Diesel power works, folks. The engines do everything from farmers with the power to get things done to giving ocean-going workers the ability to cross the seas with ease. They are beastly and you really have to hop off of the deep end with modifications in order to find the fail point of an oil-burner. Four-figure torque numbers? Par for the course in the hands of the right builder and tuner. Power for days? Have you even seen a truck pull? Put boost on a well-built engine and shit is going to go down in all of the right ways! We love pulling trucks, diesel drag machines, those freaky semi-trucks that drag race up in Quebec…name it.
But let’s take a look at one thing: weight. The typical Cummins 5.9 weighs in at nearly half a ton on it’s own and is most commonly found in a Dodge/Ram pickup truck that weighs in at about three tons. Hmm…that’s a lot of ass to get moving, even for a diesel. So why not take the Colin Chapman approach and ditch as much weight as possible? An E-body Dodge Challenger weighs in at about roughly half the weight of that Ram, so even with the weight penalty of the engine, you’re on the better foot in the long run. Now boost that six-pot to the moon and step the hell back!
Err, can we talk about weight bias? Now add two tons of ballast to the trunk so the car doesn’t try and swap ends with every curve in the road (which it’d do with a small block V8 in it anyway with the tail that high) in the air and you’ll….you’ll have a vehcile that weighs about as much as a Ram pickup.
That, and the absolutly stupid looking exhaust pipe destroying the lines of the car, and you’ve got a genuine POS.
Who does crap like this?
I agree on the hater pipe, it’s been done to death… and then some.
However, considering that tire setup, I don’t think cornering is a top priority.
i do! i do!