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Old 08-11-2010, 06:36 PM   #3 (permalink)
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LOD is important, but not really as important for a diesel engine I don't think. All the BSFC maps I've seen for diesels show that full throttle is always best, period. Hopefully Tas or someone else who knows diesels will chime in.

It really all depends on what you are doing as to what gauges you watch. I watch coolant temp because I have a full grill block on the car and I want to see how fast I'm heating up. I also watch 12V since I run a disabled alternator most of the time. However, both of these are useless to people who don't have those mods done.
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