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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pnichols wrote:Yes, exactly.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.
pnichols wrote:Yes, it is. My hope is if we emphasize it enough, maybe some folks will start to understand.I guess it's necessary to keep emphasizing this again and again.
-- Rob
