turbo232

yeah. raw unburned fuel that is about 5 times worse than gas emissions. properly tuned diesels burn fairly clean.

school boy

im not in total agreement with that. yea, there are companies like banks that are making strides to accomplish smokeless diesel with big power. but at the end of the day, over 90% of diesels in competition, making big power, are blowing smoke.

turbo232

i use to do engine work for Cat. we never had our **** smoking. once you start smoking you start losing power.....or your turbo failed.

New2V8

That is similar to what I want. I want the power under the hood JUST SO I KNOW ITS THERE.

school boy

alright man. tell that to these 1000+ hp trucks pumping out smoke /

rsh0763

I had this happen to me last night, with a Toyota tundra. I guess he thought because he had a catback exhaust that he would would have no problem with the GT.


I don't really do street racing, but this guy and his friend were talking a little too much.

I couldn't help myself, so I let him him have it. By the the time my minimally modded GT had chirped 2nd gear, the truck was gone.

You would think that anyone serious about racing would know the difference between s cheesy cat-back and a wide open o/r racing pipe with good mufflers. All I have is a steeda Cai, summit org pipe and FM 40's and it wasn't even close. I told him at the next light that if Jr wants to race my 2005 Cummins turbo diesel that I would give him another chance. Of course that one has a banks 6 gun with the new interface and might even give the GT a run for it's money. But what is it about these guys in the half-ton tundras thinking they own race cars? It seems pretty stupid, honestly, I have access to a chassis dump (wish I would have had a baseline) but on Sunday the 27th, I had a 272hp reading at the wheels, I don't know if that sounds right it not, but even if it is close, for a 3000 pound car that seems like plenty.

Did have one wrx that dropped the hammer while we were moving around 40 and at least he kept up for a few seconds, but lost him hard on the 11% grade no problem. I can't wait to see what happens when I add the supercharger. I hate street racing, it is stupid, but the temptation of ripping their ego out is just to appealing.

Does 272, with 3,27 gears, a summit hooptie and steeds Cai sound about right? I wish I would have made a stock run just to have a baseline.

So far, I have been challenged by 4 Toyota tundras and the wrx. What is it with these Toyota fan bois and their sumptuous half ton trucks anyways?




half tons anyways?


You would think these guys would be able to tell the difference

turbo232

well, it probably doesn't help that Toyota claims they use racing technology in all their engines. therefore, they must be fast.

Stealthrida

luckly i rarely ever get that, if anything usually it happens when im driving on the highway the roll up next to me look over then speed off. Even when i had my Eclipse GSX it rarely happened.

Hangwire

Theyre Ford engineered Cobras. Shelby essentially pays to have his name put on the car. Shelby Supercars Inc has very little to do with the design or manufacturing of the GT500(Cobra). Its a Cobra, not a Shelby.

99GTvert

The newer gt500's do have the snake on them...but they also have the 'Shelby' name on them too. Therefore, the proper name is:

Ford Mustang SVT Shelby GT500 Cobra