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  1. J

    Diesel even worth it still?

    Electric is not the future. At least not in the sense of plug-in batteries and their current use. The infrastructure and lithium supplies won’t be there for several decades….or ever. I think ICE will live on once hydrogen and synthetic fuel technology becomes more viable - and both are nearly...
  2. J

    Diesel even worth it still?

    Good find! Thanks for letting me know! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Diesel even worth it still?

    No I’m gonna listen to that guy with the blue sharpie. Even though the one tank of 87 I used while towing lead to the timing retarding to the point that the truck couldn’t get out of 5th gear when it’s otherwise always in 7th or 8th and used around 25% more gas, and also I spent $90k on a...
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    Diesel even worth it still?

    Literally today it jumped $0.30 a litre overnight here. Now $2.10 a litre! Regular is $1.70. So diesel is now basically $8 a gallon here. The irony that I’m also selling my BMW diesel today (which is killing me) is not lost. Insanity. But not unexpected. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  5. J

    Diesel even worth it still?

    Sorry I was just following the instruction book. I’ll listen to you now. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Diesel even worth it still?

    Just a few more factors to consider. For both sides. With the hemi you need to run 89 octane or higher, which does bridge the gap at the pumps a bit. Also recall diesel is often cheaper than gas - these prices fluctuate. I haven’t owned an Ecodiesel but I do run a BMW diesel and it’s...
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    New 3.0L Inline-6 has arrived

    To some yes. But to a lot of people while 1mpg isn’t much, it’s the extra power and refinement of a turbo straight 6 without economic penalty that tips the scale. I’ve owned several hemis and a few straight 6 (mostly BMWs and driven a few Mercs with the new i6) and it really is a wonderful...
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    New 3.0L Inline-6 has arrived

    Yes. It is a smaller engine. And it makes both more power and torque. Which is why the displacement is replaced by FI - there is indeed a replacement for displacement. It’s exactly what we’re talking about. If you don’t want to talk about how turbo and non-turbo engines of the same...
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    New 3.0L Inline-6 has arrived

    I don’t wanna get flamed too hard, but if this is a clean sheet design out of the box easily putting down 500hp, there’s gotta be room to bump that up to 600-650hp pretty easy. Throw an electric motor on one of the axles and you’re looking at a 6-800hp Hellcat/TRX/Trackhawk replacement. Before...
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    New 3.0L Inline-6 has arrived

    Yes we are. Drive a 3.0 gas NA and 3.0 gas turbo back to back. Drive a 3.0 diesel NA and 3.0 diesel turbo back to back. Show me any 3.0 NA gas engine making a reliable 4-500hp. It doesn’t exist. Guys are already doing software tunes on the new M3/M4 and bumping it from 500 to 600 up no sweat...
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    New 3.0L Inline-6 has arrived

    Hopefully it still looks as clean as these pics in the engine bay and not like the rats nest in the Bronco Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  12. J

    New 3.0L Inline-6 has arrived

    FI is the replacement for displacement. As for pushing smaller engines with turbos under load look no further than what tractor trailers have been doing for 50 years. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  13. J

    New 3.0L Inline-6 has arrived

    Why are you turned off by DI? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  14. J

    The best rear axle ratio for me

    Wait. Is she the Ram and you the Ridgeline? My apologies lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  15. J

    The best rear axle ratio for me

    You and your wife don’t have the same hemi, transmission, and suspension components either. The diff is more analogous to a longer lever such as you having longer arms than your otherwise identical twin brother. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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