Kinda off of the Audi topic ...

[Danton J.A. Cardoso]

In my parts, there are many diesel pickups.  The biggest modification is to
modify the wastegate, cut out the airbox, and then put on dual stacks, like
the ones on over the road trucks.  The spewing of carbon filled exhaust is
insane, and the prodigious amount of power emanating is nuts.  Of course,
hearing that idle, and hearing the turbo spool is sweet music to a
motorhead, like me, even though hearing a sports car, or a well tuned Audi
works wonders for the ears too.

From: Hayes Myers [mailto:hayesmyers at gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, 29 July, 2011 08:27
To: Tony Hoffman
Cc: Danton J.A. Cardoso; Fay Kelley; quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Re: Kinda off of the Audi topic ...

 

I don't have the Dodgey ...my bud at work does. It's automatic with some
pumped up tranny work... 700lbs tq or something stupid on it. 12v is more
reliable...and MUCH cheaper to work on / get parts for.  I'm always on the
lookout for a good example...i want to add this baby to my stable.  My
friends GMC Diesel with the Alison tranny is a nightmare. It's a boat anchor
literally after massive head failure... lot of technology but at what
price....

Yup, these 12v Dodges are pretty amazing...especially if you do a little bit
of work to them...the turbo sounds awesome!

On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 8:47 AM, Tony Hoffman <auditony at gmail.com> wrote:

One thing I'd recommend on the Dodge is to add a fuel pressure guage, and
seriously upgrade the brakes. The engines are VERY stout, and still get
pretty decent milage.

I've driven quite a few, and prefer the older 12V's over the 24V's for the
lower maint. Power is pretty similar, a little better in the 24V.

The reason for the fuel pressure guage is to watch for the impending doom of
the electric fuel pump mounted ont eh side of the block. When it goes, the
Injector pump will be forced ot such the fuel, which it is not designed to
do. $3500 later you will be back on the road :(

If you mostly drive easy, light trailers, and flat ground, the brakes may
not be an issue. However, down mountain passes, even in an empty truck, will
warp the rotors pretty quickly. BTDT several times before finally upgrading.

Tony

On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 4:26 PM, Danton J.A. Cardoso
<djacardoso at gmail.com>wrote:


> Agreed ad infititum about the Dodge, it's not RAM tough for nothing!
> Tremendous torque, and with a six speed manual, it can pull a house!!
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> On
> Behalf Of Vincent Gelinas
> Sent: Thursday, 28 July, 2011 15:39
> To: Fay Kelley; quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: Kinda off of the Audi topic ...
>
> My recommendation would be to go for a mid-90s dodge diesel truck. Dually
> if
> it can be had is always preferable for trailers and large payloads. Older
> GM
> trucks have massive electrical problems (my Grandma's GMC actually had a
> wire fire!). Ford makes a good unit as well and are easy to find, but the
> Cummins straight six has a whole lot of torque.
>
> - Vincent
> On Jul 28, 2011 4:08 PM, "Fay Kelley" <iceisit at earthlink.net> wrote:
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> > He has about 5-7,000 to work with ...
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> > I know you all have owned a TON of cars
> > over the years ... we would very much
> > appreciate any recommendations.
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> > Thanks ~
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> > Cheers, Fay and Jim
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