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Originally Posted by g6civcx
This conclusion is fallacious for the following reasons:
1) You did not respond to my inquiry above. I said "I value A more than B". How does what I said amount to "I value A > *"?
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You said that HP was "meaningless"
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Originally Posted by g6civcx
2) I've already responded by saying that a gas engine, and Chevy V8 in particular, has more aftemarket support (i.e. service, parts, "tuners", racing series, etc.) than any diesel. If you dispute my assertion, please say why.
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If you actually think that diesel service parts are hard to find, I don't know what to tell you.
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Originally Posted by g6civcx
3) For reasons above, I choose gas over diesel. How can "I value torque more than HP" be reasonably concluded that I would be driving a diesel? Please explain your reasoning.
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Again, you didnt say you valued it more, you said HP was "meaningless"
A stock diesel is going to make way more tq than a slightly modded carbed gas engine. If HP was meaningless, you'd be driving a High TQ low HP diesel around.
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Originally Posted by g6civcx
I am not one of those people, i.e. I don't care how high the engine revs. Therefore, I do not tire you, at least not for getting pissy when my car runs out of breath at 5k.
Reasonable enough?
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I'm not attacking you, I have a carbed v8 too, but i'm not kidding myself saying that HP doesn't matter