wanderingaimlessly wrote:
Yosemite Sam1 wrote:
It's not the size, or displacement of the engine, but it's power.
In this case, this 2.3L engine has as much horsepower as V8 truck a decade ago.
Let us know next year how yours is holding up.
Usually small engines stressed by heavy loads don't pan out too well, especially in the long term, it's why both Ford and GM just came out with new larger V-8 truck engines. (6.6 and 7.3 liter)
You can bolt on turbos and superchargers, but there is still little replacement for displacement.
And how is a generator powered by another carbon burning ICE a fix for the electric woes?
I wouldn't know. I usually replace mine every 3 to 5 years -- to take advantage of it's peak of economic life.
But I wonder, I thought it's the cylinders that wears out, not the entire engine -- even dismissing the advancement in metallurgy.
As to the generator, I bet the Briggs & Stratton generator will consume less gas and less a pollutant the a 5.7 Briggs & Stratton diesel or gas engine. Did I miss something on your post?
