J-Rooster
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I've owned both in RV's and I prefer the Chevy 496 over the Ford Triton. I'm not bashing the Triton that I owned it was a very good motor, the chevy has more sick-em for passing and mountain driving IMHO.
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LVJ58
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J-Rooster wrote:I've owned both in RV's and I prefer the Chevy 496 over the Ford Triton. I'm not bashing the Triton that I owned it was a very good motor, the chevy has more sick-em for passing and mountain driving IMHO.
That probably holds true for the earlier v10's however with the newer 3valve 362hp with 457lb ft torque v10's the jury may still be out.
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GiantRV's Ford vs Chevy comparison:
http://www.giantrvonline.com/chassis/ford.htm
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mustang652
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sunlight wrote:I am considering moving from my smaller Toyota motorhome to a bigger class A. i noticed some have the 454 and some the Triton 10. Is one better? Does one have certain advantages? Does one have more of particular kind's of problems? Are both equally easy to work on? These would be about 98-2001 units. Thanks Doug
I went from an '87 Toyota Dolphin 4 banger after 18 years of use to an '01 Coachman Santara Class with the V-10. Not a single problem and it became the standard for judging later purchases. We decided to go larger and bought our first Class A which had the Workhorse with the 8.1 Chevy. Even though we loved the quality of the unit, a Tiffin Allegro Bay, I was never as happy with it's engine as I was with the Ford V-10. Late last year, I traded back down to a smaller Class A and the primary criteria was the Ford V-10.
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J-Rooster
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LVJ58 wrote:J-Rooster wrote:I've owned both in RV's and I prefer the Chevy 496 over the Ford Triton. I'm not bashing the Triton that I owned it was a very good motor, the chevy has more sick-em for passing and mountain driving IMHO.
That probably holds true for the earlier v10's however with the newer 3valve 362hp with 457lb ft torque v10's the jury may still be out. I'm opened minded Jim, and you brought up a good point! You could be right!
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rjstractor
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Talking apples to apples, meaning motors of close to the same vintage, I would take a late 90s V10 over the 454. I've known of 4 people with 454 powered class As in this time period and all had overheating problems and could not keep up with my V10 powered C on hills moving similar weights. However, my FIL put a Banks system on his 454 Vortec and it no longer overheats and I can't outrun him on hills anymore.
The 8.1 has more punch for sure than the 454. I haven't driven one so I don't know firsthand how it compares to a V10 of the same vintage.
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Gale Hawkins
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If a 454 overheats than there is a problem with the chassis and or operator.
If pulling hard on long grades RPM's must be kept at 3500 - 4000 RPM I found.
Note: There were some cases reported where there were overheating issues due to the MH makers failing to design for correct air flow leading to over heating issues with high temps in the doghouse area too.
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LVJ58
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"I'm opened minded Jim, and you brought up a good point! You could be right! "
Thanks J-R, but most of the time I'm not---
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michelb
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We have a 98 454 but for those years, I don't think there's a huge difference between the engines. I do think the Ford chassis was better than the Chevy chassis. Confirm the GVWR and GCWR but I think Ford chassis had an edge. Also many Chevs of those years (like ours) had a tag axle to compensate for the provide more GCWR and I'd avoid that in a gasser (you lose a lot of storage room and with a better chassis, you just don't need it).
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tropical36
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1995brave wrote:7.4 is the 454. Workhorse went to the 8.1 around the 98 time frame.
Generally speaking, 454cu in is usually used for a carb engine. It's equivalent, the 7.4 liter is usually given to the later fuel injected versions. The little extra stroke which made it the 8.1 came about much later than 98. Workhorse didn't purchase the the P chassis from GM Chevy until 99 and the only difference for awhile was probably what it said on the steering wheel. The Ford V10 didn't come about until 99 and was under powered for a couple of years. Opposed to the Ford chassis solid axle, the P has independent coil spring suspension with air bags unless they have been replaced by after market coils. The P also has some form of auto park if it's long and heavy enough in most of those years.
The year would depend on my decision and I went with Chevy for mine. Floor plans were the same except for a bedroom slide option on the Ford.
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