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Originally Posted by Hersbird
I know Banks put a I6 Cummins in an aero Dakota and got pretty impressive numbers w/o any hybrid stuff. Imagine what an I4 Cummins would do.
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It's funny, I bought this truck because it was cheap and I needed the engine for another truck. Now I've been driving it around and I really love it as is. I still need the engine for something else though, I've strongly considered putting a 4 cylinder Cummins in it's place.
I'm impressed by the 28mpg claimed by the new diesel Ram 1500, and that's with no hybrid stuff and all the emissions equipment that usually hurts mileage. If I could do 30mpg with hybrid I would be really happy. Right now the truck gets about 18mpg but it's geared for towing on the highway and has a 6 liter engine. Just tuning the engine alone should net me a few mpg.