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Originally Posted by mechman600
LOL...you will make millions!
Seriously, yank the 4.7 boat anchor and install a small turbocharged four banger.
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Okay, give me the money and I'll do it.
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Originally Posted by mechman600
Plus, thanks to the magic of variable geometry turbochargers, turbo lag is eliminated and torque curves are flat as a pancake all the way down to 'just above idle' RPMs. Hmm...seems like a magical recipe for ecommodding to me!
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IIRC, VNTs don't do well with gasoline engines. It had something to do with their higher exhaust temperatures frying the exhaust vanes and/or mechanisms of VNTs... The only successful gasoline VNT I know of was the Dodge Shelby CSX, and that turbo was poorly matched to its engine.
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Oh, and don't forget to attempt to freeze your slushbox. Torque converters ruin most economy attempts.
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Again: Give me the money and I'll do it.
Otherwise, I'll pursue this on my own time, with my own dime. One of the goals of this project is to recoup, within 30 fillups, the money spent on a particular truck modification. For instance, the aerocap I spent $75 to make would pay for itself within 14 fill-ups, or 7 weeks of driving. Another goal is to not reduce the existing functionality of the truck. Again, the aerocap I made comes off in all of 30 seconds, and I can then haul heavy and/or large things.
So don't mention engine/tranny swaps or any other obviously costly measures. The goal is to save money, not piss it down the drain in an attempt to increase my gas mileage.