RAM EcoDiesel a Flop for Towing
Here's the lowdown. Bruce
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ShinerBock wrote:
Uhm no! Europe uses a different SAE standard to determine their power output of their engines which is why the outputs for the engines over there is higher. Also, even if you went up the hill at 40 or 30 mph, the Ecodiesel would have still been struggling more than the 2.7L Ecoboost. Either way you want to put it, that Ecodiesel should have been rated to tow less than that Ecoboost no if, ands or buts.
A bit different. Like 1.4%
Horesepower. Confusion and Resolution
On edit. Just because an engine is operating at below its rated HP does not mean it is struggling less than one that is. It depends on the design parameters. A 2.5L F1 engine producing 300 HP is not guaranteed to be more reliable than a 4L V8 rated at 300 HP, just because the F1 engine is only operating at 40% of its rated 700+ HP.
Two words for you.... No and no.
That's intelligent. :h
Really? So Northern California, Washington, or Oregon never has #1 diesel? So you are really telling me that the few refineries we have switch over to making #1 diesel fuel for the whole United States, but make an acception for California, Oregon, and Washington? Do pigs also fly where you come from?
On Dec. 29 we hooked up our fith wheel and headed down the I5 to Southern California. We just got back Friday and during that time I never saw one pump labelled #1 but plenty labelled #2 and I have never seen a pump labelled #1 where I live.
The fact is, refineries do not switch to just #1 in the winter, they blend #1 and #2 according to area climate and season. I suspect that on the west coast where nightly lows are rarely below a few degrees below freezing regardless of season, little or no #1 is required in the blend.
