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Turtle_n_Peeps
Explorer
Jan 25, 2015

The mysteries of Horsepower and other things explained

There seems to be a lot of confusion about the mysteries of engines by some on this site so I will post some links and add some text to try and clear some of this up. First some terms: Torque: A...
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spoon059
Explorer II
Jan 25, 2015
06Fargo wrote:
So why don't trucking companies use a couple light weight Eco motors:

Duty-cycle. Those 2 Eco motors might get that load up the hill 3 or 4 times, but that's it. That big honking diesel is meant to do it over and over and over and over again.

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