Official Gramps' Memorial Eternal OT Thread

[McDad]

Just think, in a couple weeks you get to bummed about not advancing out of the 1st weekend of the BB tournament. Things are looking up.

If this shtick works, I'm buying you a beer.

If not, volcano.

 

[Orangeburst]

If this shtick works, I'm buying you a beer.

If not, volcano.

He already reneged on watching games
Volcano his ass already

 

[hog88]

He already reneged on watching games
Volcano his ass already

But we won with me watching.

 

[Orangeburst]

But we won with me watching.

Facts don’t matter we want blood

 

[hog88]

Facts don’t matter we want blood

You going through menapause?

 

[McDad]

You going through menapause?

He would never take a pause from men.

 

[InVOLuntary]

If this shtick works, I'm buying you a beer.

If not, volcano.

How much is a volcano today. Im guessing inflation has hit the molten lava market as well.

 

[hog88]

How much is a volcano today. Im guessing inflation has hot the molten lava market as well.

A decent used one is about tree fitty

 

[McDad]

How much is a volcano today. Im guessing inflation has hot the molten lava market as well.

Bet we need a permit to sacrifice him.

Anybody concerned about sacrificing and hog and him not a virgin?

 

[hog88]

Bet we need a permit to sacrifice him.

Anybody concerned about sacrificing and hog and him not a virgin?

The wife has already put in the permit application.

That might be a problem, I'm sure a good lawyer could find a loophole.

 

[InVOLuntary]

Bet we need a permit to sacrifice him.

Anybody concerned about sacrificing and hog and him not a virgin?

I'm sure we'll have to pay a fee and get a permit. Probably EPA will have to get involved. You know there'll be pollution involved.

 

[hog88]

I'm sure we'll have to pay a fee and get a permit. Probably EPA will have to get involved. You know there'll be pollution involved.

A lot of pollution.

Might even have to get the COE involved and maybe OSHA.

 

[NorthDallas40]

15 isn't bad. I got 15 with my 5.0. I get about 18 with my deisel.

Yeah there isn’t a lot of lift in my opinion on trucks with gas mileage. The diesel mileage increase comes from the higher energy content in diesel vs gasoline. That’s just physics. Trying to push a very large brick down the road with lousy aerodynamics is also just physics

 

[InVOLuntary]

A lot of pollution.

Might even have to get the COE involved and maybe OSHA.

The carbon tax would be in the billions.

 

[NorthDallas40]

I'm not disappointed with it at all, it's comprable to the 6.7s we have in the fleet. I pulled our big JD skid steer with it with no problems, didn't miss the diesel

As I’ve tried to tell people over the years towing big loads is more about handling in emergency maneuvers and hard braking. You need a good sized tow vehicle to stop the tail from wagging the dog. A 5.0 has plenty of power to move big loads it just turns more rpm to do it.

 

[InVOLuntary]

Yeah there isn’t a lot of lift in my opinion on trucks with gas mileage. The diesel mileage increase comes from the higher energy content in diesel vs gasoline. That’s just physics. Trying to push a very large brick down the road with lousy aerodynamics is also just physics

Some of the ecoboost get better fuel mileage. My nephew has one and he gets 20 or better. He just got the hybrid version and I haven't talked to him since.

 

[hog88]

As I’ve tried to tell people over the years towing big loads is more about handling in emergency maneuvers and hard braking. You need a good sized tow vehicle to stop the tail from wagging the dog. A 5.0 has plenty of power to move big loads it just turns more rpm to do it.

A friend was looking at buy a midsized 5th wheel and asked if I thought his F-150 could pull it. I said sure, it will pull about anywhere you want to go but it might not stop it or control it in big winds.

 

[YankeeVol]

I get 12 around town and 16 on the highway in the 6.2 not towing.

I was getting 26-27 with the baby Duramax in my 1500

 

[hog88]

The carbon tax would be in the billions.

It could be used to offset some of the deficit...

 

[hog88]

I was getting 26-27 with the baby Duramax in my 1500

How'd you like that? I've heard a lot of mixed reviews.

 

[NorthDallas40]

Some of the ecoboost get better fuel mileage. My nephew has one and he gets 20 or better. He just got the hybrid version and I haven't talked to him since.

He does when he isn’t towing I’m sure. Towing is the great equalizer. A local dealership had a rig to sell people on the ecoboost. A 6000 lb load on an XLT with eco boost. Just going down the road at 70 mph it kept going into boost because it needed the power. Aerodynamic losses aren’t linear they are at least squared. Cubed on power I think the drag is squared. I got a lecture on this the other day from one of our fluid mechanics specialists related to an aerodynamic loss estimate we were working on.

 

[YankeeVol]

How'd you like that? I've heard a lot of mixed reviews.

I'd get one again. I really liked it. Lots of torque quickly. It's a far more reliable engine than the other options.

I have the 6.2 in my AT4 (that I'm selling tomorrow)

 

[NorthDallas40]

I was getting 26-27 with the baby Duramax in my 1500

How did it do if you put a big ass trailer that weighed about 8k lbs behind it? Mine isn’t direct injection and that alone gives more fuel efficiency on gas engines. The low sulphur diesel fuel has about 15% higher energy content.

 

[NorthDallas40]

I'd get one again. I really liked it. Lots of torque quickly. It's a far more reliable engine than the other options.

I have the 6.2 in my AT4 (that I'm selling tomorrow)

That makes a lot of sense. I’d expect a diesel to be much more reliable. The only engine I’d ever want a turbo on in a truck would be a diesel

 

[YankeeVol]

How did it do if you put a big ass trailer that weighed about 8k lbs behind it? Mine isn’t direct injection and that alone gives more fuel efficiency on gas engines. The low sulphur diesel fuel has about 15% higher diesel content.

The camper weighed about 6,500 with everything. Pulled it with zero issues