[6pack] Hemmings email - non LBC

[Jim Jones]

I got a weekly email from Hemmings that features two things; one sorta pertinent to our hobby, and one that's not.
   
  The former is a soda media blaster that appears to be what I've been looking for - it's compact and doesn't need a nine million PSI compressor to run it. It's just what I need for backyard metal preparation and I don't have to worry about cleaning up nasty spent sand or plastic media. It's probably not great for preparing an entire car body, but seems like just the thing for small projects.
   
  The other feature is about the new GM duramax 4.5L diesel V8. It's turbocharged, which isn't unusual. What IS unique is that the exhaust ports are on TOP the heads. They lead directly into the turbo and catalytic converter located in the valley between the heads. This reduces turbo lag and lights off the catalyst sooner, thereby reducing cold start emissions and improving fuel economy.
   
   
  Diesel still have issues, but when you look at what's happening in Europe with the diesels and some of the work done by Gale Banks, diesels may well be the "hot-rod" motor of the near future. They ain't just fer trucks, Skeeter!
   
  JJ