Ford E350 V10 shifting
I am curious about others experience with the Ford vehicles when in mountains. Our Phoenix Cruisr 2350 is pulling a Jeep Cherokee which weighs about 4044 curb pounds. I am surprised how the V10 se...
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PSW wrote:
Thanks for the responses. Two have asked the year of my rig: 2013 Phoenix Cruiser 2350, Ford E350 V10.
That E350 is at least part of your problem.
As others have stated the E350 only has a 4:12 differential, whereas the E450 has a 4:56 differential. The E450 is what you want for optimum towing and/or high altitude travel. It of course also has larger brake swept areas and increased transmission cooling over the E350.
Not towing, our 24 foot Class C E450 rig has easily climbed and cruised at above 9000 feet. If we ever get to Colorado, I'll probably get to test it higher.
However, related to that and FWIW - I don't care for low RPM thumping V8's -> ever since I heard my first screaming V12 years ago. I don't know what the Ford truck V10 is internally governed to, but it's tach redline is around 6000 RPM and I do use it when necessary. BTW, in a given RV I'm not quite sure why one would think that a Ford V10 at high XXXX RPM to develop XXX horsepower pulling a steep grade at speed would use any more gas than a big block V8 at a lower RPM to develope the same XXX horsepower pulling the same steep grade. :h
