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CTD Homemade Hybrid?

08-18-2005, 02:34 AM

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ThrottleJockey

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CTD Homemade Hybrid?

Ive seen members on this site fabricate and tweak some pretty cool mods on our beloved diesel trucks.
Now I wonder if we have as a group the skill set (I know we do) to come up with a kit to convert our rigs to hybrids (electric assist).

We already have the hard part in place. The best d@*m diesel engine on the planet!

What else do we need? A big 5000 watt welding generator? (Remember that episode of 'Trucks'?) a small AC or DC traction motor? A bed full of Optima Yellow Tops?

Let's bend OPEC over a table!!

Gimme your ideas, guys!
Brian

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Uhhmm.. All of them.

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