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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Ram4Sam wrote:Hannibal wrote:
400 ft/lbs of torque applied at 4000 rpm through 2:1 gearing = 800 ft/lbs output and 300~hp at 4000rpm.
800 ft/lbs of torque applied at 2000 rpm through 1:1 gearing = 800 ft/lbs output and 300~hp at 2000rpm.
345 hp 365 ft/lbs will out tow 250 hp 460 ft/lbs any day of the week. It works on paper and I proved it with two Rams identical except for the engines and transmissions towing a 10, 040 lb 5th wheel.
Diesels are stronger. Not necessarily faster. Diesels make better heavy tow rig engines for several reasons. Higher horsepower at lower rpm is the most attractive to rpmaphobes. If you're scared of 4k rpm, then the diesel is for you.
It was never the screaming gas engine that scared me, it was the single digit 6 and 7 miles per gallon mpg's when towing......now that is scary!
Sam
hahaha, yeah. That's for sure. Watching my gas guage hit 1/4 tank out in the middle of nowhere on the interstate pulling with a gasser is pretty scary too. It also sucks pulling into a truck stop and not being able to use those nice huge diesel pump lanes. Looking over at the Clusterf**k that is the gas lanes is scary with a large TT.
Shoot, good thing your old 12 valve is reliable. The new diesels are not too good on gas from the testimonials we are hearing. Power is awsome though.
