Chevy 350 V8 Big Enough engine?
Hi folks.. my 1st post here. My wife and I and 5 kids are thinking of buying a 22-25ft class C motorhome. We are buying used (under $30k). The main purpose of this unit will be to travel in comf...
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Well OP, I am not super experienced like some folks. but I do have some 60k, experience driving a MH all over the US and Canada and Alaska.
In my opinion.
1) in a MH you are not, getting anywhere very fast. So Chill out pretend you are on a train enjoy the ride.
2)This is, I think important, match semi truck speed, in the outside lane, stay with them.
3) you will not care, about cars passing you in the fast lane they matter not, trucks passing you, not so good. The whole vortex thing
4) is a 350 enough? Yeah flat cruising its just fine, uphill not so good
5) better gas mileage, I doubt it, you will be working the heck out of that small block, gonna burn some fuel
# 1 and #2 are the most important things I would say
AND this, what essentially you are doing is driving a large bread box down the road, it does not do well, with cross winds, trucks passing, frost heaves and curves, it does not stop very well, nor does it corner very well. It is a long way, from your average SUV. Unless you are pulling the mountains, that 350 is fine. In other words your concern about being under powered is way down the list of challenges you will encounter. Would I buy a 350 or a cruise America, rig with a V-8 , no. but that is because, we do a large amount of mountain driving. I want the power. You it sounds like OP don't need that
In my opinion.
1) in a MH you are not, getting anywhere very fast. So Chill out pretend you are on a train enjoy the ride.
2)This is, I think important, match semi truck speed, in the outside lane, stay with them.
3) you will not care, about cars passing you in the fast lane they matter not, trucks passing you, not so good. The whole vortex thing
4) is a 350 enough? Yeah flat cruising its just fine, uphill not so good
5) better gas mileage, I doubt it, you will be working the heck out of that small block, gonna burn some fuel
# 1 and #2 are the most important things I would say
AND this, what essentially you are doing is driving a large bread box down the road, it does not do well, with cross winds, trucks passing, frost heaves and curves, it does not stop very well, nor does it corner very well. It is a long way, from your average SUV. Unless you are pulling the mountains, that 350 is fine. In other words your concern about being under powered is way down the list of challenges you will encounter. Would I buy a 350 or a cruise America, rig with a V-8 , no. but that is because, we do a large amount of mountain driving. I want the power. You it sounds like OP don't need that
