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Old 07-12-2007, 11:35 PM
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Diesel World Mag screw up.

Just reading the sept07 article on the ats dual cp3's. cover pic on the story shows a vp44.second page of the article says "heres how the extra cp3 fitson the block" once again, vp44.

why do i even subscribe to this mag?
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It's funny to catch the little screw ups that magazines make. But you would think they would catch that one...
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it drives me nuts when I see trucks from on here and they dont put who they belong too. there are two trucks in there hooked to sleds ive seen on here or somewhere and they dont say whos trucks they are. that would drive me nuts. sloverado has been in the magazine and along with a deardens rig. that was cool that they said he these trucks belong to these ppl
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There's usually several errors in each magazine that I pick up on, and I'm no expert. Really all the magazine is is just an advertisement for the vendors. There's really no other useful info in there, and when there is we've probably already known about it here for over a year. Take away all the ads and really all you're paying $5 for is 10 pages of pictures, readers letters wondering what could be wrong w/ their truck (and it's always something so basic that anyone should know.)
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Yeah, like 1/4 of all the diesel mags are pages with banks' tall tales of being the best.

I didn't like one article on a huge Ford with a 7.3. It had a spec box at the end, listing that it had an intake, exhaust and edge box adding power...then in the HP rating it claimed "in excess of 500 horsepower" Now unless they skipped a ton of other mods, there was no way a 7.3 is pumping out 500 horses with just those mods. Most will do 320-330ish. I think it's stupid to print claims like that and give false hope to would-be diesel owners thinking they'll get numbers like that on just those mods.
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what about the article on the pdi truck....says its running one turbo next to a pic of twins
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I was told there was going to be a jeep(pickup) conversion in there with an old 12valve. Anybody seen that or is it BS!
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yes the jeep article is in the toc, but i havent read it yet. they call it a cummins b4
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Originally Posted by wimpy76
I was told there was going to be a jeep(pickup) conversion in there with an old 12valve. Anybody seen that or is it BS!
There is a small snipit in the "Postal Route".

Taken From The Magazine

My name is Travis, and I live in North Texas, my friend and I have a Jeep/ Dodge Cummins diesel that you'd be interested in. It uses a '89 Dodge frame, a tranny, a transfer case, and engine with tons of custom work, an '89 Jeep Wrangler body that was stretched to fit, custom suspension with a 3-inch lift and 18-inch-stroke Sway Away coilover shocks, 2 1/2 ton millitary axles with a Detroit Locker in the front and a full spool in rear. And it's all riding on 49.5x20R16.5 Iroks.

The engine is a Cummins 5.9L with an Hx35 turbo, the fuel rate turned almost all the way up (the best an old VE pump can do), and an accessory drive hydraulic pump for steering.

Anyway, it blows lots of black smoke, goes way faster than you want to go in it, will go almost anywhere you point it, and sounds cool doing it. I'm a big diesel fan and was happy to see your magazine come out. We also have two twin-turbo Dodges. One has these eights-mile times to brag about: 7.92- second e.t., 1.66-second 60-foot e.t., a top speed of 92mph, and 33x12.50 mud tires DP

I couldn't find any still shot photos for you but here is a video of the rig I pulled off YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh45CBDc5iw

Anyways, I look forward to reading each and every diesel mag out there each and every month. I realy like "Diesel Power", they show alot of different tech articles for each brand of truck. Diesel Builder and 8-Lug are decent. I guess you can say that they are growing.
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The reason I ask is because Im waiting for it to come to the magazine stands. I was told by my cousin who actually built it and the truck belongs to him is some times full of BS. I told him when I see it I will believe it. Guess I will have to eat my words now. Oh well it a nice truck.
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