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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OhhWell wrote: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.
Why would you beat it, all the stops the gasser will have to make due to lower fuel economy and a smaller gas tank?
You just cannot comprehend what you read. Apples to apples except for fuel type. That means 3.73 diff in both trucks, 35 gallon fuel tanks both trucks. 25,000 lbs. GVW both trucks. The cruise set at 65 mph - the gasoline would downshift trying to maintain the 65 mpg until the operator just tired of the engine screaming at 5-6,000 RPM. Make them Dodges so the body style will be the same as far as wind resistance. You have been smelling gasoline fumes too long!
Out of hundreds of people that have happened to have towed 5th wheel campers with both gas and diesel, I bet there are only a few of you that prefer gasoline.
