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Originally Posted by Deezler
My new direction for the car was a goal of UTILITY. This diesel engine has such a tasty amount of torque and efficiency, that it's quite palatable to accept some minor fuel economy losses in order to open a whole new range of capability....
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Thats the ballance us non-commuters are always trying to find.
I say don't worry about ride hight.
My engineer friend commutes in a 2001 sunfire. He put new struts on all 4 wheels and raised the car nearly 2 inchs. He said the effect on fuel milage is slightly more than only effecting the rounding error but still well with in the standard deviation.
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1984 chevy suburban, custom made 6.5L diesel turbocharged with a Garrett T76 and Holset HE351VE, 22:1 compression 13psi of intercooled boost.
1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
2011 leaf SL, white, portable 240v CHAdeMO, trailer hitch, new batt as of 2014.
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