Diesel vs gas......................
OK folks, there have been a few to many diesel vs gas threads that have shall we say gone to "Hell and a hand basket"! So if all of you would put in you BEST, no flaming reasons for going gas vs diese...
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The Iron block aluminum head works fairly well on lower compression engines , but not so well in the case of a high compression turbo Diesel.As the turbo spools up the presure increases and the higher the compression the more stress on the head gaskets to do their job. The aluminum head does not have the clamp load capability an iron head does.Tighten an aluminum head down to the same torqe spec as an iron head and you will find out why.
