Diesel Dodge Dart Concept

RustyRatRod said

I OWNED an 04 F250 6.0 Powerstroke. 4" exhaust, cat delete, cold air kit, Diablo tuner. I know what they run like. Besides all that, I've turned wrenches since 1974, so I've been around some diesels. I stand by what I said. Even with all that done to mine, a good hot gas engine would out rev the hell out of it. I didn't say out run.

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Well, a 6.0, no wonder you're down on diesels! :)

OK, so you're just in it for the revs, I get that. Back in the days when I bled Ford Blue I wanted to build a 2.0"-2.5" stroke small block with 2V Cleveland heads on it, a semi-sorta psuedo Boss 302. I figured that it wouldn't really wake up until about 6500 and with the right valve springs would be good for 10K. For it to be much fun I thought to put it in something really light, like a LowCost 7.

FWIW I'd guess that I first started turning wrenches about '74 as well.

Rocco, I read RRR's post to be talking about the smell of the fuel, not the exhaust. You can learn to be very careful about handling the filler nozzles (as a long time VW diesel driver I did), but you aren't going to be 100% successful - no matter how hard you try. A box of thin nitrile mechanic's gloves is a good thing to carry handy in the car. Use a pair at every filling.