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Old 06-14-2012, 09:47 PM
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Including US farming?
What??!? Why do they subsidize farmers???
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Old 06-14-2012, 09:52 PM
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Including US farming?
Especially US farming!
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Old 06-15-2012, 12:31 AM
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This is a funny thread.

What on Earth doesn't cause cancer? How about that cell phone next to your brain etc.

Anyhow as a huge diesel fan, here's my old one - made 600RWHP and I could "soot" up a car next to me in a heartbeat

I loved those summer days when people had their windows down rockin some ridiculous bass note that was shaking me in my seat. It's really fun to watch a wall of black smoke go into their drivers window and come out the passenger side. Diesels are a blast, especially when you do some serious work to them.

Notice how the pistons were hitting the valves. Hilarious to find out that a Shelby Cobra 5.4 32v valve springs not only fit perfectly on this Navistar diesel, but also give enough seat pressure to stop the floating at high RPM. Retainers, keepers, etc., all matched up perfectly lol.



Yes - that's Chrysler green



And here's my newest one - it's rockin' 700RWHP - It blows the tires loose at 70mph and can still get 20mpg. Pretty fun.



Moral of the story - You don't know what you're missing until you've drove something with 60+ pounds of boost
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Old 06-15-2012, 12:40 AM
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Old 06-15-2012, 02:16 AM
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I loved those summer days when people had their windows down rockin some ridiculous bass note that was shaking me in my seat. It's really fun to watch a wall of black smoke go into their drivers window and come out the passenger side.
I have to admit that does sound like a lot of fun. In theory at least. I would also consider adding something to the fuel to give the smoke a rotten egg smell. Is that technically feasible?
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Old 06-15-2012, 02:36 AM
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He broke it because I smoked him on this.

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Old 06-15-2012, 02:39 AM
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I have to admit that does sound like a lot of fun. In theory at least. I would also consider adding something to the fuel to give the smoke a rotten egg smell. Is that technically feasible?
Oh it is. You can paint someone's interior black in a matter of seconds.

As far as for the smell I image you could put some sort of additive to give the exhaust a nasty smell as long as it still had lubricity.

The earliest one I had was a 7.3 (the original powerstroke DI). The injectors fired off of 110 DC Volts, so you could imagine the size of the injector / nozzle compared to the newer Huey setups firing with 20-50 DC volts.

My old 7.3 ran 100% off of used transmission fluid, used oil, power steering fluid, gas, you name it. If I drained it I threw it in the tank. Just imagine changing your oil and putting it in the fuel tank of your truck when you're done!

I had three 55 gallon drums at home filled up at all times as I would just take the used oil away from some of my dealership buddies holding tanks. I didn't use a drop of diesel fuel for almost 3 years with that truck. No drivability issues, unusual smoking, etc. But you could definitely smell it. More fuel filter changes, but that's about it.

Another buddy of mine owns a restaurant and ran his old 7.3 on straight fryer grease. It was hilarious as every where he went, his truck smelled like a fast food joint.

Sadly, the newer models have a much smaller nozzle, not to mention 5000 - 6000 lbs of fuel pressure at idle, in the heads, as they aren't fired off of oil pressure anymore. So lobbing some old 15w40 in there can cause some headaches. It's not worth it anymore.
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He broke it because I smoked him on this.

Haha - It was the yellow on that cub that scared me
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And while the infantiles enjoy their playtools, the righting paper "the Economists" brought this article as a cover story:

http://www.economist.com/node/21556921
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Old 06-15-2012, 06:20 AM
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And while the infantiles enjoy their playtools, the righting paper "the Economists" brought this article as a cover story:

http://www.economist.com/node/21556921
Infantiles? Better look in the mirror. I guess the parts powering your pc were made without fossil fuels or the power used to allow you to post, electricity in your house etc.?

You are the definition of a hypocrite and your holier than thou attitude is laughable.
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