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ramyankee
Explorer
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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wilber1
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Jul 08, 2013
An engine is an air pump. The only way to make more power is to pump more air allowing you to burn more fuel. There are three ways of pumping more air in a reciprocating engine. 1: Increase displacement. 2: Increase RPM. 3: Forced induction. I don't care how much fuel you pump in, without oxygen it won't burn. Engines and Chemistry 101.

The unburned fuel causing the smoke is helping cool the engine, not making power.

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