Very respectable adventure. Mcgyver-esque mentality is my humble perspective.Till about a year ago I was into the performance diesel world. We were the crazy guys pushing 2k hp out of a diesel pickup.
I’ve been to SEMA 2012-2018.
I did try to maximize power & efficiency simoltaniously from my 1987 1.8L flat 4 turbo Subarus back in 1992-2007. Currently have a 7.3L & a VW TDI in our stable.....
Even in high school I was primarily a Mopar head. But I wasn't an elitist. I was raised with the fundimental principles to any vehicle with:
1) HP to weight ratio
2) HP/TQ & gear ratio plus wheel & tire size for optimal RPMS at a given speed
3) belly wind resistance
4) engine optimal breathing
As a specific data point on that ole subie. In 2000 I had found its peak HP/TQ with the 3.9 ratio. The annual inspection emissions test proved that it was running cleaner then the 2000+ 4cly & V6 ford taurus and a few others in the following years. It had a after market ignition system, turbo has a manually adjustable turbo max boost limiter (ran at ~11-12PSI when max realistic was just above 14PSI) it had a 2.5" straight thru exhaust with a full flow CAT. The best fuel economy I got was 30mpg on a run to Michigan but, my usual was 22-28mpg. Unfortunately I never got to finish tweaking it before I had to get rid of it.....
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