Diesel vs gas......................

TexasBorn wrote:
Well in my mind that is a no brainer. The diesel has less power and less torque BUT it makes what is important when trying to move something weather its a trailer or the car its self, TORQUE!

I don't understand your point here. The 302 generates more torque than the diesel, so by your logic, the 302 should be the better TV engine.

You should reread my post about the tank. The engine in the Abrhams, which weighs around 70 tons, produces less than 300 lb ft of torque - less than half the torque produced by my DMax. By your theory, my DMax would be a better engine for that tank than the one that is in it. But, the engine in the tank produces 1500 HP - almost 5 times the power output of my DMax. I doubt that my DMax could move that tank at anything over a crawl.

TexasBorn wrote:
And BTW as you know HP IS juat a mathmatical calutation of torque and work.

You mean torque and rpm (HP = Torque * RPM / 5252). Then, torque is just a mathematical calculation based upon HP and RPM (Torque = HP * 5252 / RPM). Then, RPM is just a mathematical calculation based upon torque and HP (RPM = HP * 5252 / Torque).

TexasBorn wrote:
Also I am puling 400ftlb at 1500rpm, as to 3000rpm at 400ftlb with the Mustang.

And the difference is? The bottom line is that, with the correct gearing, that Mustang engine will drag two of those diesels all over the back 40 without breaking a sweat. It develops more than twice the power of the diesel. As long as you have the proper gearing, the torque output of the engine is meaningless as far as determining the capabilities of an engine is concerned.

Bert