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Originally Posted by HairyKnuckle

The truck may get 50mpg but did you see how slow the truck in his video accelerated when he pulled out on the highway. The vehicle behind him had to slow down. I couldn't hear the guy talking once he started up his truck. Talk about load? How many states which have vehicle emissions laws would allow this to be done? The southern states which don't have yearly emissions inspections may be able to do this. A 4cyl perkins diesel is about 60HP and less than 100ft lbs of torque. Plus $50 for a downloaded book, is he kidding? He has no publishing costs. I may buy the book for laughs at $10 but this guy can't be serious I would spend $50 for this information.

He would of seemed alot more believable in the video if he pulled a loaded trailer when he merged out on the highway. But then that would of shown how underpowered the truck of that size and weight really is with a 4 cylinder diesel.

The production costs of creating a downloadable manual can be expensive - especially if you are creating the content yourself and the "buying universe" is microcosmic! Just because it's not on paper does not mean it can be cheap.

That said, I heartily agree with your comments on the resulting vehicle. All you end up with is a truck with a Diesel engine. A lot of the increase in performance and load-carrying ability is wrapped up in the rest of the vehicle.

In the Suzuki Universe, folks stick VW Diesels in their Samurais/Sidekicks/Trackers with great offroad performance and moderate DD performance because the VW Diesel can run at nominally higher RPMs than your typical farm tractor Diesel.

There's no point in dropping a Diesel into a truck without properly prepping the rest of the drivetrain...


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