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Old 08-02-2017, 12:51 AM   #24 (permalink)
Isaac Zackary
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Originally Posted by oil pan 4 View Post
If your diesel is non-turbo then put a turbo on it.
Minimum 10% fuel economy improvement, more power, better drivability, less soot.
The only bad things about a turbo is cost and it may increase NOx a little, but mostly at full power.
I'd suspect that if I made this thing as a constant power pusher trailer running at part throttle then using a specifically calibrated turbo to run boost at that part throttle/lower RPMs along with a good intercooler would possibly decrease NOx along with soot, CO and HC emissions.

I wonder how much it would cost to get a custom miller cycle camshaft... I could use a turbo to do it too since all I need is something that puts out constant power at a constant throttle level within a narrow RPM range (55 to 65mph)
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