In the market for used smaller RV
Comparing used RV's. Wife and I, want to keep smaller for drive-ability, storing at home, and economy. Probably 22-24 foot. Regular B's are just too small. Trying to compare B+ to smaller C's. I'...
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Alta Volunteer,
There's a couple things that can eliminate one's feeling that, in a motorhome, the V10 lacks power;
1) Drive it all the time in the transmission's Tow/Haul mode - it will feel like a different engine. This assumes you have the 2005 or later 5-speed (6 speeds internal) computer controlled transmission.
2) Don't be afraid to rev it. The V10 is a high RPM (relatively speaking) truck engine ... which is a rarity. To tap it's horsepower you have to get it going and it can run all day long at 4500+ RPM. We have run ours for long periods above 4000 RPM in Eastern Wyoming on high altitude highways and kept right up, or passed, the turbo diesel and V8 powered RVs that were thumping along. Most folks are used to good old chugging V8's or diesel truck engines, so rev'ing a truck engine makes one feel like they're going to ruin it. Not the V10 - it's high spirited and is built to be durable whether purring or screaming. And as a bonus - it can idle smooth and quiet as a kitten for hours to provide ultra low noise battery charging, A/C cooling, or heating in an emergency.
There's a couple things that can eliminate one's feeling that, in a motorhome, the V10 lacks power;
1) Drive it all the time in the transmission's Tow/Haul mode - it will feel like a different engine. This assumes you have the 2005 or later 5-speed (6 speeds internal) computer controlled transmission.
2) Don't be afraid to rev it. The V10 is a high RPM (relatively speaking) truck engine ... which is a rarity. To tap it's horsepower you have to get it going and it can run all day long at 4500+ RPM. We have run ours for long periods above 4000 RPM in Eastern Wyoming on high altitude highways and kept right up, or passed, the turbo diesel and V8 powered RVs that were thumping along. Most folks are used to good old chugging V8's or diesel truck engines, so rev'ing a truck engine makes one feel like they're going to ruin it. Not the V10 - it's high spirited and is built to be durable whether purring or screaming. And as a bonus - it can idle smooth and quiet as a kitten for hours to provide ultra low noise battery charging, A/C cooling, or heating in an emergency.
