V-10 problems
I started out years ago towing our 7,000 lb trailer with my old chevy 2500 with the 350. I tow mostly in the Sierra and Rocky Mts. I hated the way I had to slow down to 45 mph going up the grades. So ...
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Turtle n Peeps wrote:Desert Captain wrote:
I rechecked the Ford website and for my 2011 Chassis (2012 24' E-350 Nexus), the V-10 reaches max torque of 420# at 3,250 and max HP of 305 at just 4,250. No reason to exceed 4,250 and you will find a lot of that lost mileage alive and well at 3,250 as it is torque that moves you up the mountains.:C
If the OP was lamenting that his V10 was not fast enough towing on the hills why would you suggest him to run at 3,200 RPM and lose 50 more horsepower? :R
Did you even read my post? I did not recommend running at 3,250 but merely pointed out that is where max Torque occurs. The main reason the OP was unhappy with performance was his reluctance to simply put his foot down and let the V-10 do what it does best {as noted in my first post, et al}.
Max HP will not necessarily get you the best performance vs Max Torque particularly when climbing steep grades.
You recommended (as I recall), running at 4,750, which {besides being absurd}, does nothing but burn more fuel with zero improvement in performance vs 4,250 (max HP). I also noted that peak performance - which is a mixture of speed and efficiency - can almost always be had at less than peak HP.
:C
