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timmac wrote:
I don't want a 40 ft DP for the type of camping that I do(NP,NFS,SP CG's)they are just too big to maneuver on tight roads with small sites. A 32ft MH with a 8.8 eng as Mark stated above with 270 to 400 hp with the larger 6 speed Allison transmission would be ideal for what I wanted to do.Cloud Dancer wrote:
timmac wrote:
427435 wrote:
The video confirms it is based on the BB Chevy motor. They must have bought the tooling or worked out a deal with GM.
The 270 hp rating is for class 7 trucks (GVWR of 33,000 lbs) that are expected to see a pretty heavy duty cycle. I suspect they can easily raise that hp rating for MH usage.
But still for such a heavy motor will the higher cost be worth it, they have only been making the 8.8 since 2011 and that's still rather new on the market, Ford needs to offer a turbo on the V-10 and that will wake it right up..
I'll take the one that delivers the most torque,....and located in the rear.
Not everyone wants a diesel, gas can be cheaper by far if you add up the cost to maintain and the cost to buy a diesel motorhome..mike brez wrote:
tropical36 wrote:
weathershak wrote:
Bring back the ole P32......NOT!!!!:(
I never will understand why the P32 chassis gets so much flak. There
s loads of them out there, going strong and mine with it's 23 grease fittings (maybe more) goes down the road straight and true and along with it's independent suspension, rides pretty nice for an old gas chassis. With better than 90K miles now, nothing is worn out in the suspension, but given, I did upgrade the coil springs and got rid of the air bags.
I had a P30 and would never own another. I think half the problem is the front wheels being about four feet on center.
And how did that affect it, as it doesn't ours in any way. In fact, it gives me some room for getting under the wheel well on occasion.
Besides, Workhorse widened the track within a year or two, after buying the chassis from Chevy.- "worry about price" is a figure of speech. Most people don't mean that you really worry about price, IMO. I know that I've never been able to buy the best, but I didn't really "worry" about it.
What I do is what most people do, and it's that if I can't afford what I really want, I have to buy the best that I can afford. In the case of motorhomes, I bought well-used front-engine gasoline motorhomes (5 of them) for many years, until I finally saved enough money to buy what I LEARNED was the best configuration of motorhome, which is one with a high-torque engine located in the rear. But, I still had to settle for one that I could afford. I've had this one since 2003, and I want a better one, but I can't afford it. mike brez wrote:
tropical36 wrote:
weathershak wrote:
Bring back the ole P32......NOT!!!!:(
I never will understand why the P32 chassis gets so much flak. There
s loads of them out there, going strong and mine with it's 23 grease fittings (maybe more) goes down the road straight and true and along with it's independent suspension, rides pretty nice for an old gas chassis. With better than 90K miles now, nothing is worn out in the suspension, but given, I did upgrade the coil springs and got rid of the air bags.
I had a P30/32 and would never own another. I think half the problem is the front wheels being about four feet on center.tropical36 wrote:
weathershak wrote:
Bring back the ole P32......NOT!!!!:(
I never will understand why the P32 chassis gets so much flak. There
s loads of them out there, going strong and mine with it's 23 grease fittings (maybe more) goes down the road straight and true and along with it's independent suspension, rides pretty nice for an old gas chassis. With better than 90K miles now, nothing is worn out in the suspension, but given, I did upgrade the coil springs and got rid of the air bags.
I had a P30 and would never own another. I think half the problem is the front wheels being about four feet on center.Cloud Dancer wrote:
timmac wrote:
427435 wrote:
The video confirms it is based on the BB Chevy motor. They must have bought the tooling or worked out a deal with GM.
The 270 hp rating is for class 7 trucks (GVWR of 33,000 lbs) that are expected to see a pretty heavy duty cycle. I suspect they can easily raise that hp rating for MH usage.
But still for such a heavy motor will the higher cost be worth it, they have only been making the 8.8 since 2011 and that's still rather new on the market, Ford needs to offer a turbo on the V-10 and that will wake it right up..
I'll take the one that delivers the most torque,....and located in the rear.
It must be nice to not have to worry about price.Cloud Dancer wrote:
timmac wrote:
427435 wrote:
The video confirms it is based on the BB Chevy motor. They must have bought the tooling or worked out a deal with GM.
The 270 hp rating is for class 7 trucks (GVWR of 33,000 lbs) that are expected to see a pretty heavy duty cycle. I suspect they can easily raise that hp rating for MH usage.
But still for such a heavy motor will the higher cost be worth it, they have only been making the 8.8 since 2011 and that's still rather new on the market, Ford needs to offer a turbo on the V-10 and that will wake it right up..
I'll take the one that delivers the most torque,....and located in the rear.
Not everyone wants a diesel, gas can be cheaper by far if you add up the cost to maintain and the cost to buy a diesel motorhome..timmac wrote:
427435 wrote:
The video confirms it is based on the BB Chevy motor. They must have bought the tooling or worked out a deal with GM.
The 270 hp rating is for class 7 trucks (GVWR of 33,000 lbs) that are expected to see a pretty heavy duty cycle. I suspect they can easily raise that hp rating for MH usage.
But still for such a heavy motor will the higher cost be worth it, they have only been making the 8.8 since 2011 and that's still rather new on the market, Ford needs to offer a turbo on the V-10 and that will wake it right up..
I'll take the one that delivers the most torque,....and located in the rear.427435 wrote:
The video confirms it is based on the BB Chevy motor. They must have bought the tooling or worked out a deal with GM.
The 270 hp rating is for class 7 trucks (GVWR of 33,000 lbs) that are expected to see a pretty heavy duty cycle. I suspect they can easily raise that hp rating for MH usage.
But still for such a heavy motor will the higher cost be worth it, they have only been making the 8.8 since 2011 and that's still rather new on the market, Ford needs to offer a turbo on the V-10 and that will wake it right up..- The video confirms it is based on the BB Chevy motor. They must have bought the tooling or worked out a deal with GM.
The 270 hp rating is for class 7 trucks (GVWR of 33,000 lbs) that are expected to see a pretty heavy duty cycle. I suspect they can easily raise that hp rating for MH usage.
