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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Turtle n Peeps wrote:Me Again wrote:
More big gas engines. Chris
PT Boats
Chris, did you see the burn rate? Over a gallon a minute at cruise. :E If I remember right I think it was over 3 gallons a minute for emergency speed (WOT). :E
No wonder the Germans went with diesel in most of there stuff. :B
PT boats did much better than the Sterlings in the CG Cutters. 83' Cutter 60 GPH/Engine to 18.5 knots. PT Boat 66 GPH/Engine to do 35 knots!
