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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dfranks wrote:Ummm, no, the laws of physics do not apply differently to diesel engines than to gas engines. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsepower#Relationship_with_torque.-1hp= 2 lbs of torque for a diesel
Gas engines are around 1hp= .30-.50lbs of torque.
HP = (TQ * RPM) / 5252
Solving for TQ, we get:
TQ = (HP * 5252) / RPM
Notice there is no mention of diesel or gas in either equation.
dfranks wrote:Correct. That's because diesels put out more HP at lower RPMs. Gassers put out more HP at higher RPMs. Neither is more or less real than the other.I have never gone above 2400rpm to maintain the speed limit in the Rocky mountains towing my TT, Because I have never needed too.
-- Rob
