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Old 05-05-2013, 04:13 PM   #47 (permalink)
Diesel_Dave
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Originally Posted by bandit86 View Post
If you shutoff a diesel would you not have massive amounts of engine braking?

The other thing I'm thinking of, why not route the air intake to behind the rad where the tranny oil cooler is? The steady flow of air would cool the rad so it stays cooler, you also get a warm air intake which diesels supposed to love
Diesels like cooler air. Both for power and effeciency. At least until you get really cold
Thats why turbodiesels have intercoolers to cool the air back down after its been heayed up by the turbo.
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