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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transamz9 wrote:
I'm not trying to be a pain in the *** but I am like you trying to get as much of the info on this thread correct. First off Taco I'm sorry, I didn't catch the "I" in the post where you said that it would cost "you" 14-15G more. I'm sorry for that. So you bought a half ton instead of a three quarter?
As far as routine maintenance cost go, yes if you buy a Ford diesel because they have to until they get the bugs worked out. The others, I don't think so.
OhhWell, I know that torque is stationary but here's my theory. You guys have already said that a diesel will get up to speed quicker with a load because of the low end torque. If you think about it , it makes sense if you have 600 lb/ft of pressure trying to turn a wheel as apposed 300 lb/ft of pressure trying to turn a wheel. Same as true if you are already running a set speed (flat ground) and you start up a 6% grade. It's going to be harder to slow a wheel's speed down that has 600 lb/ft then it will 300 lb/ft.
Am I thinking correctly?
Yeah, that would make sense I think. it would take a pretty long hill with no switchbacks for an engine with higher HP and lower torque to start pulling ahead of an engine with lower HP and higher torque.
