It's ok. You don't know my truck. I do. I've put fast ricers away on the street. And they never try again. That perfectly aimed exhaust "teaches" :)
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ <insert witty tagline here> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad Belton" <b...@belwave.com> To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 10:07 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Service vehicle > Lol...16sec 1/4 won't be nearly enough to stay in front of this particular > Excursion and I highly doubt shaved tires will bring you to 15sec. > > In fact a quick youtube search comes up with a couple high 15sec low 16sec > Excursions in STOCK trim. > > 16sec must only "feel" fast in a Dodge Goat....<grin> > > > Brad > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of rea...@muddyfrogwater.us > Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 6:15 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Service vehicle > > Grin... My '93 wasn't "quite" stock, but I used to have a timeslip from a > dragstrip showing a 16.00 second quarter mile for it. > > Some sticky tires would have shaved that to around 15... And his > excursion > would have been absolutely unable to stay infront of it :) > > I towed a trailer form Oregon to Wisconsin and back in '04 and truck and > trailer were 23K combined. Even crossing Montana at 75 - 80 still netted > me 10.5 - 11 mpg . > > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > <insert witty tagline here> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Hammett" <wispawirel...@ics-il.net> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 3:09 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Service vehicle > > >> Must have a lot of 91 Dodges down there (we have a 91 Cummins... not so >> much pep compared to the new ones). >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions >> http://www.ics-il.com >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "Brad Belton" <b...@belwave.com> >> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 5:03 PM >> To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Service vehicle >> >>> My 2001 7.3L Diesel Excursion that's closing in on 180K miles still gets >>> 14-20mpg depending on use, how heavy my foot is and what I'm pulling. >>> It >>> used to get better mileage, but after 8 years of just oil and fuel it's >>> probably due for a tune up of some kind. >>> >>> It does have a custom chip & exhaust that keeps me in front of ANY >>> Diesel >>> Dodge I've run across. <grin> >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> >>> Brad >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >>> Behalf Of Mike Hammett >>> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 4:53 PM >>> To: WISPA General List >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Service vehicle >>> >>> Fords have terrible mileage. Our 2008 (I think) F-550 gets about 9 >>> (doesn't >>> >>> pull anything). Completely irresponsible when a stock 2006 Dodge (with >>> OEM >>> software upgrades) with a 2 ton camper in the bed pulls 21.5 in hilly >>> terrain. >>> >>> >>> ----- >>> Mike Hammett >>> Intelligent Computing Solutions >>> http://www.ics-il.com >>> >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------- >>> From: "George Rogato" <wi...@oregonfast.net> >>> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 1:22 PM >>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Service vehicle >>> >>>> I just bought a 2008 Ford super duty van. >>>> >>>> 11mpg >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> ---- >>>> WISPA Wants You! 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