Diesel more sluggish than gas?
New to the site, so hello to everyone. Will be moving into the motor home world soon. I had pretty much settled on DP or large super C, but I've read several posts here where some folks said some di...
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gutfelt wrote:
there are reasons there are no 40++ diesel pusher style motorhomes with gas engines if it takes a 9 litre 425 HP motor with 1250 lbs torque to move my 36000 DPMH efficiently how would a gas engine ever do that (realistically)
Gas engines moved loads over twice that weight for years. Quite effectively and efficiently. The key has always been gearing. With the automatic and automated transmissions available today providing more gear ratios than the popular six speeds we currently see is easily accomplished. The technology is already available and being used in truck fleets around the world.
I've always been a bigger is better guy and if I could justify a 600 horse diesel with 1,500 ft lbs of torque, or more, I would love it. But for many RV applications that is serious overkill. Diesel drive trains require more expensive components and maintenance costs from oil changes to nearly all other parts which may be needed. I realize my thinking here is a lot like swimming upstream, but many things in life are like that. If no one bucks the status quo nothing changes. Here limited mileage and generally intermittent use would suggest that my thinking, while outside the box, isn't exactly earth shattering.
