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06-04-2013, 11:02 AM
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My Dodge 5.9 has only received minor “in my opinion” moods but for MPG’s only. I have chipped it and put a 5” legal exhaust on and Inner cooler moods. You give it air it will increase your HP. If I get on it, it will smoke but not my gig!. From FL to TN and back with this load I got 18.8 GPM. Around town I get no less than 22 per. This is with doing the math and not the meter on the dash. I can live with that!!!
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2006 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9 CTD
2012 Flagstaff MAC BR28TSC
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06-04-2013, 11:08 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Knoxville, TN
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Av8orLou
My Chevy will smoke like a chimney if I put my foot in it. I love seeing the black smoke trail. Dont do it that often, diesel aint cheap.
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Mine will do the same thing until the turbo catches up, then it clears up nicely
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06-04-2013, 12:35 PM
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Phat Phrog
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Missouri
Posts: 6,854
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Av8orLou
My Chevy will smoke like a chimney if I put my foot in it. I love seeing the black smoke trail. Dont do it that often, diesel aint cheap.
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Ha! We call that diesel dust!!
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TV: 2017 Chevy Silverado 3500 LTZ - named Betty
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06-04-2013, 12:53 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 825
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KyDan
Not true. The new diesels have some sort of after burner that makes
them nearly odor free. (It also costs a tad of MPG to do that.)
My beef is with those knuckle heads who put on those huge exhaust
stacks, get a chip to de-tune the engine to make it smoke and then
remove all semblance of any kind of muffler.
The new stock diesels have very little odor- also due to low sulfur fuel
mandated now days.
I had a K1500 Blazer Detriot diesel way back in the late 80s. That puppy
would pull but it also smelled bad and smoked when I had my foot in it.
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06-04-2013, 01:05 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: South West PA
Posts: 3,012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OldCoot
They stink up the whole area, front, back, above, below and both sides.
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Leave ya along for a little while and you stir the pot. Next time I come down your way I come by your place and " ROLL THE COAL"...... take that !!!!!
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06-04-2013, 01:37 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Iowa
Posts: 34,507
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Originally Posted by grayfox
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Oh phox!
This I got to see!
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06-04-2013, 08:52 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 167
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wayne in florida
My Dodge 5.9 has only received minor “in my opinion” moods but for MPG’s only. I have chipped it and put a 5” legal exhaust on and Inner cooler moods. You give it air it will increase your HP. If I get on it, it will smoke but not my gig!. From FL to TN and back with this load I got 18.8 GPM. Around town I get no less than 22 per. This is with doing the math and not the meter on the dash. I can live with that!!!
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Nice truck.
When we switched from a gas 1500 truck to the Cummins diesel Dodge 2500, our first tow DW said "we are never getting rid of this truck! It is worth every penny we payed for it. We will never tow with gasoline again!!!"
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06-04-2013, 10:18 PM
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Denver, CO
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Denver, CO
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Originally Posted by wayne in florida
My Dodge 5.9 has only received minor “in my opinion” moods but for MPG’s only. I have chipped it and put a 5” legal exhaust on and Inner cooler moods. You give it air it will increase your HP. If I get on it, it will smoke but not my gig!. From FL to TN and back with this load I got 18.8 GPM. Around town I get no less than 22 per. This is with doing the math and not the meter on the dash. I can live with that!!!
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You hath repealed the laws of physics woohoo.. That's nearly a perpetual motion machine.
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06-04-2013, 10:23 PM
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Engineer of Crazy Train
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Tiverton, RI
Posts: 1,585
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After the great tow today with my 2.8, can't wait to try a 3.0 in a Ram 1500.
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TV - 2006 Jeep Liberty Turbo Diesel (Retired to Daily Driver)
TT - 2015 Rockwood Roo 183 (SOLD due to 2 years off work)
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Nights Camping --- 2015 - 19 Camped | Winterized -- 2014 - 18
Come read my Camping Blogs
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06-04-2013, 10:30 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 11,069
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my ford 6.4 is a smoker but not in a good way. She likes to throw tons of white smoke when in regen in cold damp weather. I can smoke anyone out during that time. hopefully this last trip to the dealership fixed that problem.... won't know until its cold and rainy again.
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06-05-2013, 04:39 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Lake City Florida
Posts: 137
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My 2011 F250 6.7 diesel, 400 HP with 800 lbs-ft. torque is real quiet, sound almost like a gas engine. Does not stink or smoke. Gets 20 MPG, 11.5 MPG towing a 11K lb toy hauler trailer. Gets about one gallon of DEF fluid ever 1000 miles or so, a 2.5 gallon jug of DEF fluid cost about $12 at Walmart.
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06-05-2013, 08:19 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Ohio
Posts: 600
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DEF is expensive when bought in stores. I guess I'm lucky that the local truck stop by me pumped it for about $2.xx gallon. Don't need it anymore since I got rid of my Ford. I have a Cummins now pre-DEF.
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2016 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
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06-05-2013, 03:22 PM
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Senior Member
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06-05-2013, 03:27 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 325
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Quote:
Originally Posted by anaro
my ford 6.4 is a smoker but not in a good way. She likes to throw tons of white smoke when in regen in cold damp weather. I can smoke anyone out during that time. hopefully this last trip to the dealership fixed that problem.... won't know until its cold and rainy again.
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how many miles does your 6.4 have on it?
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06-05-2013, 03:33 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 325
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I have never nor would I ever build mine for show or racing simply because it was purchased as my tv only. I have mod'd it only for lower egts, better mpg's , a little more efficient tow power but most of all a longer life! mine is a 6 speed man so If I shift to soon and stand on it I can spray for bugs with the rest of them but I pre-fer not to pour fuel out the pipe! lol this is my third diesel ( ford 7.3's) but at one time years ago I did have a gasser but once I towed with a diesel, I wouldn't go back. since I grew up on a ranch with mostly diesel tractors these trucks don't smell at all to me but I could see how some could say that.
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06-05-2013, 03:35 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: South, La. AKA Cajun Country
Posts: 266
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 07 ThunderRoad
We have a 5.9 Dodge Cummins Turbo Diesel. NO ONE asks any questions.
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So how does that 5.9 pull that big ole 12k plus 5er? Sorry, couldn't resist.
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2011 Puma Unleashed 365 QLB
2006 GMC HD Sierra SLT quad cab 4x4 6.6L LBZ Allison tranny
2008 Arctic Cat Prowler 650 H1
2006 Polaris H.O. 500EFI Sportsman
1996 Harley Davidson Heritage Softail
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06-05-2013, 03:56 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 167
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I have only towed the condo-on-wheels from the dealer to our seasonal site. The only mods on the truck was the helwig heavy tow sway bar and the Air Lift 5000 air bags and the Super Glide. The 75 mi. tow was easy. Pulled up the hills with no problem. Towed better than the 8,000# TT we had.
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06-05-2013, 04:05 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: South, La. AKA Cajun Country
Posts: 266
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Sweet....My Air Lift 5000 airbags paid for themsleves the first time I pulled my utility trailer .
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2011 Puma Unleashed 365 QLB
2006 GMC HD Sierra SLT quad cab 4x4 6.6L LBZ Allison tranny
2008 Arctic Cat Prowler 650 H1
2006 Polaris H.O. 500EFI Sportsman
1996 Harley Davidson Heritage Softail
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06-05-2013, 04:52 PM
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Mod free 5er
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Concord, NC
Posts: 24,702
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lynkage
Are you talkin to yerself again Turbs!
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He also answers himself. Don't know how Ms. Amy keeps from calling the guys in the white coats that carry the jackets with the long sleeves.
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06-05-2013, 05:22 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Iowa
Posts: 34,507
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OldCoot
He also answers himself. Don't know how Ms. Amy keeps from calling the guys in the white coats that carry the jackets with the long sleeves.
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I take medication because of people like you.
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