Would You Buy A Gas RV If You Had To Do It All Over Again?

Ricebug wrote:
The issue with loss of power in a gasser I think was something that happened when gas engines had carburetors. Now, they're all fuel-injection, IRRC. So, the mountains should be no problem as far as oxygen starvation. I'm not a mechanic, so I could be wrong.

While fuel injection (and its electronic control) helps tremendously in keeping the engine running efficiently in varying conditions, any normally aspirated engine, whether diesel or gasoline, will lose power due to the lower air pressure at altitude. Less air goes into the engine, which means less fuel can be burned, which means less power.

Nearly all diesels these days are turbocharged, and the turbo pushes more air in, which greatly lessens this; effectively, the air pressure the engine sees is more constant. A turbocharged gasoline engine also doesn't lose power anywhere near as much at altitude, but the gas engines typically used in motorhomes are not turbocharged.

I haven't had my motorhome in particularly high elevations yet, but I can assure you my Honda Fit definitely lacked some spunk going over passes in the rockies. There were stretches where it is necessary to downshift to fourth on the interstate to maintain the speed limit, while that's not necessary at lower elevations.

The issue with loss of power in a gasser I think was something that happened when gas engines had carburetors. Now, they're all fuel-injection, IRRC. So, the mountains should be no problem as far as oxygen starvation. I'm not a mechanic, so I could be wrong.

Ford V-10 is one of the best engines out there . I have had four and never spent a dime on them except general maint. Over six hundred thousand miles total !

Love my Gasser, love the low cost maintenance, only time I every had a problem was in the Rockies going over 11,000 feet, a once or twice in a life time event.

Yes! We just did.

Never!

"Real RVs don't have spark plugs."

You know there is two things that will help with the noise issue with the Ford V-10 motorhome and that is sound proofing the doghouse and under the floors in front and the 5 Star Tuning to keep it in 3rd or 4th gear in the mountains.

My noise level is half than when it was stock and shifts good now in the mountains while towing 6000 lbs with the 5 Star Tuning and Banks power pack system.

I have no complaint with my V10. It has 111,117 miles on it of which I've put 57,994 with no major repairs. Yes it's loud especially on steep hills but it has always gotten us there.

Dave

I am on my second V10, the first we pulled TT's with a '99 F250. I loved that truck and combination. It is a very dependable and powerful engine even though it was the first version of it. I now drive a 2008 Class C Winnie that has the newer version V10 (still 2V) but with the newer transmission. It also does a great job hauling around our 27' RV. If I was thinking of a Class A, I'd probably go to a diesel pusher but for the money, a V10 is the best engine in a Class C. My opinion.

Our first RV was a class C gas and we traded that for an older class A diesel. I won't say never, but we don't plan on owning another gas RV. This one is more expensive to maintain than the gas, sure. But, when we're driving, the engine (noise) is in the back and when we go to bed and want it quiet, the generator (noise) is clear up at the front. The gas RV was just the opposite. Of course, if you don't like the floorplan, you're not going to like the RV regardless of which type of engine you have.