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IsaacCarlson · 12-21-2009, 09:29 PM

in a pickup? I have been digging around and have to decided to take the plunge and do it. I have talked to several people who have done it and they get between 40 and 68 mpg. For example, i found a mitsubishi 4 cyl. turbodiesel that was rated at like 60HP and the BSFC chart said that at FULL LOAD AND FULL REV it only used 2.8 gallons per hour, and at 1/4 load and full rev it used a mere .9gph. The person I talked to from the the shop where this engine was said he has sold 4 or 5 to people for use in pickup trucks and they all get better than 40 mpg. anybody here tried it?

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IsaacCarlson eco....something or other Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colfax, WI Posts: 724 wood hauler - '91 Ford F-250 Team Pontiac 90 day: 26.69 mpg (US) Rav - '06 Toyota Rav4 Base 90 day: 26.52 mpg (US) Thanks: 39 Thanked 67 Times in 50 Posts	Just curious if anyone here has put a small commercial turbodiesel (in a pickup) in a pickup? I have been digging around and have to decided to take the plunge and do it. I have talked to several people who have done it and they get between 40 and 68 mpg. For example, i found a mitsubishi 4 cyl. turbodiesel that was rated at like 60HP and the BSFC chart said that at FULL LOAD AND FULL REV it only used 2.8 gallons per hour, and at 1/4 load and full rev it used a mere .9gph. The person I talked to from the the shop where this engine was said he has sold 4 or 5 to people for use in pickup trucks and they all get better than 40 mpg. anybody here tried it? __________________ 1991 F-250: 4.9L, Mazda 5 speed, 4.10 10.25" rear