Vail Pass

[Colo_Native]

I went east over Vail Pass and my 34' MH with toad went up the hill at 28 mph it is the first time I have done this is this what I should expect from my 2008 V10 Gasser?

[Mr_Mark1]

Colo Native wrote:

Blaster Man wrote:
The OP has a gasser and a number of posts are from guys with diesels...that's an apples to orange comparison. Also, the altitude gain will not affect the turbo diesels like it will a non turbo gasser.

I have to believe that some did not read gasser but I get the idea nothing goes fast up Vail pass!

Yes, I think that was the point, we knew he said gasser but just wanted to point out that nobody is going to fly up that pass.

MM.

[Colo_Native]

Blaster Man wrote:
The OP has a gasser and a number of posts are from guys with diesels...that's an apples to orange comparison. Also, the altitude gain will not affect the turbo diesels like it will a non turbo gasser.

I have to believe that some did not read gasser but I get the idea nothing goes fast up Vail pass!

[Blaster_Man]

The OP has a gasser and a number of posts are from guys with diesels...that's an apples to orange comparison. Also, the altitude gain will not affect the turbo diesels like it will a non turbo gasser.

[RLS7201]

My ol 95 Bounder w/460 and toad, runs up vail pass at 35 MPH with no problem. It would go faster but I limit my climbing to 3,200 RPM. Maybe the Banks Power Pack exhaust system has something to do with it? GRIN

Richard

[time2roll]

I would call normal on that. My 5.4 pulling 7k did about the same.
As long as you are running cool just enjoy the ride.

[hanzfranz60]

Yes! I lived in that area for 25 years and drove cars, buses, RV's, and trucks. Gas RV's seem to do 25-30 mph. Heading east from Vail, it's a seven percent grade for miles before you reach the top at over 10,000 feet above sea level. High altitude definitely plays a part here!

[427435]

Were you running with foot on the floor in 1st at 4000+ rpm??

[Mr_Mark1]

Vail pass is a very steep L O N G grade and I think we went up back in May at about 33-35 mph. Our 2008 Dynasty weighs just over 40,000 lbs. pulling a 3,500 lb. toad. Our engine and transmission temp went up but was not bad, maybe up about 5-8 degrees each.

MM.

[Ivylog]

Yes.

[msmith1199]

Remember not only is it steep, it's a very high elevation too. Combination of the two are hard on any internal combustion engine. Did you notice that even most of the cars were down around 45 or so?

[camperguy99]

Sounds about right to me? I traded my F350 V10 for the 6.7L diesel. Added 10-15 mph to the Vail Pass speed. Pulling a 30' 5th wheel with a Ford Explorer behind the 5th. V10 speed was similar to what the OP quoted.

[Dog_Trainer]

Having been over Vail pass and the eisenhower tunnel a few times you could get down to about 25 MPH. I pull it at about 35 MPH and I am pushing the heat up to over 200 by the time I get up it. @ WOT I would overheat so I try to get it in the sweet spot of around 1850 RPM. just sit back and enjoy the ride.

[hanko]

I would think much better than that.