the limits of diesel
When I bought my 2006 Duramax, I was pretty impressed with 650 ft-lbs, and 22 mpg (under best possible conditions), plus a great ride an plenty of load capacity. Now Dodge advertises 850 ft-lb and 25...
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Super_Dave wrote:The reason your warrenty is voided when you chip or otherwize alter the drivetrain is that the educated professional engineers run many, many tests to get the maximum "numbers" out of their systems without failures.
If they can get 1 more horsepower out of the engine they do it... because they know that some people insist on bragging numbers over function numbers.
In theory, that all sounds good and feasible. But in reality, I would argue that the engineers are constrained by cost vs. return analysis and air quality standards to the point that they are not turning out the most efficient vehicle off the production line. The term, "detuned" is a real condition. And to the point of cost, the surrounding components have all been cheapened to match the detuned condition. This has nothing to do with producing the best vehicle the engineers could come up with.
Totally agree!
If the engine was designed as Sleepy insists to be the the maximum "numbers" , then why is there a new and improved model the next year? SALES
In the dualsport motorcycle market the bikes come in high geared and pluged up to meet the EPA standards. Not to get the best fuel economy or power output. The engineers have had their hands tied.
