Poll: Diesel or Gasoline?

[The Heretic]

Trust me when I say you want a turbo on a diesel.

It depends on what it is for. A lot of small stationary diesels don't have turbos, especially older ones. For any kind of motor vehicle or prime mover? Yes - lots of benefit there. Even large marine diesels often have turbos (the turbo itself is larger than most large trucks) - not sure about the HUGE diesels (the ones that run at maybe 200 RPM).

 

[Boboclown]

It depends on what it is for. A lot of small stationary diesels don't have turbos, especially older ones. For any kind of motor vehicle or prime mover? Yes - lots of benefit there. Even large marine diesels often have turbos (the turbo itself is larger than most large trucks) - not sure about the HUGE diesels (the ones that run at maybe 200 RPM).

If it wasn't for turbos, semis in mountains would be a lot of worse. If they can even get enough air to move.

 

[coop44]

I dunno anymore, if I could squeeze a 6 71 two stroke detroit diesel into a pickup economically I would take that. Supercharged with a turbo would be cool. Nothing sounds like a two stroke detroit. Truly obnoxious

 

[DeanMk]

I just found a bunch of "fixin's" that my dad had procured to put a 3-53 into his '74 Chevy 1/2 ton.
Alas, he never did it.