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rhagfo
Aug 13, 2012Explorer III
Hannibal wrote:transamz9 wrote:
The gearing works the same on a diesel as it does on a gas.
Except that the gas engine can rev and use more gearing to multiply torque.
It's horsepower that determines how fast we can tow.
http://www.catrvclub.org/PDF_Docs/Understanding_Perf.pdf
True, but is is torque that determines how much you can tow. This is why I can pull 12K at speed with 3.55 gears up hill.
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