Class A Ford V10 performance
Based on MD license requirements of a Class B non-CDL, we might have to change our rv purchase from a diesel to a gas so my wife and friends can help with driving. We will have to stay with a GVW of ...
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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.
First let me say I'm a big fan of the V10, but...
In MH duty torque is far more important than HP. The 460# of torque the V10 has just doesn't compete with the 1000# + (ours is 1200#) of a big diesel.
With that said, in gasser duty the V10 has a great reputation and by most accounts the current version is the best - and oddly on paper it has less HP and more torque than the previous versions. :w
