Is 330 HP enough for a 37-40' DP
Seeing a lot of early mid 2000 DP in the 37-40' range with 300-330 HP Cats or Cummings. Is this enough HP? The torque seems to be about 1000 lb/ ft on either. Is this enought? We plan to tow a Jee...
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ILVMYGT wrote:
I read some place that 1HP per 100 pounds work out well. So for a 300HP a 30K coach would be ideal. It's all about performance. More weight just means your get up to speed slower or it takes longer to up the hill.
Our coach has a 385 HP CAT and weights about 38K loaded and about 41 K with the toad and seems to be about right. I would go drive the coach to see how it preforms. Find a route with some long hills to go up and down. Going down will allow you to determine how effective exhaust or Jake is. This will allow you to see if the coach meets your expectations.
Mine is a 330 HP Cummings in a 36 foot Allure and I say its NOT enough...and 1 hp per 1000 pounds of weight is some bogus number someone pulled out of their ear.
For a real 30K of weight...400 HP works MUCHO better
