bad speed sensor?

From : buckman

Q: yes but it takes a specific amount of fuel/energy to over come frictional forces/losses working inside the motor. those frictional forces are less in a smaller motor. to a point. in return for a smaller engine you may have to turn more rpm due to different gearing to accomodate the same load capacity. ok lets pretend i didnt do my homework. go look at the specs of the deutz yourself. what this comes down to again is that some one this time its you has decided that secondguessing the engineers on the project design of the dodge ram and selection of the cummins because you think you can do better. great. when youve finished your several years of r&d i may actually find merit to your claims. second guessing is a way of life for us engineers. if you take two engines that produce the same amount of torque/hp at a given rpm where you might typically cruise at say 1600 yet one is 3.8 liters and the other is 5.9....the 3.8 will afford you better economy hands down. do you disagree yes i disagree. you have totally cast aside factors of vibration the four will vibrate more and individual part strength con rods in the four would have to be larger than those in the six to accomodate the same load factors over the same durability rating. add in the fact that a six fires 3 times per revolution rather than two which counters the parasitic loss inherent in changing direction of a moving mass such as a piston. vibration doesnt rob me of fuel...what are you saying exactly would deutz build an engine to produce x amount of power with moving parts that can endure only x-1 loads...hmmm...someone had better get on the phone with deutz and tell them they are about to go bankrupt ; ill state this as plainly as i can since we all know its been stated numerous times before the inline six cylinder engine configuration is the most efficient design that uses a reciprocating piston and internal combustion. actually a straight eight is more so...but whos splitting hairs. again quite plainly if your ideas held practical application rather than theory why is it that 95% a guess but its close of otr trucks use an inline six cylinder instead of a four because it is practical. though i see all these city buses driving past my office window and they are all running on four cylinder cats....hmmm...those silly bus drivers. someone had better go tell them they are not practical and to halt their silliness ; pretty soon you might have a truck getting 25mpg or better. i suggest that i could have that this afternoon if my foot werent so heavy. thats to me. would be dreamy to get 30mpg out of a full size truck no yes. dreamy. your dreamy. perhaps youd have better luck by putting a superbird style nose cone on your truck. how did you know what i was up to with that deutz you could cruise the screw @ 1400rpm too. hardly. with the present gearing you would have to turn the same rpm as the cummins. wonder why i posted that i would need a sturdy set of 3.11 gears. wonder why you chose not to factor that into my arguement lots of hassle but were dreaming here right no you are dreaming here. the rest of us with the cummins engine like it. never said i didnt like cummins. i seek to improve what i already own. cummins make fine engines...but its a little naive to think cause chrysler chose the cummins then cummins is the best engine available ; life liberty and the pursuit of any jackass that threatens it. embellished usnavy slogan let me guess...your a republican. .

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From : tom lawrence

mopaman wrote tonight i reprogrammed the truck for the improved performance for 87 octane changed the speed limit to 140 mph careful dewd- they dont test nopars for anything over 75. -- yrs. ike thats usually when the fords start smokin the hemi is just getting a little above 2000 rpms. i talked to a guy today that has an f250 making about 550hp & 700ft/lbs. he said it will run a sub-10sec 1/4 mile. a. sounds stock to me. dodge makes the only d thats 325 hp and 600 pounds of torque straight from the show room floor. its kinda funny its only a 6 cylinder too. too bad the transmission wont handle it. a. they dont use that one anymore. they have a brand new one for that truck. i thought you did your research before you put your foot in your mouth if i had still had the 6.0 liter ranger!!1 id show you a truck. a. .

From : maxpower

on 13 oct 2004 062917 -0700 randolfscott@hotmail.com stuart wrote no you are dreaming here. the rest of us with the cummins engine like it. never said i didnt like cummins. i seek to improve what i already own. cummins make fine engines...but its a little naive to think cause chrysler chose the cummins then cummins is the best engine available ; or you could take the approach that i did i like cummins. it just happened to be wrapped in a dodge ram body so thats what i bought after having owned gm products for 30 years. .