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We shouldn't be having this discussion. That truck is a good candidate for restoration!

Quote: Originally Posted by JVantreese I can not fiqure out why the news media has decided that all US cars are junk and only cars made outside the US are reliable and gives you decent MPG. The anti US bias in the Consumer's Report Mag is so strong that I canciled my subscripton. I have owned vehicals made by the big 3 as well as Audi, Subaru, VW, and a few other inports. All of vehicals had good points and some weakness. The recent dip...

Water/Meth injection isn't allowed according to the rules i'm working within for the class I'm running in. So it isn't an option. I can do the whole radiator/fan combo, but that would give me basically what I'd get off of a regular intercooler. I'm wanting to do something out of the box to get an even better air charge. Morph

OK thats sounds pretty good Thanks

My first diesel was an '84 Olds 88. I knew they had problems, but I figured if I bought it for one third of the original price (it was only a year and half old) I could live with it. Every week would bring another problem, and I had car poolers to get to work. The dealer service dept. was worse than the vehicle. I then decided that the big three had treated me like a sucker for long enough. I went out and bought a new Toyota Land...

Quote: Originally Posted by DFitzwater That's because the d50's were Japanese if my memory serves me correctly. Mitsubishi if I recall. Exactly my point.

Four good posts in a row which I agree with. Furd my have culled all the old timers and have only a bunch of young hotshots with large egos and over inflated self-confidence. We'll know if Furd can produce a reliable diesel engine before long. If I was the engineer in charge of the new engine project at Furd going up against the mighty and already proven Cummins ISB6.7 and the EPA I wouldn't buy a new home with a mortgage or make...

According to the news on tv, the car makers are introducing several diesel cars at the car show this year. Some of them even pass the kalifornia test. It will be interesting to see how this plays out as far as diesel prices. I wonder if the added demand will cause diesel to be made more available for domestic use (and bring diesel prices down), or increase the pressure on the supply and drive prices up. (with the continuation of domestic...

Quote: Originally Posted by Wingate I STILL have no clue as to why Ford wouuld fight to keep the Powerstroke name??? I realize the 7.3 was a good engine, but people tend to remember the bad and recent more than the old and good Not much of a fight when they OWN the name/brand Powerstroke. You have to remember, Ford folks seem to be blindly loyal to Ford. Their response to the 6.0 is "it wasnt that bad." or "they fixed them...

Quote: Originally Posted by AABEN YOU must not own a dodge !! I do own a 2005 Dodge 3500 and have been very happy with it. I said anything labeled Chrysler sucks. I would love a new 2010 Dodge Ram 3500 when they show up. I have been happy with our 2005 Ford Excursion (6.0) My wife loves her 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid. Of these three vehicles the Ford and Toyota have been trouble free while my Dodge has had a couple of recalls, plus bad...