350 HP ICE vs. 350 HP Diesel?
OK, newbie here and aspiring RV'er. What comments can be made about the advantages/disadvantages of a 350 HP internal combustion engine vs. a 350 HP diesel engine in a class A camper (assuming all oth...
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JumboJet wrote:
OP's topic: 350 HP ICE vs. 350 HP Diesel?
My challenge, that Daveinet bastardized with his souped up dragster camouflaged as a motorhome, is this:
Get a 400 c.i./400 HP (I'll even give you 20 HP advantage) gasoline powered truck with a 35 gallon fuel tank, total GVW of 25,000 lbs. pulling a gooseneck loaded trailer. On a 1,250 mile trip, with a 50 mile head start for the gas powered pickup, cruise set at 65 mph, from the I-81 PA/MD border to Fayetteville, AR, I will beat it to the end of the trip by at least one hour.
I don't care about torque, horsepower, gearing, RPMs, etc. - I care about an apples to apples comparison excluding the fuel type. The diesel will win every time.
I'll notify Motor Trend where their direct apples to apples comparison of two large pick-ups, with different engines, towing and not towing, produced the results where the gas engine won, EVERY TIME.
Wait, maybe if it was up a 90 degree hill climb and the one pick-up was loaded more, or if the sun was at a higher angle, or the temps was hotter, or if this took place at some fictional hill in Rhode Island, etc. :B
