Horsepower is horsepower?
If that theory is true (in real circumstances), then a 385hp 6.7L Cummins diesel shouldn't spank a 381hp Toyota Tundra when both are tested 0-60 towing a 5740# boat. But it did. Must be the adva...
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wintersun wrote:Wow, there was a lot of intelligent discussion in this thread, and then this. Normally I'd write it off as simple ignorance, but then you topped it off with:A 2013 Ram pickup with the diesel engine is providing 850 ft lb of torque at the rear wheels. The 2013 Ram pickup with the gas engine has 400 ft lb of torque at the rear or less than half that of the diesel engine.
wintersun wrote:I suggest you study up on drivetrains, including torque, RPMs, power, and especially gearing. You might just learn something!Comparing one company's diesel powered pickup with another company's gas engine is plain dumb. Sometime is better to keep you mouth closed and have people think you are stupid, than to open it and have them know it.
-- Rob
