Class A Motorhome Engines
My husband and I are looking at buying a used motorhome (probably around 2004-2005) and were told by a mechanic friend of ours to stay away from the Ford Triton V10 engine. But it seems like everythi...
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yr2017 wrote:Bruce Brown wrote:
As to avoiding a V10, thats kind of silly. The V10 is and has been an excellent motor, and as of a few days ago Ford announced they are going to offering it in the medium truck market as well, territory previously you'd only find a diesel.
That would be on account of the price of fuels. Diesel is 40 to 75 cents more per gallon. And the V10 motor has almost the same torque numbers.
Well...yes and no. Fuel cost is definately an issue, the torque numbers have a bigger spread.
The V10 is 362HP/457TQ in the Commercial Truck segment.
The 360HP diesel offered (Cummins ISB) is 800TQ.
If you opt for the smallest diesel offered, the 220HP ISB, it comes in at 520TQ.
In the consumer Super Duty truck the new 6.7 PowerStroke offers 440HP/860TQ. My '13 PowerStroke is 400HP/800TQ and it's an animal. I don't see me ever going back to a gasser in a work type truck. An F150, sure.
