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Old 04-16-2020, 02:01 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Welcome Green. It's good to see another diesel on here. I would start with tire pressure, ScanGuage and upper grill blocking. I did mine with black insulation foam for plumbing pushed between the slats. It is easy to remove if needed but I have never felt the need in 15 years.
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The power needed to push an object through a fluid increases as the cube of the velocity. Mechanical friction increases as the square, so increasing speed requires progressively more power.
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