| If you own a diesel powered vehicle, you
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| | If it is torque you need, particularly
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| probably appreciate the inherent
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| | for pulling a boat, camper, or equipment,
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| qualities of this type of engine. More
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| | than a diesel engine has the advantage. A
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| torque, better fuel economy, easier
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| | diesel engine is definitely slower
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| maintenance are some of the attributes of
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| | especially when starting from a dead
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| owning a diesel powered vehicle. Still,
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| | stop, but when climbing hills or going
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| some motorists complain about the
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| | over bridges, your diesel powered vehicle
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| engine's weak power, particularly when
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| | can definitely handle the challenge.
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| accelerating from a full stop. What you
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| | So, why aren't more vehicles built in
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| may not know is that a diesel engine can
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| | North America diesel powered? A few
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| be tweaked to produce more power without
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| | reasons including:
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| harming fuel economy. Let's take a look
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| | Stricter emissions control standards.
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| at diesel engines and what you can do to
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| | Diesel engines pollute more, so not many
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| squeeze out more power.
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| | manufacturers have improved upon the
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| Thanks to the work of one man, Rudolf
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| | technology to produce an engine that is
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| Diesel, we have a choice when it comes to
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| | environmentally friendly. However,
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| driving. Besides hybrid or rotary
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| | several upcoming engines from VW and
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| engines, the chief way most vehicles run
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| | others may change all of that.
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| is via a gasoline powered internal
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| | Not enough power. Yes, a common
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| combustion engine. However, with Diesel's
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| | complaint, even with turbo diesels, is
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| 1892 patent of the engine that bears his
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| | that the engines are not powerful enough.
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| name, diesel power has played a
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| | North American drivers are accustomed to
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| significant role in powering buses and
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| | getting on the highway with a minimum
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| trucks across North America. Some
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| | amount of effort. With a diesel engine,
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| passenger vehicles, particularly pick up
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| | it can take as much as twice as long to
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| trucks, are also diesel powered giving
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| | get up to full speed.
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| motorists an option to gasoline.
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| | Fortunately, several aftermarket product
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| Diesel engines have the following
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| | developers are helping motorists squeeze
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| advantages over their gasoline
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| | out more power from their diesel engines.
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| counterparts:
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| | Performance programmers, made for
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| Diesels use air compression to create
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| | specific diesel engines, are helping
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| combustion versus the air/fuel mixture
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| | motorists see a nice spike in horsepower
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| required by gasoline powered cars. This
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| | as well as increases in torque. The
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| attribute means that diesel engines do
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| | beauty of some of these aftermarket parts
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| not require spark plugs and thus do not
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| | is that they don't harm fuel economy. In
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| have to be tuned up.
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| | fact, some claim to help improve it.
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| Diesel fuel has a higher fuel density
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| | Yes, the number of diesel powered
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| than gasoline resulting in fuel economy
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| | passenger vehicles presently on North
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| increases of 20-30% over comparable
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| | American highways is presently very
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| gasoline powered models.
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| | small; however with newer, cleaner and
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| Diesel engines are cheaper to maintain as
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| | stronger engines on the way, you may soon
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| they have less parts vs. a gasoline
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| | find yourself opting for a diesel powered
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| engine. The lifespan of a diesel engine
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| | vehicle too.
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| is also significantly longer.
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