Readers' Diesels

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1. Years of diesel experience
3. Your favorite modification
2. How you use your vehicle
4. Your favorite diesel story

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Year/Make/Model: '95 Jeep Wrangler
Owner: Rusty and Garrett Gordon
Hometown: Mims, Florida
Engine: 3.9L Cummins 4BT
Turbo: HY35
Injection Modifications: Denny T stage II fuel pin
Exhaust: 5-inch stack
Transmission: TH400 with reverse-pattern manual valvebody
Transfer Case: NP205
Suspension: Dana 60 front axle and 14-bolt rear axle (both with lockers)
Other: Rusty says, "My favorite story took place on one of our first rides downtown. Garrett (my son) was pulling into a parking lot when a deputy sheriff pulled in with the lights on. He got out and walked around the Jeep to the exhaust stack. I was sure Garrett was going to get a ticket for the loud exhaust. I asked the sheriff what we did wrong and he said, `I don't know, but I'm so jealous that somebody's getting a ticket.' He then asked a lot of questions about the build and said he was hoping to do something similar in the future."

Year/Make/Model: '83 Mercedes 300D, '83 Mercedes 240D, '89 Dodge Ramcharger, '90 Dodge D250, and a '91 Dodge W350
Owner: Mark Tomey Sr.
Hometown: Phoenix, Maryland
Engine: Any diesel with a simple mechanical injection system
Odometer Reading: 1,083,000 (combined miles)
Other: Mark says, "I've been involved with diesels since 1975. Our first car was one of the first diesel Oldsmobiles in Baltimore--a '78 Cutlass Salon two-door fastback with a 260ci V-8. I fell in love with it and proceeded to convert my D150 Dodge pickup to a diesel with an Olds 350 V-8, a Turbo-Hydramatic 400 transmission, and 2.91:1 gearing, resulting in 30 mpg. I bought more 5.7L diesel cars and began doing work for others. I later moved to 6.2L Suburbans, Jimmys, dump trucks, and flatbeds. I was given a 243ci Mitsubishi engine and bought several IH Nissan Scout engines. Now I am mainly involved with Cummins and Mercedes diesels."

Year/Make/Model: '04 Ford E-350
Owner: Jim and Sierra Manatt
Hometown: Janesville, California
Engine: 6.0L Power Stroke
Horsepower and Torque: 325 hp and 560 lb-ft
Programmer/Chip/Box: DiabloSport Predator U7165
Transmission: 5R110
Suspension: 4x4 conversion with 3-inch lift
Wheels and tires: 16x8 American Racing and 285/75R16 BFGoodrich All Terrains
Ring and Pinion: 4.10
Odometer and MPG: 75,000 miles and 22.4 mpg
Other: Jim says, "It is used as a daily driver, hauls a travel trailer, and gets firewood from our local National Forests (with a legal firewood cutting permit). Our favorite modification was the 4X4 modification done by Salem Kruger in Red Bluff, California."