Diesel vs gas......................
OK folks, there have been a few to many diesel vs gas threads that have shall we say gone to "Hell and a hand basket"! So if all of you would put in you BEST, no flaming reasons for going gas vs diese...
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Why do I have to explain tow rating and torque when my post was related to horsepower. The kid said the diesels have more power. If we measured power in lb/ft, the diesel would be superior. But we don't, me measure it in horsepower and regardless of the tow ratings, the 8.1 vortec has more horsepower than any diesel currently offered in a pickup.
And...if you read the post accurately, you'd see I agreed with the statement that the big block has more horsepower. However, your statement seem to imply that the superior horsepower made the big block better somehow. You still have not answered the question. If the big block has more horsepower, why is it not rated to tow more than the diesel? Case in point...a Chevy 3500 dually with the LLY Duramax and Allison is rated for 1,500 more GCVWR than the equivalent truck with a vortec 8100 (actually, the big block has to have 4.10 rear gears to get even that close in ratings). Since you feel that horsepower is the "only" way to measure engine power, I find it interesting that you can't explain why the lower HP, yet higher torque diesel has the superior tow rating.
