First RV tow with EcoD
Well it's not my first time but it is with the Eco-diesel. Was only about 30+ miles and all in the mountains around Knoxville Tn with some very step twisty grades. The travel trailer was a 25' weighin...
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ChooChooMan74 wrote:Lynnmor wrote:671 and 6v71 Detroit motors had 238hp from the factory, and they were in a lot of decent sized trucks.
240 horsepower sure ain't much. I think you will find the engine exists to satisfy the upcoming fuel economy standards.
As I stated earlier, not everyone's standards for towing is the same, and what is acceptable to one may not be acceptable to another. To some, 240 hp may be plenty since they don't mind driving below posted speed limits towing an 8,000 lb RV while others may want to be able to do the speed limit or a little over while towing. Either is fine as long as the person behind the wheel is okay with it.
Also, these old engines that people keep mentioning with 240 hp were very slow and even slower when towing. They had enough trouble keeping up with the slower speed limits in those days let alone the much higher speed limits of today. The bar, along with the speed limits, have been raised since then. Just like how most V8 sports cars like the Mustang and Camaro didn't even have 300 hp back then, now the bar has been raised to even the V6 sports cars have at least 300 hp while the V8s have 400 hp plus. As with everything else, the standards gets raised so quoting numbers from decades ago to someone who has higher towing standards doesn't do much to deter their opinion. One man's towing while hardly being able to do 55 mph is fine to him while it may not be acceptable to another.
I am not saying their is anything wrong with having a lower towing standard in order to save in fuel costs. People buy their vehicles for their own reasons. Just like people buy the Ecodiesel for what it is which is a very fuel efficient truck, and not for the high powered towing beast that it isn't. After all, most that have the high powered towing engines have to live with the fact that their engines aren't nearly as fuel efficient as the Ecodiesel. Anyone should know when buying the Ecodiesel that it is not going to be a towing beast compared to the Cummins so why they think it will be one after they buy it is senseless. In short, enjoy your engine for the reason you bought it and not for the reasons you didn't.
