The craft is unpowered and unguided, winds aloft are just as important. They are going to FL1000 man. (I imagine ATC will be somewhat amused by that. 'Requesting permission to ascend out of your class A airspace. Also, you can't say no or request any course changes.')

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You cannot orbit without forward velocity. Also it depends if you want a stable orbit (needs minimal fuel to maintain, which means outside of the atmosphere) or a degrading orbit (which is still technically an orbit).

BMWs plan for the Nikasil engines was to REPLACE THE ENTIRE BLOCK. With the same defective component! Then extend the warranty. And replace it again. Mine went through 2 blocks before they permanently fixed it.

160 and some change. I would have to dig up the reciept. Was filling the fuel tank on my diesel Excursion.

That whole situation could have been easily rendered moot with the application of technology. Remote throttle kill. The engine maintains power brakes, steering, etc, and the car coasts to a stop. I suppose she could have driven at 8mph idling to the border.

Honestly, departments for the most part shouldn't really be pursuing anyway. There are so many officers about, with advanced communications and awareness, that tracking by radio, eyes, and aircraft should do just fine while they amble along a fair distance behind.

Hes also awful at paintball. I wonder if he remembers how bad we beat him at Bellows AFB back in 02. Granted, my team was all active duty military.

Well, it has a 965 engine in it. Its still frikkin awesome, and as close just about anyone would ever get to a road legal 962.

Its not the real deal racing car. It was built with a different body, and the parts from 965 and 962racing cars. Its not far from the real deal though, and is still awesome.

Only if its got the turbo 6.5 in it. If its the NA 6.5L you can keep it. Either way, thats a damn expensive truck to live with. The 'axles' cost more to fix that it costs to get an older military example.

The 4BTA is a fucking AWFUL engine to live with. It shakes, it smokes, it leaks, its expensive, parts are expensive, servicing it is expensive and it smells bad. Its the poster child for NVH, with extra H, along with generally being annoying.

Those engines are unreliable. They ditched the Herc and Conti for Cummins in the A3 version and never looked back. They called those engines 'whistlers' and you HAD to wear hearing protection while driving the truck. Those engines will annihilate your hearing.

A 4x4 diesel Econoline van. Its actually around 8300lbs if I only have the battery bank and an empty gear rack. If I fill up the blitz cans and load gear+food+ a passenger or two I get damn near my GVWR of 9500.

Same reason the 6.7L Cummins ISB isn't anymore. The market doesn't demand it. The ISB is popular in European busses (called the ISBe,) and the old 7.3L powerstroke (dressed as the International T444E) is still very popular in Brazil and other countries with less stringent emissions.

315s. They look rediculous on it, and are clearly an attempt to reel in the fat-assness of the thing.

International CXT? One of the BBQ teams that competes with mine here in Memphis has one. The Shed. Dude drives it like he stole it too.

RE #1) It most likely gets better fuel economy than anything with the Ford 460 (almost every 1980-1996 F350.) They are equipped with a Cummins straight 6 or the triton v10. The one my farm used from 2001-2005 before going with a Freightliner got 11mpg loaded with 15,000lbs of stuff.

You could just disable it. In my SRT8, its located right under the drivers seat.

I got behind the wheel of a locost running a 2.0L ecotec pushed to 430hp.