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The_Texan
May 20, 2014Explorer
Lantley wrote:No, you don't "need" the power of a diesel, you may "want" that power, but it is NOT needed. It wasn't to many years back that the trucking industry was hauling 80,000# coast to coast with an engine that put out 190± HP and 420 ± torque, which is LESS than a modern gasser in a ¾t or 1t truck.CKNSLS wrote:
I'm going to bookmark this discussion. The next time someone is considering which to buy and the topic "gas verses diesels" come up something tells me it will be a short thread once I give the link to this discussion.
This thread may sway some, however once your RV gets above 12K or so loaded you really need the power of a diesel
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