Cummins New 5.0 V-8 Diesel?
I've been reading up on this new diesel engine from Cummins and have come to the conclusion, it would be a perfect motor for Class C & B+ motor homes based on either the Ford of Chevy/GMC Cutaway Chas...
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carringb wrote:
Ford has to down-rate the EcoBoost in the Transit to only 13,000 pounds GCWR, in order to mass the Medium-Duty test cycle. And... it could even pass with a full profile body attached to the cutaway, which is why there will be no EcoBoost Class C motorhomes. Only the 3.7L base gasser or the diesel. It simply isn't capable of shedding enough heat under severe conditions, or last long enough for Medium-Duty customers.
PS - All new Forest River coaches are rated for 7500# towing, and Thor puts an 8,000# receiver on all their new coaches.
I've towed many miles with my V10, and also towed some with an EcoBoost F150. Even with the much lighter trailer, it wasn't very hard to get the EcoBoost into "power train protect mode" because the cylinders get hot fast on steep long grade.
That is the problem with turbo engines under load
