You know you are a diesel head when....

[RADdodge]

You know you’re a diesel head when….

You install a microphone in your turbo so you can listen to it through your stereo…

People think you’re “obnoxious” when you shift though the gears with your straight piped Cummins…

People rarely see your truck on the road through all the smoke…

You start counting with #2…

You roll down the window every time you detect a whiff of diesel…

You refer to the smell of diesel as “highway perfume”…

You replace a BMW 3. 0 with a 5. 9 Cummins for “better” performance…

You spent twice the original cost upgrading and still don’t see any end to spending more soon…

You go to court to change your name to Dieselhead…

People ask about your truck as if it’s part of the family…

 

[f.boyle]

... if you would never buy a gasoline vehicle again

... if you refuse to call a large gas vehical a truck

and... if it makes you mad to see a diesel with no stack:-{} :{

he he he!!

Frank

 

[f.boyle]

when your mother wants to ditch the s-10 gasser and get a CUMMINS for the diesel rattle.

when she can tell a power stroke from a CUMMINS by ear.

I luv my mum :-laf Oo.

when she sais she doesn't worry when you are out late at night because your one of the biggest rigs on the road

 

[WadePatton]

Originally posted by f. boyle



... if you refuse to call a large gas vehical a truck

Frank

Hey I just consider 1500's and 150's to be "truck-like" vehicles.

 

[nickleinonen]

if you would never buy a gasoline vehicle again



that is so me... first vehicle i ever owned was my tahoe with the 6. 5 diesel. . next will be a 04 ram diesel. i also want a project jeep with a 4bt... but i have not the space or the $$$ to do that. .

 

[MarkF]

When you slow down, bump the comp up to 5X5 and make the tail-gater behind you dissapear in the smoke and the wife looks in the pass side mirror and says "Good one honey" as she chuckles.



We need one of them smilies that drives by in a CTD and SMOKES:-laf

 

[HoleshotHolset]

... you are at a party and find yourself talking with model railroaders about diesels... . diesels you could NEVER afford or be able to use.



... you are at a party and are worried about your poor truck sitting at home with nothing to do on a Saturday night.



Matt

 

[WadePatton]

24v'ers

... when you realize that you've spent more time studying the VP44 and delivery system than you ever did in College (or high school, etc. )

 

[MarkF]

when the wife is watchin tennis on TV:-laf and as you walk by you mutter "if don't involve gasoline, diesel, or engines it aint a real sport"

 

[HoleshotHolset]

Mark,



I beg to differ. The only sport that I will truly go out of my way to watch is college women's volleyball.



Tall, athletic gals my age smacking that ball around.....



Just keep telling yourself... . "Okay, I know they bus they rode in to get there was diesel powered!!"



Matt

 

[daveshoe]

When your only child goes away on a bus for a church trip and as the bus leaves your poor wife is crying her eyes out . As the bus approaches the stop sign you say ''Wow, Honey ,Did you hear the Jake Brake?! Oo.

Yep it really happened

 

[MLee]

or--- when you open your rear sliding window, and drive backwards down the block, so your stacks can fill the cab FULL of smoke, so you can get your early AM FIX.



you make a __UUUUUU____turn and follow the CTD than you just passed, just to put ""COME AND JOIN THE T D R"" on his windshield.

oooohhh this fun

MLee

 

[WadePatton]

... you call the overhead spout in your bath "THE injector"



... you get all dreamy-eyed thinking about a new diesel-powered lawn mower - or chainsaw, weedeater, tiller, etc.



... your vehicle is at the shop for a few days and you start going through CTD withdrawal.



... you spend more time researching diesel fuel additives than you do dietary supplements.



... people send you flowers if you truck is in the shop for more than a week.



... you judge your friends (and their trucks) by the cloud of smoke their truck makes. Bigger is better, duh.



... you never miss the opportunity to head someone down the BOMBing path.



... you begin to lie to the people you started BOMBing when their horsepower gets close to your own.

 

[redramnc]

. . if the first thing you do after getting logged in at work in the morning is start reading the TDR (all 11 pages of this thread).



. . when the Boss buys a new TRD Sequoia with the Banks Power kit on it and you go out, look under the hood, and say "Sure is pretty but it needs more torque. " (done that)



. . when the Boss admits to spending $38K on his new TDR Sequoia and you make the comment that he could have brought home a 4WD Quadcab SLT for that much if he wanted a real truck.



. . if the wife hates to hear the phone ring because it might be a friend, friend-of-a-friend, or almost complete stranger needing something hauled that is "too big for their truck and trailer to move. " (Any excuse for getting the CTD under a good load is not to be passed up. )

 

[JFitzgerald]

... you find yourself looking down on virtually any other truck, since they are all "lesser", "wimpy", and "not real trucks".



... you wonder how you ever got by with the "lesser" trucks you had in the past.

 

[redramnc]

. . when the Boss admits to spending $38K on his new TDR Sequoia and you make the comment that he could have brought home a 4WD Quadcab SLT for that much if he wanted a real truck.

... if you omit CTD when referencing a Dodge truck because, in your mind, there are no other powerplants worth talking about.

 

[JFitzgerald]

... you see a Ram, and look for the fender tag to see what's under the hood, and are bummed out when you see a V8 or V10 where a CTD could and should be.



Poor guy, spent $38K on a Toy when he could have had a real truck. Now that's depressing. :{

 

[HoleshotHolset]

... your weekends revolve around diesel events.



... your girlfriend is jealous of your "diesel friends".

 

[Bigramguy]

... . when the dealer refuses to cover draining the wifes tank (yes,it's a gasser) under warranty AGAIN,because you filled it with #2.



... . you lie awake all last night dreaming of a good "You know you are a dieselhead when... " line just to get into this thread because you felt left out,and alone..... :{ Pretty sad isn't it ?



... . add a little #2 to the rinse cycle to get that smell back into your clothes ... .



... . start chewing out the last person who drove your truck and moved the passenger side mirror so you can no longer watch the smoke rollin out the tailpipe ..... :-{}



... . are too embarrased to mow the lawn with the souped up riding lawn mower the you put headers on a few years ago because you know it should have STACKS !! ... .



OK,OK I'll stop now

 

[f.boyle]

you here a diesel know its a ford but have to realize the fact that he almost purchased a real truck,,, at least its not a gasser almost a real diesel.