Update: Ford f350 6.2 and heavy camper
I previously gave a brief report on how my F350 handled our camper. Brief review of F-350 6.2 DRW and heavy camper We just completed a 3800 mile trip with it, the truck now has 13,000+ miles o...
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RoyJ wrote:
Just remember RPM is all relative.
A trucker used to a low revving Cat C15 or ISX would cringe thinking about pulling hills at 2000+ rpm, when he's used to 1200 - 1600. A train engineer at 800 rpm, and a ship captain at 60 rpm...
If a motor is designed to run at 4000 rpm, then it'll provide a decent service life while doing so. Of course, if you haul heavy, day in day out, then nothing beats a diesel!
The motor home was my first gas burner since 1999. No problem for the engine, but I was just not used to seeing a tachometer hitting 4000 RPM. At the same time thinking about all that gas being sucked in and blown out the tailpipe.
