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Old 06-16-2010, 01:19 PM   #26 (permalink)
Big Dave
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The Red Baron - '00 Ford F-350 XLT
90 day: 27.99 mpg (US)

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Having driven it some, I think I'm gonna live with it as-is. It isn't THAT twitchy, just more than it was. The long wheelbase stabilizes it a lot.

The upside is my coasting distances have gone berserk. On a 0.6 mile coast from 70 to a stop light, I used to just coast up to the stop light. Now I'm going 40 MPH at the light and have to jam on the binders. Hence, next time I start my coast farther out. This is with my tires aired down to 80 psi. Before I was at 100 psi.

With two drive shafts there is a small amount of increased drive line "snatch" but it is managable and I'll smooth it out in a week or so.

At speeds under 65 MPH, my engine is now normally aspirated - zero boost.

EGT stays in the happy zone: <600 degrees F (pre).

The truck's whole acoustic signature is different with the roar of the engine attenuated. I can hear a front wheel bearing just beginning to rumble.
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