JD GUMBEE
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Belchfire, you are thinking small car, not truck.
Trying to underpower a truck in order to get better MPG does not work.
The torque figure is MUCH more important than HP in a wind resistant heavy brick.
Especially when using diesel power, as mentioned here, you can increase engine size without sacrificing MPG.
Having enough nuts under the hood to pull a hill in OD easily is a lot better than dropping two gears, screaming a small engine with the 4 ways flashing in the breakdown lane. (Look at the torque curve and the amount of torque available.)
Taking an extra second or two to reach 70, means nothing compared to hitting the bottom of that hill, hearing the turbo come up...and sailing over it effortlessly. That is the trick in a diesel truck.
The 4B is pretty hard to beat for a light-load step van. Especially with a clutch pedal.
It is also rather pricey compared to gassers.
If MPG is your primary focus, a step van, no matter what the power unit is, is not going to deliver.
Also, while I know what people are trying to say, maintaining the true industrial engines is not really more money.
Especially in the B series, DT466...they are intended to roll 250K without touching a thing. Most make this aim.
I think it is more accurate to say: "WHEN a diesel engine comes to failure, repairing it requires a lot more money than a gasser."
Trying to underpower a truck in order to get better MPG does not work.
The torque figure is MUCH more important than HP in a wind resistant heavy brick.
Especially when using diesel power, as mentioned here, you can increase engine size without sacrificing MPG.
Having enough nuts under the hood to pull a hill in OD easily is a lot better than dropping two gears, screaming a small engine with the 4 ways flashing in the breakdown lane. (Look at the torque curve and the amount of torque available.)
Taking an extra second or two to reach 70, means nothing compared to hitting the bottom of that hill, hearing the turbo come up...and sailing over it effortlessly. That is the trick in a diesel truck.
The 4B is pretty hard to beat for a light-load step van. Especially with a clutch pedal.
It is also rather pricey compared to gassers.
If MPG is your primary focus, a step van, no matter what the power unit is, is not going to deliver.
Also, while I know what people are trying to say, maintaining the true industrial engines is not really more money.
Especially in the B series, DT466...they are intended to roll 250K without touching a thing. Most make this aim.
I think it is more accurate to say: "WHEN a diesel engine comes to failure, repairing it requires a lot more money than a gasser."
