permit was good for 16 wide, & I was 19'6'' at least that is what the DOT officer measured, I cut the tape short a little over 1 foot when he was not looking. :biggrin:Oshkosh?
thats cool Russ.... wondered what you were doin.... now tilt the front end over so we can see a real turbo
Being an older 3406B the turbo had no wastegate control. All the engine performance is controlled inside the pump. Fuel press was cranked and it ran 25# boost after we changed the intercooler (had a hole in it) She averaged 5.9 mpg which I thought wasn't so bad for being such a brick. Newer trucks have twin turbos, one feeding another and run way more boost but most are governed to 65-75. 75 is where I was shifting into high gear..... Those friggen DOT. I got a ticket once in NM at an ant check station, for my steer tire rubber brake lines had cracks in them like they all do. My truck was brand new with less than 500 miles on it. I told him a new one right out of the box will have the same cracks in it but you cant argue with an idiot
This is the only pic i have of my 97 large car it had 475 CAT 15 direct with 3.55 and tall rubber. Speedo only went to 85 but you could hold the cruise control resume switch up and it would run about 105.
What a PITA. DOT was good to me, I stopped at a few weigh stations when I knew I was legal, they never bothered me. If I was questionable, I always went around the scales.....My boss liked that Had guys that would get 2-3 DOT violations A WEEK!! I don't know how he deals with it...... I'd f&^%$ shoot em....ain't that the truth!! all the hp in the world is cool until you are paying more to fill your truck than what most people make in one week!!
when fuel was @ the high, it was costing me right @ $1000. to fill my tanks. I am fortunate I only average about 70K miles a year. when fuel spiked I slowed down from 75-80 down to 65 & watched my bank account get larger. BUT when my customer says "I need it here now!!" then we put it in the wind, & they pay extra for it.
