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Originally Posted by curtis73
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This article doesn't give any details at all. Just vague hand waving. I was hoping for some actual numbers.
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And as far as power versus torque, its simple math and boost. Another
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That was a rather selective comparison.
If you're going to use diesel engines that rely so heavily on turbo's to make their HP numbers, why don't you compare them to similar turbo-heavy gas engines?
Supra's have gotten well over 1200hp from their little 3.0L engines for example. Or an even smaller engine to use as a measuring stick, busa's are 1.3L that have made over 700hp
I agree that diesels have their advantages, but this skewed way of comparing them to make-believe there's a simple 1:1 ratio between the two for power is plain silly.
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Another note on emission standards. By 2010, the EPA will require nearly zero emissions from vehicles. The 2010 Bluetec from mercedes is already in testing and actually puts out CLEANER air than it ingests. Until it makes it through the air filter, then a new special catalyst, and two particulate scrubbers, its actually cleaner than what goes in. I'll try to find a link for that one as well, but its kinda hush hush. If I hadn't worked as an engineer in the biz I probably wouldn't have been privvy to that information.
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I'd love to see it. Its been a while, but I used to have the EPA charts for future emission limits, and I don't remember 2010 being "nearly zero emissions" for diesels, but it was quite awhile ago that I looked at it, and my memory could be fuzzy