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Dec 24, 2003 | 09:21 PM

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ImportPePe

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It's turbodiesel :P

Turbodiesels are known to receive excellent fuel economy.

Dec 24, 2003 | 09:24 PM

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Sweet. Diesels rock.

Dec 24, 2003 | 09:33 PM

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I bet they get excellent fuel economy to boot!

who told?....

Is 5mpg bad? its not that bad 700hp NA is a decent trade off

Dec 28, 2003 | 03:01 AM

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if you can afford the engine build, hopefully you can afford the gas!

Dec 31, 2003 | 02:16 PM

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Trentieth

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if i had a bugatti veyron i bet i could own it.

Jan 8, 2004 | 04:46 AM

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Originally posted by BeenWaitin4Evo
The aftermarket for the Cummins engines is probably the closest to the "rice rocket" aftermarket that I've seen. There's tons and tons of mods out there for those engines. And, obviously, quite a few people who just go nuts with 'em

Gale Banks does a ton of aftermarket stuff for the big 3 diesel trucks (Ford Powerstroke, GM duramax, and the Cummins in the Dodges). Some of the kits add over 100 HP and 200 lb-ft of torque... Good stuff