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Old 09-18-2011, 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by MouSe
Because it increases power. Once you learn about diesels, you know this.
i have a basic understanding of diesels. im applying at tech schools to become a diesel mechanic... but from what i understand all that black smoke is is unburned fuel. and ontop of that youre turning your nice new camper black and blinding everyone behind you... why not just load a slightly less aggressive tune when all your gonna be doing is cruisn down the highway... unless the cummins needs the tune in order to get that trailer up that modest grade lol.
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Old 09-18-2011, 09:54 AM
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on another note.. lauren has been house sitting this weekend. and she bet me my car wouldnt fit where theyre sunfire usually goes... she lost. lol. about 2 inches between the bumper and garbage can, and about 3 inches between the bumper and door. i never would have guessed my car was bigger than an equinox lol.

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stock cummins tune is fine for normal people but for some reason some people want to race cars up the hwy towing 12klbs of camper behind them. personalty if you get into a hurry driving 20k+ down the road your just asking for trouble
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Old 09-18-2011, 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by eltatertoto
i have a basic understanding of diesels. im applying at tech schools to become a diesel mechanic... but from what i understand all that black smoke is is unburned fuel. and ontop of that youre turning your nice new camper black and blinding everyone behind you... why not just load a slightly less aggressive tune when all your gonna be doing is cruisn down the highway... unless the cummins needs the tune in order to get that trailer up that modest grade lol.
There are tons of tunes out there. He could have loaded up a nice tune to increase the power, and also reduce the amount of smoke put out. He just chose a smokey tune.
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stock cummins tune is fine for normal people but for some reason some people want to race cars up the hwy towing 12klbs of camper behind them. personalty if you get into a hurry driving 20k+ down the road your just asking for trouble
This is true. A lot of people think that their 3500 dual-wheeled truck should pull like a Peterbilt. It would be close if they got the big diesel and not the baby diesel.
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Old 09-18-2011, 11:33 PM
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i have (atleast in my opinion) achieved the impossible. i have made a civic look nice lol.

the girlfriend is house sitting till tomorrow night and they have a garage and a driveway and outlets and a hose and stuff. (you take that **** for granted living in a house lol) so i went over and polished out our cars. her car is ungodly chipped up on the front cause her commute is highway and she lovvvves tailgating semis without mudflaps. i swear half of the paint on her bumper and hood is missing. along with all the chips in the windshield... but i made an effort anyway and it came out pretty nice lol.

also shined the tires and forced her to clean out her trunk so she can use it for its intended purpose.... she had 7 pairs of shoes, a bottle of liquid plumber a humidifier and pompoms.... sounds like a really weird night lol.

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That Buick makes the honda look like a toy in size comparison.
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Old 09-19-2011, 04:55 PM
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lol you should get in them. the first time i got in her car i hit my head on the roof and my legs wouldnt fit under the wheel. untill i tilted the seat raised the wheel and moved the seat all the way back. i can have the seat all the way back my foot to the floor (thats pretty often because you push the gas and the car just buzzes lol) and my knee is still bent... alot. if it was a standard id be screwed. as for outer dimensions, if our front bumpers are lined up her back bumper is at my back door. look at our tires on the pic of both our tails' lol.
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Wow.. that'* just wrong..
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I'd ride that thing, if only once.
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