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:wilber1 wrote:transamz9 wrote:wilber1 wrote:transamz9 wrote:
A boosted 5.7 in the Tundra making the same horse power as the Cummins still won't make the hp as quick.
Really. Take the turbo off the Cummins and see what happens.
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.
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You can roll your eyes but you know it's true, if you take the turbo off of the Cummins the it wouldn't have the same hp as the Tundra.
Exactly, even though the Cummins is a bigger engine. So why do people insist on comparing boosted diesels with unboosted gassers and claim diesels make more power because they are diesels?
The boosted engine (diesel or gas) has a much wider power band than an unboosted engine because it can create its own atmosphere over a much wider RPM range. It's not necessarily because it can make more power but because it can use more of it's power. Give the Tundra a supercharger or a bunch more gears so it can stay in the fat part of its power curve and the results would be very different, even if peak HP remained the same.
