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Having a turbo that you have to consciously decide to spool is the best thing you can do for power and mileage.
Plus yours runs on alternative fuels such as Rice
 
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Plus yours runs on alternative fuels such as Rice
Jesus, your dumber than you look

I'd kill to get 300+ hp and 30 MPG, does that make me a ricer?

Ir what about a twin turbo cummins? is that rice? TT Mustang, rice?
 
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Jesus, your dumber than you look

I'd kill to get 300+ hp and 30 MPG, does that make me a ricer?

Ir what about a twin turbo cummins? is that rice? TT Mustang, rice?
im pretty sure the rice comment is towards his mitsubishi not turbos in general...
 
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JP7 post pics of your evo please
 
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Yes it was towards the Mitsu not Turbos... I like me some Turbos, and Some Diesel, oh and better mileage than my lousy 15mpg
 
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Jp7 has all of the "fast and Furious" dvd's
and the newest one due out this summer: F 'n F: Ricers Revenge
 
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Plus yours runs on alternative fuels such as Rice
Actually it runs on methanol and/or e85.
 
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Originally Posted by chainfire
I'd kill to get 300+ hp and 30 MPG, does that make me a ricer??
On the highway from Buffalo to Chicago this last September I had measured 28.9mpg going 70mph down 80/90/94 for 500 miles. This was on 93 octane. The car has about 520whp on 93 octane with a completely safe, no-knock tune.

E85 I get about 17mpg mixed city/highway mix between having some fun and taking it easy. I ran 589whp on E85 after pulling a few degrees of timing to make sure I was safely behind MBT (because you can't hear E85 knock - don't want to push parts)

That is excellent for power/mileage combination. There is no reason why a ranger would need anything bigger than a 2.0 IMO. The new GTDI would be a perfect engine for the ranger, with high compression and advanced timing that comes with DI, it would easily outperform todays 4.0 with less weight and no lag. I'm sure tuners could easily adapt bigger turbos, upgraded fuel systems and forged parts to make quite the performing engine out of it. Inline engines are the easiest to adapt for boost.
 
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^^^^pics of your car or it doesnt exist

I can get 30+mpg in the viper on the hwy however city driving and "normal" ***** to the wall driving isnt so good
 
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I agree, pics please.....i am in love with evos....after college I plan on getting an EB evo IX, when it can have a garage
 
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i would like to drop the new 5.0 for the 2011 mustang gt in my truck with a few mods heads cams supercharger. just need the money
 
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[QUOTE=BLK02;1638309]^^^^pics of your car or it doesnt exist











I can get 30+mpg in the viper on the hwy
You have higher compression than I do, your car is has less drag area, and is more aerodynamic.
 
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car looks good man!

here is mine: 2005 Volvo S40 T5
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holy f*in ****!!! theres 2 locals who have an orange one and a silver one, yours tops both of them.

nice car man
 
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ahhh GG my 2nd favorite color... mmmm
 
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mine or his?
 
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car looks good man!

here is mine: 2005 Volvo S40 T5
At ikea even? Lol
 
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ha yeah have an anual volvo meet there in portland, some dope cars show up
 
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ha yeah have an anual volvo meet there in portland, some dope cars show up
what motor work do you have done?
 
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intake, nothing big, i do want a dp, full full exahust and a tune. there a pain to do anything to tho. plus every thing is super spendy to get. but i have other hobbies too...my bike takes up most of my coin...got about 3400 into it, so far
 
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ha yeah have an anual volvo meet there in portland, some dope cars show up
The evo
 
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sick evo JP7

nice volvo in here too
 
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thanks... i know someone else has one on here... maybe he will man up and show a pic too
 
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um what happened to the new v6 discussion?
 
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ya know i was worried about the v6 pushing the limits and not making the v8 worth it.. but the 5.0 that cranks in the 400's is pretty sick.

here is a cool vid i seen on streetfire on the v6.... gotta nice rumble
2011 Ford Mustang V6 Review - Car Videos on StreetFire
 
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