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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Hannibal wrote:rhagfo wrote:transamz9 wrote:Sport45 wrote:
If you run a diesel at 5200 rpm for a mile it will come apart.
A gasoline engine at redline is not tearing it itself apart any more than a diesel operating at redline. (But it may sound like it.)
HAHAHA!! O.K what ever. You win......:)
The whole point is a Diesel doesn't need to turn 5,200 rpm to move a large load.
Just remember that the land speed record towing is held by a diesel, 140+ mph towing a TT trailer with all necessary equipment to camp.
Err uh, neither does a gas engine. And the tiny little camper was towed with empty tanks and no propane. If someone with too much money decides to build a gas engine to make 1000 hp to tow a tiny travel travel trailer 140mph, have no doubt it can be done. The diesel was nowhere near a stock production engine.
It wasn't the HP it was the Torque necessary to pull that ultra slick little flat backed trailer, it was a stock production model just with speed rated tires.
