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diesel_john · 01-30-2008, 11:19 PM

My first diesel... a '61 M-B 190D 4 spd. 30+MPG $0.16/gal. My friends laughed at me. They had 426's,427's,428's, and 429's, but no 4210's. Now, they drive hummers and light their cigars with 20 dollar bills and i drive a beat up old rabbit. i am beginning to see a pattern here.

ref#22 And E85 needs what about 12 to 1 compression to take full advantage. maybe flexfuel engines should be turbo'd so they can vary effective compression ratio.

01-30-2008, 11:19 PM	#26 (permalink)
diesel_john MP$ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 595 Thanks: 5 Thanked 19 Times in 14 Posts	My first diesel... a '61 M-B 190D 4 spd. 30+MPG $0.16/gal. My friends laughed at me. They had 426's,427's,428's, and 429's, but no 4210's. Now, they drive hummers and light their cigars with 20 dollar bills and i drive a beat up old rabbit. i am beginning to see a pattern here. ref#22 And E85 needs what about 12 to 1 compression to take full advantage. maybe flexfuel engines should be turbo'd so they can vary effective compression ratio. Last edited by diesel_john; 01-30-2008 at 11:35 PM..