Are large gas motor Rv's underpower?
At the risk of getting someone angry for me asking the same question they don't want to see again, that no doubt some people feel has been discussed enough. Are gas Class A's underpowered to tow a...
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nemo45 wrote:Naw, its the sweetest sound you will ever hear. Nothing like a big block with headers and straight through mufflers running wide open at max RPM. (Although running a 6% grade at 80 mph, I was only turning 4200 RPM)
How about when it downshifts to 3rd gear when going up a hill? At 5200 rpms it sounds like its going to explode.
down home wrote:I'm guessing that is why the folks at Caterpillar use the HP rating when describing the requirements for pulling heavy vehicles up steep grades. They do not even discuss torque in that context, because torque specification does not quantify performance.
... Torque is what gets you up hill. That's the reason the big coaches are pushing 2,000 lbs or torque or more.
