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Old 05-10-2011, 12:55 PM
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Don't get me wrong, the Toureg is an impressive machine but with its 10 cylinders, two turbos and four camshafts I suspect it will not be around when the cast iron pushrod single turbo cummins will be still purring along.
Don't forget the air suspension, DUAL ecus (one for each bank), 10 PD fuel injectors w/ extra lobes on the camshafts to drive them........

A V10 is not a truck for the faint of wallet

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Old 05-10-2011, 05:58 PM
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Don't forget the air suspension, DUAL ecus (one for each bank), 10 PD fuel injectors w/ extra lobes on the camshafts to drive them........

A V10 is not a truck for the faint of wallet

-J
My point exactly!

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