Driving tips - newbie here
Newbie here - Have a 35 foot MH. Towing a small car. Searching various posts but unable to find any advice about when and how to shift to lower or higher gears. Recengly went for small weekend jaunt. ...
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Whatever the transmission control computer does is fine. If you're used to the older low-revving engines, the V-10 is a bit of a surprise. I switched from a 1985 Class C with the old 460 to a 2002 Class A with the V-10. Fortunately. I have a motorcycle background (worked for Norton-Villiers before we emigrated), so high revs are not unusual to me.
I remember a 50-cc Isle of Man TT bike from Honda that developed its peak torque at 15,000 rpm and max power at around 23,000. It had a 16-speed transmission! I figured the rider had the clutch pulled to shift gears about 15% of the time.
The V-10 is a fairly high-tech, high rpm engine by US standards. If the various control computers are allowed to do their thing, they won't let the engine get damaged. Just let them run things and don't try to second guess them and use manual shifting. Ford engineers (a couple of whom I know) did an awful lot of work to get those computers to consider every possible scenario and respond appropriately.
I remember a 50-cc Isle of Man TT bike from Honda that developed its peak torque at 15,000 rpm and max power at around 23,000. It had a 16-speed transmission! I figured the rider had the clutch pulled to shift gears about 15% of the time.
The V-10 is a fairly high-tech, high rpm engine by US standards. If the various control computers are allowed to do their thing, they won't let the engine get damaged. Just let them run things and don't try to second guess them and use manual shifting. Ford engineers (a couple of whom I know) did an awful lot of work to get those computers to consider every possible scenario and respond appropriately.
