It's not a plus if your handicapped wife has to drive it,Chad. Clint Hooper LT5 Registry Director Wichita Falls,Tx (940) 855-6636 '91 ZR-1 Callaway Aerobody TX TAGS: USA ZR1 http://www.LT5Registry.net/ '69 El Camino Pro Street ----- Original Message ----- From: Chad P. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wha.....running a manual in a diesal engine is a DOWNSIDE?????? I'll say > that is a PLUS! > > Chad > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Clint Hooper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 5:49 PM > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] Non Chevelle (Hemi) > > > > My new truck search concentrated on diesel engines as I wanted something > > heavy duty enough to pull a car & trailer. There are two problems with the > > GM Duramax; the engine option costs over $2500 more than the Dodge > Cummings > > and has not been proven,durability-wise,over the latter. Another problem > has > > been the Allison transmissions. They have had a lot of breakage. As for > > horsepower,I've seen Dodge trucks with 600-700hp and over 1,000 ft/lbs of > > torque out there. The Cummings engines are in a very mild state of tune > and > > bumping one up to 400hp is easy. The only downside to a hot rod diesel is > > being required to run a manual trans. The autos just can't handle those > > power levels. > > Clint Hooper > > LT5 Registry Director > > Wichita Falls,Tx > > (940) 855-6636 > > '91 ZR-1 Callaway Aerobody > > TX TAGS: USA ZR1 > > http://www.LT5Registry.net/ > > '69 El Camino Pro Street > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > <PRE>If you want to stay with a Chevy truck you can look into the turbo > > disel then > > > go to the Gale Banks web site. He has HP kits where you can build them > > over > > > 400 street hp > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > > > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
