of how to pick a Super Duty truck engine made sense. Then the next poster posted about the International. I was trying to point out again that it wasn't relative to a debate about PSD and V10s because the 466 cu inch International diesel isn't used in a Super Duty, but I don't think anyone got my vague somewhat rhetorical posts. Oh well. I guess to be more clear, to the first poster I was responding to...I don't think what someone uses in a tractor pull is relative to what makes a good Super Duty engine, I don't think it proves anything, even remotely. Also, I realize in some tractor pulls they use diesel engines, and it's actually part of the "class" of some tractor pulls. Also, the DT466 is an International diesel not offered in a Super Duty. It's a 466 cu inch diesel that would appear to be very good for what it's used for, but it isn't in a Super Duty so I don't know if it's relative to the PSD/V10 debate.
Edited to add: sorry for not being more clear
Thanks for the link though
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At least a couple of the classes in tractor pulling "mandate" diesel fuel engines. I guess people could talk about how crappy the PSD is because Boeing doesn't use them in airplanes? A good engine for a truck should be based on what people use in tractor pulling event? Makes sense, for you I guess.
So since Boeing jets can run on diesel fuel, you think 747's should be entered in tractor pull events?
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You mentioned tractor pulls. The international DT-466 is a common engine run in international farm tractors, and is also quite common to find them in international tractors at tractor pulls. As for jet engines, I have seen them at tractor pulls too.
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I had quoted the previous poster: "If the v-10 is so great and can out pull a PSD, why dont we see them taking the place of the PSD's in tractor pulls, etc?..." and was responding to his post.
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Speaking of tractor pulls...oh, sorry must have nodded off there. I guess I must be the only one who thinks it's absolutely stupid to beat the hell out of a perfectly good machine, only to pull weight that has no real purpose or consequence other than it's own existence.
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Its called entertainment much like racing, football, and the news for that matter lol.
Personally I like tractor pulls and demo derbys better than anything else. Lots of gassers out there too. I dont think youll see many v10s since there is so much more aftermarket support for a 460...
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