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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My father in law loved his 6.2 liter diesel Suburban pulling a 26' TT for its fuel efficiency. But I doubt many here would rave about it. It was a real slug on the hills.
There's nothing magical about diesel, it's the turbo that makes the difference and allows you to burn more fuel when you need the power. I think we will be seeing more forced induction gas engines in the future. The current EB isn't big enough for HD (pickup) trucks IMO. But as emission specs get tighter and it becomes more difficult and expensive for diesel fueled rigs to meet them we will probably see some changes. Heck, you may even start seeing LPG powered rigs on the interstate. Nothing I am aware of can be tuned to burn cleaner than a single component fuel.
There's nothing magical about diesel, it's the turbo that makes the difference and allows you to burn more fuel when you need the power. I think we will be seeing more forced induction gas engines in the future. The current EB isn't big enough for HD (pickup) trucks IMO. But as emission specs get tighter and it becomes more difficult and expensive for diesel fueled rigs to meet them we will probably see some changes. Heck, you may even start seeing LPG powered rigs on the interstate. Nothing I am aware of can be tuned to burn cleaner than a single component fuel.
