Gas vs Diesel (I've read the FAQs!!)
Hello to All, We *still* have the Thor Jazz in my sig, and it's still a going concern, but the wife is up for a change and "we" are wondering if a Class A would fit the bill. Many of our trips are ...
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dubdub07 wrote:Daveinet wrote:Bruce Brown wrote:Your conclusion is a little misleading, as both HP numbers are the same. Of course if the HP is the same, the higher torque is more desirable. But the OP's question was about the speed an RV will go up a given hill. The torque rating has ZERO to do with the answer to that question. This is absolute indisputable fact.
Do you want a 300HP/600#/ft diesel or do you want a 300/950#/ft diesel?
Me? Ignorant as I may be I'm skipping the HP number and going for more torque.
Know what else is indisputable? My co-worker bought a new version of my DP with the new ISL. I have the ISC. His is 380/1150 and mine is 380/1050. His goes up the passes faster than mine. This would indicate that torque indeed is a factor and that ZERO to do with the OP is actually....disputable.
dub
Right, nothing else could be at play like power curves, gearing, weights, acceleration, tires, driver, age of drivetrain? Naw, you proved it. HP as a universally established standard of quantifying the RATE OF WORK is useless and torque is all that matters. I will send your perfect scientific evidence to caterpillar and they can stop ranking their powerplants based on Horsepower.
