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Old 12-17-2014, 09:37 PM
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How much power would one of those small diesels have in comparison to a gas engine of a similar size?


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Old 12-18-2014, 08:14 AM
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How much power would one of those small diesels have in comparison to a gas engine of a similar size?


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With diesels, it's not so much about power, as it is about torque. Diesels have gobs of it. My wife had a little Jetta diesel with 100 hp, but it felt alot more like 170-180 hp. Straight off the line, a diesel will probably outgun a gas engine of equal size. But the real difference comes in towing ability. Diesels have come a long way...no more smell and no more smoke.
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no more smell and no more smoke.

About as fun as a silenced automatic shotgun


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Old 12-18-2014, 08:33 AM
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But the real difference comes in towing ability.

So how does that torque transfer to towing ability?


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Old 12-18-2014, 09:15 AM
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So how does that torque transfer to towing ability?


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How does horsepower is the question.

18 wheelers are only 350-550HP on average, but have gobs and gobs of torque for moving loads and keeping them moving at much lower RPMs


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