Torque vs. Horsepower
My '06 Beaver Patriot Thunder has a C-13 Cat rated at 525hp. The guy parked next to me last week had a similar size MH (looked like a Prevost but wasn't). It also had a Cat C-13 but it was rated at 47...
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thgoodman wrote:
My '06 Beaver Patriot Thunder has a C-13 Cat rated at 525hp. The guy parked next to me last week had a similar size MH (looked like a Prevost but wasn't). It also had a Cat C-13 but it was rated at 475hp but with more torque. I know Cat can change engine ratings both mechanically and electronically (i.e., injector timing?) but I don't know why the coach builders' design specs call for different ratings.
What I don't understand is how the torque/horsepower trade off affects vehicle performance and if there would be any advantage to going back and paying Cat to making a change to my engine specs (what would I ask for?). How do the changes affect hill pulling, towing, city vs country driving, fuel mileage, etc? Could the average Joe sitting in the driver's seat even feel the difference if the modifications were made?
your C13 525HP should be around 1700lbs torque? I doubt the 475 vertion is higher or as high?
you at 525/1750 have more hp/torque than most any RV out there as it sits now so doing anything would be a waste of time and money
