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May 24th 05, 10:54 PM
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Steve writes:
Sport Pilot wrote: Why the obvious apple and orange comparision? To refute the statement that "more speed is more power." You need to compare engines of equal size. OK, Lets do it! Dodge 5.9 Liter v8 gasoline engine: 230 horsepower at ~5000 RPM Compared to: Dodge/Cummins 5.9 Liter turbo-diesel engine: 325 horsepower at 2900 RPM More speed is NOT more power any more than more torque at the same speed is more power. uh? More torque at the same speed *is* more power. power = torque * speed Had the gas engine produced the same torque at 5000 rpms as the diesel do at 2900, then it would have had about 560 hp at 5000. Thomas 
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