Towing in the real world. gas or diesel
I've been down the gas road in 04 and the diesel in 09. Looking to buy again. I had a lighter trailer in 04 but my siverado 6+ liter gas would just scream in a head wind. 4000 rpm was common. Bigge...
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It's all to do with a few things...and...understanding those metrics
Small blocks can run circles around diesel's and big blocks in reference to RPM's. It is in the nature of the architecture...think mass reversing itself in an instant...which can do that at a higher speed...the smaller mass or larger mass
Screaming...how about both daughters and SIL's sport bikes that run in the 16,000 RPM's. SIL's Monster has desmondromic valve train....so can actually higher with NO valve float. Or my 2 seater in-line six good for 7,000 RPMs
It all relative to what the ICE's architecture is.
Final ratio (from ICE to axles) to the ground RPM and HP/Torque at that point is vs the speed at which you wish to be going at.
Bottom line: fuel that has more BTU's per common/equal measure will have more power & HP than lower BTU fuel
I'm a gasoline guy and understand & accept the benefits vs short falls for all of the situations to be encountered.
Small blocks can run circles around diesel's and big blocks in reference to RPM's. It is in the nature of the architecture...think mass reversing itself in an instant...which can do that at a higher speed...the smaller mass or larger mass
Screaming...how about both daughters and SIL's sport bikes that run in the 16,000 RPM's. SIL's Monster has desmondromic valve train....so can actually higher with NO valve float. Or my 2 seater in-line six good for 7,000 RPMs
It all relative to what the ICE's architecture is.
Final ratio (from ICE to axles) to the ground RPM and HP/Torque at that point is vs the speed at which you wish to be going at.
Bottom line: fuel that has more BTU's per common/equal measure will have more power & HP than lower BTU fuel
I'm a gasoline guy and understand & accept the benefits vs short falls for all of the situations to be encountered.
