might be old news , just come across this on over on DC.com
Re: diesel 68 charger
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 18 9:14 am
by Motorama
Car was for sale here on the board last year, decent original car, tried to buy it myself. Belongs to Luke at Diesel Pump UK now, specialises in performance Merc diesels
Re: diesel 68 charger
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 18 7:09 pm
by Super Sloth
We followed this into the Roadkill event last year.
My wife and I looked at one another and said "thats running a bit rich". Didn't realise it was a diesel at the time...
Re: diesel 68 charger
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 18 9:06 am
by morgan
OMG. How is this even a thing? I have no words...
Re: diesel 68 charger
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 18 9:27 am
by latil
I heard this was a temporary thing until he's had a performance Mopar engine built.
Re: diesel 68 charger
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 18 12:55 pm
by morgan
It probably goes quite well, bags or torque and drives real nice.
But a diesel.... In a charger... its just ... "wrong".
Re: diesel 68 charger
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 18 2:40 pm
by hemi472
latil wrote: Wed Mar 21, 18 9:27 am
I heard this was a temporary thing until he's had a performance Mopar engine built.
i cant imagine this is temporary is it ? surely it would be easier to build a 'correct' motor for it ...
Re: diesel 68 charger
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 18 8:10 pm
by Captain Chaos
At least he’ll have a reasoned response to the perennial fuel consumption questioning you experience with a Yank motor.
Re: diesel 68 charger
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 18 9:46 pm
by Super Sloth
Captain Chaos wrote: Wed Mar 21, 18 8:10 pm
At least he’ll have a reasoned response to the perennial fuel consumption questioning you experience with a Yank motor.
Surely "Don't know, don't care" is the default answer?
Re: diesel 68 charger
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 18 8:18 am
by andyrob
different !!!
But like putting peppercorn sauce on your coco-pops
Re: diesel 68 charger
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 18 8:30 am
by DaveB
A bit like putting a slant six were a 440 once sat,pointless,and the black smoke thing,thatll do the hobby a world of no good
Captain Chaos wrote: Wed Mar 21, 18 8:10 pm
At least he’ll have a reasoned response to the perennial fuel consumption questioning you experience with a Yank motor.
Surely "Don't know, don't care" is the default answer?
I find “nobody ever asks that question “ a little more subtly sarcastic.
Re: diesel 68 charger
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 18 11:22 am
by morgan
I usually say 'about 10' and wait for the face-scrunch and the whistle of air-through-teeth. Its that predictable...