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Re: Photo Thread - Post a Photo of Your Truck Camper Here
GypsyJason wrote: 2002 F-450 7.3L Diesel (The Unicorn) 2004 Lance 1161, 400W Solar / Victron, (The Beast) About 50 miles off road somewhere in Death Valley. Nov 20, 2018 How did you keep everything in the TC from flying all over the place?605Views0likes0CommentsRe: ? for F 250 owners - options mods etc on custom ordered 2019
The biggest difference is that sticker that says 11000 GVW on the F350 rather than the 10000 on the F250. I've got an F250 with a Lance 825 and I'm a bit over the 10k GVW. Add some water, bicycles, a trailer and its over even more. BG484Views0likes0CommentsRe: Considering moving from Diesel to Gas...talk me out of it?
northshore wrote: For me trying to compare/choose between Diesel and Gas is really a difficult thing to do, now if you wanted a suggestion between say a ford/chevy dodge all with diesels, then it becomes easier. If you buy a diesel you want your truck to preform in a certain way, and of course you have to pay for that, its the cost of doing business. I dont think you will get too many arguments about a diesel being more expensive in almost every way. You are paying more for it because you WANT higher torque, better fuel mileage, longevity, and you want your truck to pull/haul in the best way possible. The bottom line is; what do you want? and how much money do you want to spend? Im not trying to sway you in any way. Thanks NorthShore. I realize that there is reason/emotion in everything. Trying to use logic around this is not working for me. lol. Yes, I LOVE the power of the diesel. Don't like the extra hassle (DEF, Fuel Filters, Water Separators, ReGen every tank) and money. BG424Views0likes0CommentsRe: Considering moving from Diesel to Gas...talk me out of it?
jimh425 wrote: mkirsch wrote: Gasoline power adders don't make them in to low-RPM luggers like diesels. All they affect is top end. It wouldn’t matter if that was true or not. Nobody operates any gasoline engine at low RPM at interstate speeds. But, see the following article for one example of increasing both HP and Torque. https://www.bankspower.com/magazine/v-10-powerpack/ Hi Jim, Called Banks,,,they don't have anything to improve torque for the 6.2L. :-/ I'm not opposed to a supercharger (again assuming regular gas) to bump up the torque. BG322Views0likes0CommentsRe: Considering moving from Diesel to Gas...talk me out of it?
joerg68 wrote: What do you want to hear? The 6.2 is a great engine as-is. Get the 4.something rear axle if you are concerned about torque. As long as your little Lance is all you want to haul... Of course twice the torque makes a difference. Only you can decide how much that means to you. It will rev higher. The 6.2 likes that. This camping season, my real world fuel consumption with a Northstar Arrow in the back was better than 19L/100km or 12.5 mpg. That was going around 55 on the highway (trucks over 3500kg/~7800lbs are limited to 80kph/50mph here). I hear it uses more when you go faster. I can definitely live with 12.5 with the camper in it. I had a larger camper in it before, an Adventurer 89RB, but I was about 1000 over GVWR and only got 12mpg on the highway with it. The Lance gets me about 13.5-14. Have you done any modifications to your 6.2L? BG322Views0likes0CommentsRe: Considering moving from Diesel to Gas...talk me out of it?
pfidahospud wrote: Best to compare cost per mile instead of MPG. Then you can compare apples to apples, except maintenance costs. Diesel fuel stinks, isn’t available everywhere, and costs a lot more in initial cost and maintenance. ‘Nuff said for me. Excellent idea. I'll crunch the numbers out to 100,000 miles and see which one comes out on top. The diesel also weighs more and costs more initially ($8k...CHA CHING!)178Views0likes0CommentsRe: Considering moving from Diesel to Gas...talk me out of it?
d3500ram wrote: I won't talk you out of it. The power of a diesel is nice, but in my situation if could do it over i would have opted for gasoline. The EU3000 is a pretty big generator, where do you store it on your camper?119Views0likes0CommentsConsidering moving from Diesel to Gas...talk me out of it?
Greetings, After a recent 9000+ mile trip from California to Halifax, Nova Scotia and back, I've gotten pretty fed up with the excessive price of diesel. On average it was 10-15 cents more per gallon across the country. Add to that the added expense of DEF at $13 per 5k miles, and the extra cost for oil changes and maintenance and the $$ start adding up. Add on to that the restrictive performance mods for a diesel here in California and you really cannot do any upgrades to the engine. So my questions to this august body of knowledge is... What will I lose (apart from MPG) going from diesel to gas? Will I miss the torque when my Lance 825 is on the back? HP numbers are not tremendously different, but at 800ft lbs of torque for my 2013 6.7L diesel and only 430ft lbs for the Gas, I'm wondering if there would be a noticeable loss. Can a 6.2L be reasonably upgraded to improve the torque? I know that I'm going from about 14mpg with the camper in the diesel down to around 9mpg with the camper for the gas engine. Unloaded there is about a 2mpg difference. So, the challenge is posted...please let me know what your thoughts are. Thanks. BG9.1KViews0likes109Comments
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