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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Proteus wrote:OhhWell wrote:
I wish that they would offer small turbo or super chargers on gas engines in HD trucks. For high altitude mainly of course. Gas engines already have way more power liter for liter than diesel.
It's not power that matters when towing, it's torque, and there is nothing that even comes close to the torque/liter of a good TDI engine. The Bluetec for example gets 455ft-lbs out of 3L, and when it's not towing, also gets 30mpg on the highway. You can't even come close to that with a gasser. Yes, a gas engine would have more power, the same bluetec "only" gets 240hp, but it's plenty for passing at 80+ without a trailer, and of course, it's never safe to go above 65 towing anyways. You can also add that diesels run cooler, at lower rpms, and tend to last significantly longer.
No, it's power. It's very simple: one horsepower equals on horsepower! It really is that simple!
