Hemi has 750 LB FT TORQUE 5 speed auto, fixed up
Diesel has 1250 LB FT 5 speed auto, fixed up
–Both trucks 6000 LBS
What would the race be like (0-30, 0-60, 0-100, top speed)
How would the race differ truck to truck? I know from experience that a 700 Hp diesel thats 7000 lbs hauls butt
I’d race a Caterham which barely has below 300 horsepower and would destroy both of those thirsty, clumsy, mammoths.
They’d probably run out of fuel before the end of the race.
Edit: Ahem, this is to “Fluffy. ”
What do you mean “that’s why they don’t use diesels in racing. ” Torque equals acceleration and diesels get good fuel economy (well, comparatively, nothing with over 500 hp gets brilliant fuel economy). Besides, have you ever heard of the Audi R10 TDI. It won last year’s Le Mans 24 Hours, also beating out Peugeot’s diesel powered LMP 1 car (both left the petrol teams in the dust). Most of the petrol cars were left in the dust.
If the rear axle gears can be optimized the gas engine will be faster. It will use a lower gear because of the higher rpm horsepower compared to the diesel.
The lower rear axle gears will multiply the power to the wheels producing faster acceleration than the diesel. If geared correctly it will out accelerate the diesel at all speeds.
gasoline engines are always faster than diesel engines, that’s why they don’t use diesel engines in racing. Diesel engines are low R. P. M. engines that produce more torque for moving much more weight, that’s why they use them in trucks and heavy equipment.
Cummins will get it off the line depending on whom has four wheel drive might take the advantage of the race with traction off the line. All in all I would say the cummins.
Interesting question. . . if the turbo on the Cummins is turned up it may win. The Hemi will rap out faster and if that truck can get optimum traction it could take the diesel off the line, however once the turbo gets ’spooled up’ I think that the diesel will take it and with the torque difference the diesel will probably have a higher top end.