Ford F250 vs Ram 2500 Gas V8 Drag Race and MPG Battle

1stgenfarmboy wrote:
Torque..........it does a tow truck good.








lets race.

Your on! First one to Alaska wins!

Torque..........it does a tow truck good.








lets race.

rjstractor wrote:

N-Trouble wrote:
My old 02 2500HD gasser could edge out my Duramax in a drag. Dont know what I was thinking trading it in cause according to this thread it is a better TV. Cookoo...

Yes, the gas trucks will accelerate better empty. I'll bet these two trucks would beat their diesel counterparts in an empty drag race. Add a 10K trailer and the diesels will leave their gas brothers in the dust (and smoke). :)

It's all about getting HP to the ground and power to weight ratio.

I will give you my 1993 6.5 diesel that puts out 200 HP and 425 ft/lbs and I will drive my gas work truck with a 353 HP 6.0. We will put a 7,000 TT on the back of each.

Who is going to make it to the top of the Davis Dam first?

So diesels tow better hu? LOL

The reason diesels tow so good now days is not because they are diesels, it's because they put out a TON of HP and they have turbo's on them which cause them to lose next to no HP at altitude. On the other side of the coin my 360 HP stock diesel will SMOKE a 295 HP of the same year 5.3 gas engine in a drag race solo or towing.

For the millionth time. It's all about the HP you and put down to the road. Towing, drag race, solo,............it makes no difference.

HP is work being done over time. Whoever does the most work wins! :)

Drag racing is all about power to weight ratio, gearing (final drive gear ratio and all the gear ratios of the different gears of the transmission), traction and the expertise of the reaction/driver.

Higher HP helps, but it can/will be affected by all those other factors.

N-Trouble wrote:
My old 02 2500HD gasser could edge out my Duramax in a drag. Dont know what I was thinking trading it in cause according to this thread it is a better TV. Cookoo...

Yes, the gas trucks will accelerate better empty. I'll bet these two trucks would beat their diesel counterparts in an empty drag race. Add a 10K trailer and the diesels will leave their gas brothers in the dust (and smoke). :)

transamz9 wrote:

N-Trouble wrote:
My old 02 2500HD gasser could edge out my Duramax in a drag. Dont know what I was thinking trading it in cause according to this thread it is a better TV. Cookoo...

With 15,000# behind it?

Of course not... I was poking fun at some other comments in this thread tying drag reaults to towing results.

N-Trouble wrote:
My old 02 2500HD gasser could edge out my Duramax in a drag. Dont know what I was thinking trading it in cause according to this thread it is a better TV. Cookoo...

With 15,000# behind it?

My old 02 2500HD gasser could edge out my Duramax in a drag. Dont know what I was thinking trading it in cause according to this thread it is a better TV. Cookoo...

I love the comparos. Thanks for posting.

colliehauler wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:

dodge guy wrote:
Wow! Which one gets better mileage. And which one has more longevity!

I know of a hot shotter who got +400k miles on his 6.2 flat bed truck.

Curious what happened at +400k miles?

He started to get CEL's and the engine was running sluggish so he took it in. The tech removed the valve covers and noticed galling on the cam lobes. At that point it was determined it was better to just replace the engine (418k miles) with a remanufactured long block. The truck still had the original transmission.