regarding fuel mileage

From : Annonymous

Q: generally when you increase horsepower and torque on a diesel engine it doesnt have to work as hard to maintain speeds as it had to before. so in general to answer your question fuel mileage will almost always go up when any power is added via chips propane water methanol injectors etc as long as you can keep your foot out of it. dieselsmoke.com has pretty decent stuff try them http//www.dieselsmoke.com .

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From : jay

generally when you increase horsepower and torque on a diesel engine it doesnt have to work as hard to maintain speeds as it had to before. so in general to answer your question fuel mileage will almost always go up when any power is added via chips propane water methanol injectors etc as long as you can keep your foot out of it. dieselsmoke.com has pretty decent stuff try them http//www.dieselsmoke.com then why do most semi have 470hp or 500hp when you can get 600hp from all 3 big diesel engine builders. .

From : nosey

jay wrote generally when you increase horsepower and torque on a diesel engine it doesnt have to work as hard to maintain speeds as it had to before. so in general to answer your question fuel mileage will almost always go up when any power is added via chips propane water methanol injectors etc as long as you can keep your foot out of it. dieselsmoke.com has pretty decent stuff try them http//www.dieselsmoke.com then why do most semi have 470hp or 500hp when you can get 600hp from all 3 big diesel engine builders. because horsepower doesnt move freight. torque does. horsepower is just a.... ah nevermind. -- ken .

From : greg surratt

on sun 09 apr 2006 202257 gmt jay jaysmith@insightbb.com wrote generally when you increase horsepower and torque on a diesel engine it doesnt have to work as hard to maintain speeds as it had to before. so in general to answer your question fuel mileage will almost always go up when any power is added via chips propane water methanol injectors etc as long as you can keep your foot out of it. dieselsmoke.com has pretty decent stuff try them http//www.dieselsmoke.com then why do most semi have 470hp or 500hp when you can get 600hp from all 3 big diesel engine builders. way back when i was driving over the road a friend who worked at a dealership explained it to me once. he said that the engine makers dont sell engines they sell power. given that the old cummins six cylinder in the 70s was typically rated for 290 350 or 400 hp the price of a truck depended partly on the power rating of the engine. if you went to an authorized service center they charged extra for turning it up but your shadetree mechanic didnt have to but then you got into the warranty discussions. greg .