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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transamz9 wrote:
You are missing my point. If you add boost to the Tundra you would have to de-tune it to get the same hp as the Cummins. You then would not have the torque of the Cummins.
Here we go again ... it sounds like we're talking about the crankshaft torque of a diesel engine when that doesn't, ultimately, mean squat.
It's torque delivered to the drive axle that counts ... and you make that what you want it to be through: The engine's horsepower over an RPM operating range being what it needs to be for the speeds/loads you want - combined with the gearing being what it needs to be so as to multiply the engine's crankshaft torque up to what drive axle torque needs to be.
I guess it's necessary to keep emphasizing this again and again.
