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I edited my previous post before you replied, but my guess is that it doesn't. Those people are mistaken / unrealistic. Physics just doesn't support that big a difference.
What do you really gain from all of that if not efficiency? Maintenance doesn't seem to be improved if not decreased because you are adding more components to the system. So what do you gain from the electronics assuming both engines in 100% working order?
You gain ABS brakes (on A1 and up models). I don't really care about the electronic engine, it has pro's and con's (I'm not really worried about reliability but it is designed to be serviced with the diagnostic computer tools, so I would want to get those). But I would very much prefer to have ABS brakes!
This is the mistake in understanding. The electronics are significantly more reliable, however, they introduce more deadlining points of failure. So you can have a sensor/wire/computer go bad, and absolutely nothing works. In contrast, with a mechanical engine you will have more failures, but they will often fail more gracefully (e.g. you'll notice it getting worse and can still drive, or you can apply a physical remedy to limp home). This is why you get all the stories about "I had this sensor/wire/computer that broke and it left me totally stranded", probably also combined with the psychology that things you can't see or understand are mysterious and frustrating (rarely can you check an ECU and physically see that it's bad - if you don't have the right computer diagnostic tools you merely replace it and then poof, the engine works again!).
SERIOUSLY?
Spoken like a true engineer... (boy i sure hope you can list your credentials/degrees for me to drool over) my logic is these trucks couldnt be trusted to even leave base in a war zone.... reliability studies look great when all the trucks are sitting in motor pool and not being used or are just idled around base to be diagnosed.
The LMTV weighs almost 5000lbs more than the M35A3, and has a much larger frontal area (meaning more wind resistance).
More power, less noise, less vibration (which is why the cab airlift system was omitted for the C7 trucks) cleaner emissions, more torque. Diagnostics on an electronic truck is far faster, No injector rack to adjust controls are easier, plus there is a plethora of data stored in the ECM of a C7 or 3126 (time/mileage etc).
Yeah, I was looking at something else. I am finding late 90s models for $15k which isn't bad either. But if an A1 is much more than that then I am not sure the upgrades it has are worth the initial costs and are probably upgrades I can add later.
