Re: Better Gas Mileage

From: mrdancer (mrdancer2@home.your.underwear.com)
Date: Tue May 08 2001 - 22:00:49 EDT


There's a guy on the "alt.autos.dodge.trucks" list (goes by the name of
Redneck) who claims to know a racer up in Idaho who has TWO Dakotas with
Cummins diesels in them. However, I think the trucks are race-tube-chassis,
etc., maybe have the Cummins mounted mid-engine?!?

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Gary Joyce <gjoyce_@excite.com> wrote in message
news:20193115.989323759436.JavaMail.imail@patti.excite.com...
> Man,
> Right now where i live diesel is about 40 cents a gallon cheaper.  The
> cummins diesel is one of the best fuel economy engines in its field, but
it
> would be a while before you offset the cost of the engine, the
transmission
> and what else was needed.  I keep hearing about people talkin about this,
> but i've not seen any pics.  If anyone has some i'd love to see them.  I
> don't know exactly what it would cost, but you'd definetely have a mean
> little truck if you did.  For more info try www.cummins.com
> later
> Gary Joyce
> Cummins,Inc.
>
>
> On Mon, 7 May 2001 10:26:05 +0900, dakota-truck@buffnet.net wrote:
>
> >  To everyone,
> >      Would putting a 5.9L Cummins 24V Diesel engine in the Dak give
better
> >  MPG?  With a higher compression ratio than the Magnum 5.9L engine I
would
> >  think it would.  The Cummins has about the same HP but at a lower RPM
> range,
> >  and much more torque and an extremely lower RPM.  The Dodge page does
not
> >  list any Fuel Economy listings since EPA does not rate vehicles over
8500
> >  GVW.  It would be a costly upgrade I am sure.  You would probably have
to
> >  swap the tranny along with the eng and possibly the rear end?  I dont
> know.
> >  I am no where close to being an expert, but just wondering if it would
be
> >  possible and if it would produce the desired effect (Lower MPG).
> >
> >  Lance Russell
> >
> >
>
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