F450 vs Ram 3500 DRW tow vehicle
So the wife and I are moving to the full time RV lifestyle. We just purchased a 42' toy hauler this weekend, with a GVWR of 20K#. Now I'm looking at a tow vehicles. I'm considering either purchasing a...
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4x4ord wrote:
^^^^ Your right.... more fuel more torque. In order to burn fuel you need air. Read my post and think about it until you understand it. I'm not sure where you are actually disagreeing with me now?
But that is just it. You are assuming that these engines can get the same amount of power out of X amount of fuel. That is not the case and it is dependent on a lot of factors especially when emissions are involved that require you to stay below a certain NOx level. You can have two Cummins ISB engines sitting side by side with different turbos on them, and depending on the efficiency maps of the turbos will dictate how much power and efficiency each engine can achieve at X rpm. Same would be true if they had the same turbo, but different bore/stroke ratio or different cams.
