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lee · 10-26-2020, 10:45 AM

First..some basics ..as I ..see them

diesel will ALLWAYS get better mpg than gas..Ask a trucker.
Turbo will help any diesel LOTS..( been there , done that)
Water injection helps air density, keeps a turbo cooler.

Start ..with a Three cyl. Turbo diesel , with water injection.
next..old school semis had " two speed rear ends" which ..in theory could give
the effect of "double overdrive" ..Squeezing the Horsepower out of the torque.

.so to speak.

Recall that a 55 nash metro ..would get great mileage, was a square brick, no plastic, or aluminum even, no fuel injection, no computer. If one swapped a diesel ..gain of 20-30 percent.
If aerodynamic..Huge

gain...
LRR tires..more gain still..
I feel it is possible...if approached in this manner. !

KEEP AT IT!!!

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lee EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: arkansas Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	DOABLE!! First..some basics ..as I ..see them diesel will ALLWAYS get better mpg than gas..Ask a trucker. Turbo will help any diesel LOTS..( been there , done that) Water injection helps air density, keeps a turbo cooler. Start ..with a Three cyl. Turbo diesel , with water injection. next..old school semis had " two speed rear ends" which ..in theory could give the effect of "double overdrive" ..Squeezing the Horsepower out of the torque. .so to speak. Recall that a 55 nash metro ..would get great mileage, was a square brick, no plastic, or aluminum even, no fuel injection, no computer. If one swapped a diesel ..gain of 20-30 percent. If aerodynamic..Huge gain... LRR tires..more gain still.. I feel it is possible...if approached in this manner. ! KEEP AT IT!!!