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Old 08-01-2017, 07:39 PM   #56 (permalink)
jray3
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Originally Posted by t vago View Post
I already heat the air in my Magnum to about 40 or 50 F above ambient
Good, thx. Running 1200 highway miles this past weekend with the Odyssey upper grill blocked and over 90 degrees ambient temps, I usually saw 120-124 degree intake air temp on my scangauge (and coolant temps of 190 to 217). That plus a lot of time spent at altitude of over 2000 feet must've really thinned out the intake air, but no problems. The van delivered 24 mpg steady at speeds of 75-80 mph for 300+ mile stretches. Not bad for an engine with 226k on the clock!
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1987 F250 Diesel, 6.9L IDI, goes on anything greasy
1983 Grumman Kurbwatt, 170 kW "Gone Postal" twin
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