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the last TRUE powerstroke!!
USMC 500:
Chuck Norris once had a Powerstroke that had 1,000,000,000 miles on it because it was too afraid to break down on him. :-D
89blaster89:
nice trailer :mrgreen:
USMC 500:
AHHHHH!! What I did today was the equivalent to taking a $50 bill and setting it on fire.....A total waste of $50!! On What you ask?!........
You see here in California we have an epidemic....this epidemic is all the people who live in the city that have discovered that if you buy a diesel truck and put a programmer you can instantly make 700hp.....So what do all these sheep do?....They all go out to buy diesel trucks which hikes up demand and have risen the average price of a truck to that of an exotic sports car......then they put 24 inch wheels with mud tires to drive in the city and have drawn attention to truck owners by law enforcement......And of course since everyone needs a diesel truck to look cool on Sunset Blvd, Diesel fuel has shot up past the highest grade of gasoline which causes your milk to cost $5 a gallon.....how you ask? Higher fuel prices equal higher grocery prices because those really big semi's that deliver your grocerys to the market run on....you guessed it.....DIESEL!!.....And to finish off the kick to the nuts....I now have to SMOG my DIESEL truck???!! :x.......Thats what cost me $50!! If you look on my smog print out you will see N/A next to almost all of the catagories....... A diesel smog in Cali consists of a visual under the hood to make sure you havent added any performance enhancers, a visual of the tail pipe to make sure the truck won't blow black smoke, and they are looking for "check engine" lights.......thats it!! Thats what costs $50!!
Oh and by the way, to all the city freaks who wanna look cool in their diesel trucks.....here is a little hint......Black smoke does not equal BIG POWER!! It is unburned wasted fuel......when you bump your programmer to level 10,000 "Super Fast" your induction system and exhaust system won't flow enough air to support all that additional fuel......so all you are doing is dumping unburned fuel out the ass end and drawing attention to all of us who use our trucks for hauling toys and for work!! If you look at true performace diesel trucks (sled pulls) they blow smoke when spooling the turbo but once under load they clear up......
So that was my rant for the day......thanks for listening.....I needed that. :-D
don46:
I had a 01 7.3, and I have to say it was a great truck, I also had/have a 6.0, 6.4 and a 6.7 and honestly the only one that was a piece of crap was the 6.4, no power and never. ever loaded or empty did it get 10 mpg mostly towing 5 or less, it was a joke. The 6.0 was OK, but coming over the grapevine at about 80 in 90 degree temps hauling a load of bikes it got warm, never hot, and from that time it ate coolant, had it in twice for warranty never could fix it which is how I ended up with the 6.4. Currently I drive a 6.7, love the truck and the tranny, it will do 19 empty driving 80 and I routinely get 11-13 pulling a 41' toy hauler 75-80 mph. to make a long story short I like it as much as my 01 and in some instances it is better as well as way quieter. I liked all my 7.3's, had 3 of them got nothing but good to say about them. like I said the only jonah I've had is the 6.4.
Dragondude:
Buddy of mine had an 03 Cummins 3500. He built up the transmission and engine. Had around 500-600hp 1200 ft lbs of torque (maybe a little less) That thing would smoke the tires. That sucker with a lightly loaded trailer still beat 5.0 mustangs, corvettes.only one corvette beat him and it was by about half a hood. the engine blew at around 150k. He put a crate engine in it, suped it up a little but not nearly as good as the other engine. The truck has about 350k miles on it and still looks awesome.
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