rv gas mileage

[ggrotz]

which motor is better on gas mileage,workhorse or triton v10?

[wa8yxm]

From everything I have read. It is a toss up.

Major differnce is the Triton, being a Ford, is a HIGH REV engine, producing the best power curve at a much higher RPM than the low-rev GM Vortec.

This may affect engine life,. but not so much MPG.

[Effy]

It's hard to get an apples to apples comparison because they don't make the workhorse anymore. Are you talking older RV's?

[tropical36]

ggrotz wrote:
which motor is better on gas mileage,workhorse or triton v10?

Most engines will do about the same and the weight factor usually dictates the actual mileage. Diesels do better, but usually are much heavier and the fuel costs more, so again the end result is about the same or less, compared to the average large gas coach.
As with anything, there are always bragging rights, with numbers that are all over the place, but I've found that the only true calculations are the ones done by an onboard computer over time and one that takes everything into account. It usually takes awhile before your driving habits will make a difference in the overall average, too.
We bought our present coach last year and it had a record of 6.1mpg average, overall for it's 9yr life. Since then, we've managed to raise it to 6.2.
Sure, we see 7.5 and 8.5 on the level, all the time and for hours, at times, but again, how about the hill climbing, the idling, the stop and gear shifting over a period of years?
Having said all this, fuel, costs are an insignificant part of ownership costs and if money is of any concern, then one would be much wiser in paying attention to the depreciation per mile.
We bought with 33K miles on the odometer and 9yrs old and will still take a beating over the next 10yrs, so now, just try to imagine what the monetary impact was for the original and second owners, if you can.