Class A Ford V10 performance

irishtom29 wrote:
A 24,000 pound, 320 HP Ford V-10 gasser has a better power to weight ratio than any DP at GVWR I'm aware of; I did the ciphering on quite a few. The gasser power comes at a higher RPM so needs to rev higher than a diesel. But the Ford V-10 runs high revs reliably.

This is an important point that many on here miss when we talk about performance. Another point is that a gas MH will have the same 362 HP whether it is a 38 ft MH or 28 ft MH. As DP's get smaller their engines get smaller and less HP. Some 34 ft DP's come with 300 or 275 HP and a much higher wt. So if you are looking at short gas MH, performance will not be an issue.