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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 10:40 AM
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you haven't seen some of the loads I have hauled on these traileres
 
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 07:40 PM
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You don't see these motors in NASCAR, but they last and produce some torque.
You did briefly see them in Indy cars, and now in the Audi R10 TDI in LeMans, setting records on fuel economy and laps completed.
 
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 11:16 PM
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VW uses TDI in some of their cars also.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 12:33 AM
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Does anyone know if it is possible to make a diesel motor run on good ole fashioned 'Mountain Dew'?
 
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 12:34 AM
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Try it in your gasser Mike.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 12:36 AM
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Originally Posted by lostmybeer
Try it in your gasser Mike.
Actually back in Carolina, we did run some cars with the stuff...I was wondering about diesels...I am not familiar with those motors.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 12:36 AM
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I dewed on a mountian once, Almost got fined when the ranger caught me
 
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 12:46 AM
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I'll try in someone else's truck. Hey Jerry...let's try something to your truck. Marty, open the bottle.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 12:47 AM
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sure, i have to have a place for the "road soda"
 
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 12:48 AM
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I'll try in someone else's truck. Hey Jerry...let's try something to your truck. Marty, open the bottle.
If you are thinking about that Crown stuff, it could not make a moped go!...LMFAO
 
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 12:50 AM
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Crown is too good to waste. Nice try. Maybe some Jackie Daneils
 
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 12:51 AM
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Crown is too good to waste. Nice try. Maybe some Jackie Daneils
I think it's illegal to create that much compression in a motor.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 12:54 AM
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OOH YAA it will work in a gas rig till it eats the hoses

Been there done that

In a diesel you use it to help get the water out of the fuel if it is pure
 
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 12:55 AM
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Makes a good solvent too
 
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 01:03 AM
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OOH YAA it will work till it eats the hoses

Been there done that
So did a few of the founding fathers of NASCAR....NASCAR would not exist if it weren't for the 'Ridge Runners"...Read some of the history of Junior Johnson and others.
 
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