Gas vs PSD
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From: Auburn, Wa
and I am in transit, so no track times right now can afford to break something. Rest assured once i get settled i will be at the track soon enough.
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We go from who can pull 15K+lbs up a mountain pass and burn less fuel, to who's gonna win a drag-race with an ultra-tuned diesel...
A tuned/modded diesel that can win any drag race (especially against a Lightning) will NOT last long going up a pass towing heavy before the EGTs go so high they have to slow down.
Been at the track multiple times gasser trucks stopped lining up with the diesels along time ago. only ones that did were the Lightings and most of the tuned and hot rodded out diesels hand them their butts. Watched a new Z06 vette wave my buddy past. if you want to get into hot rodding diesels at the track your V-10 is not gonna have a snowballs chance in hell.
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I think I see a 16.xxx and ALLOT of yellow (lost) slips.
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We go from who can pull 15K+lbs up a mountain pass and burn less fuel, to who's gonna win a drag-race with an ultra-tuned diesel...
A tuned/modded diesel that can win any drag race (especially against a Lightning) will NOT last long going up a pass towing heavy before the EGTs go so high they have to slow down.
A tuned/modded diesel that can win any drag race (especially against a Lightning) will NOT last long going up a pass towing heavy before the EGTs go so high they have to slow down.
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From: Auburn, Wa
We go from who can pull 15K+lbs up a mountain pass and burn less fuel, to who's gonna win a drag-race with an ultra-tuned diesel...
A tuned/modded diesel that can win any drag race (especially against a Lightning) will NOT last long going up a pass towing heavy before the EGTs go so high they have to slow down.
A tuned/modded diesel that can win any drag race (especially against a Lightning) will NOT last long going up a pass towing heavy before the EGTs go so high they have to slow down.
I was pulling 3-5% grades with my 100 horse tune. the 10% percent grade in the black hills yah it was in stock lol.
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Giving them 8 to 10 pounds of boost is a very safe tune.
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Then when the water/meth system malfunctions (when, not if) they have a nice mound of melted aluminum in each cylinder.
The stock powdered rods on the V10 isn't going to handle that too long when towing. Best to keep it around 5 or 6 lbs. Thing is with 5 or 6 pounds (intercooled) you are looking at well over 100hp and 100tq and a nicer torque curve also.
The stock powdered rods on the V10 isn't going to handle that too long when towing. Best to keep it around 5 or 6 lbs. Thing is with 5 or 6 pounds (intercooled) you are looking at well over 100hp and 100tq and a nicer torque curve also.
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We go from who can pull 15K+lbs up a mountain pass and burn less fuel, to who's gonna win a drag-race with an ultra-tuned diesel...
A tuned/modded diesel that can win any drag race (especially against a Lightning) will NOT last long going up a pass towing heavy before the EGTs go so high they have to slow down.
A tuned/modded diesel that can win any drag race (especially against a Lightning) will NOT last long going up a pass towing heavy before the EGTs go so high they have to slow down.
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Do you really think that? I dunno. My brother is beating up on some people on the street that is. He's pulled a couple good loads up some nice hills and his hottest temp has been 1150. Here's the thing you don't pull the hill like your trying to do a 11 second 1/4. Of all people I expect you to understand. I will agree w/ you if you don't be smart w/ your mods you very well will see a castrotrific failure.
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My truck (once I get my tuning done) will outrun any new diesel, so I guess I wouldn't have any trouble with your V10 either.
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How do you figure? I have driven v10s, 3v ones at that, and they aren't the magic powerhouse you make them out to be..... A chipped 99-03 7.3L will outrun a 3v v10 towing or empty. I know, i've driven both.
My truck (once I get my tuning done) will outrun any new diesel, so I guess I wouldn't have any trouble with your V10 either.
My truck (once I get my tuning done) will outrun any new diesel, so I guess I wouldn't have any trouble with your V10 either.
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Yellow slips are not always losses, as whites are not always wins. There's a 16 in there somewhere.
Performance potential is as important to some, as reliability is to others. If you like to tinker, have fun, and go faster, PSD's win hands down.
Performance potential is as important to some, as reliability is to others. If you like to tinker, have fun, and go faster, PSD's win hands down.
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just depends on the copy the guy give you after the pass. I wont lie my truck was not running right last time I went. I still managed to out run a new RX-8 the guy was froggy and waited for me in line a second time, it was even worse for him. but the new RX-8s are pretty slow.