Are gas engines ever going to catch up?
Our creaky old Cummins powered truck (bought used) seats 4, does about 20-23mpg bobtail and 12mpg towing a 5th wheel trailer at 22,999lbs. It's mileage is somewhere in between hauling a camper and/or...
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parkersdad wrote:
My guess would be government regulations. They probably will not meet the standards therefore they cannot be put in trucks. Just a guess though.
For sure! My dad drove a Diamond T truck with a 450ci Red Diamond International I-6 and they replaced it with the larger 501ci I-6.
There were lots of large gas engines years ago.
83' USCG Cutters had:
Sterling Viking II, Model TCG-8
Made by Sterling Engine Company, Buffalo, New York
The 83 footer was twin screw cutter. Each gasoline engine was an in-line eight cylinder, four stroke (cycle) with eight inch bore, nine inch stroke, a displacement of 3619.1 cubic inches, and developed 600 HP @ 1,200 RPM. 60 GPH per engine at 18.5 Knots!
