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ramyankee
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Jun 13, 2013

Gas engine and Diesel of same specs.Pull the same.

By my sig, i pull with a 2002 8.1.....Its specs are roughly 340HP and 455 lb ft of torque. If a guy were to opt for a 2000-2002 Cummins, approx the same specs, does a Diesel pull any easier. Just a th...
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JustLabs
Explorer
Jun 14, 2013
jerem0621 wrote:
People just think that a diesel working hard at 2500 rpm's is ok and that 4500 in a gasser is NOT ok.



Thats exactly right. There were numerous times I had my '07 5.9 CTD running at 2900 rpm while pulling a long steep grade.

Let me tell you,listening to a CTD at those RPM gets old in a hurry.

I would have much rather listened to my '01 8.1 liter big block spin along at 4500 pulling those same grades.

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