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How would you increase truck performance?

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by midnightshadow, Nov 25, 2011.

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  1. Nov 25, 2011 #1
    midnightshadow

    midnightshadow Bobtail Member

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    I got an 09 cascadia and I am thinking about power pak injectors and larger turbo with freeflow heads and a bully tuner..what would you guys do to make ur rides sip fuel and haul ###.
     
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  3. Nov 25, 2011 #2
    blackw900

    blackw900 The Grandfather of Flatbed

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    First thing I would do.....Junk the Freightliner and by a decent truck.:biggrin_25523:
     
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  4. Nov 25, 2011 #3
    midnightshadow

    midnightshadow Bobtail Member

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    I know freightliners suck..not an answer to my question this is for gearheads how would you sup up ur truck
     
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  5. Nov 25, 2011 #4
    Hanadarko

    Hanadarko Independent Owner/Operator

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    Sadly, Freightshakers aren't know for anything 'performance' related.
    All they are, are fleet style disposable rigs...

    In fact, can you even use Freightliner and Performance in the same sentence?

    :biggrin_2554:
     
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  7. Nov 25, 2011 #5
    RCpullerdude

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    Well, first of all I'd ditch the '09 and find something a little more suitable for performance. Most any pre-EGR engine will do. What you do after that will depend on the engine and your performance goals.
     
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  8. Nov 25, 2011 #6
    jmcclelland2004

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    I think my first step would be deciding if I really need the performance or am I just being like a 16 yr I'd with his first car. If it is not needed it is extra money you are spending you don't need to spend.
     
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  9. Nov 25, 2011 #7
    midnightshadow

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    Goal is to build a machine capable of high MPG and power I do 5-7 thousand miles a week..I want a machine that will pull 44gs like its empty..that will get make me money and run like a pissed off cheetah.
     
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  10. Nov 25, 2011 #8
    sewerman

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    Going fast and sipping fuel in the same sentence. It's like putting chrome nut caps on a company truck. Power takes fuel. You can find a middle point but it's basically one or the other.
     
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  11. Nov 25, 2011 #9
    blackw900

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    Runnin' team....Right?

    Because if you're not....I don't believe you.



    The higher I turned my power up the better my fuel mileage got....I get better mileage than most governed company trucks do.
     
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  12. Nov 25, 2011 #10
    Dryver

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    I want Kim Kardashian to drive team with me, I have a better chance to get what I want than you, what does that tell you.
     
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