Circleearth3
Mayberry
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Where's the fire ?
What's the rush ?
Are you entering the Pikes Peak mountain climb in YOUR MOTORHOME ?
Are you retired ?
If this is a serious question. You need to do more research.
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J-Rooster
Port Orchard, Wa. U.S.A.
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Here Kitty Kitty Kitty C-15 Cat! I've driven them all over the road, and logged over 4 million in doing so and in my opinion it's Cat power! John
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Drew&Corinn
Pleasant Grove, Utah
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Well... Lots of opinions... I am actually purchasing what I am due to the fact that it is rated to tow 15,000 lbs. Without that on it should do well and I have learned something myself from all of you comments... Thank you. My rig was dynoed at 435 HP on a C9. They turned it up back at the chassis plant. I think you can turn a lot of these up quite a way depending on the cooling. Side radiators Yeah!
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CaBoy
Junction City, OR USA
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Just one more thought. It better have a he!! of a bunch of snort because even with a 6 speed tranny it better not lug enough or loose enough speed to make it kick down a gear cause then that baby would really be screaming! Would be great to see the look on some folks faces though when he smoked around them.
The older I get, the better I used to be.
1997 Prevost by Country Coach
470 HP Series 60 Detroit / 6 SP. Allison
2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Toad
Same Co-Pilot for 43 years
2 Boston Terrier girls, Scooter & Mia
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SCVJeff
Santa Clarita, CA.
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Run THIS and there will be no further conversation...
Jeff - WA6EQU
'06 Itasca Meridian 34H, CAT C7/350
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Deen
Vancouver, WA
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firecoach wrote:Even though you might want a big engine with lots of power to get you up and over the hill. Most coach builders only have one or two engine choices for a coach model. Then you will need a transmission to handle that power to the rear wheels. This all comes with a weight factor that must fit the frame rails. Then your axles need to carry the weight of the whole set-up! This big engine will need some fuel lots of it to burn to make that power. Unless you have some new set-up like a train using diesel - electric for power. CSX railroad claims they can go 430 miles on a gallon of diesel!! The biggest I've seen is the 625hp and 1800-1900 torque in 45' coaches!! Best of Luck I think that's freight miles (in lbs.), not actual miles.
Deen - Vancouver, WA
'02 Dutch Star 4090 (41+', triple slide)
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69RoadRunner
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It's not a problem. They're already equipping school buses in mountain areas to go even faster than that.
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Sully2
Cincinnati
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v8q wrote:There's a few that 'might' - A 97-98 36' Foretravel U320 with the 450hp M11 and no slide weighed about 29K. A early single slide CC Allure 32' with the Cummins ISC is pretty light. They are both 'pocket rockets' in the MH world.
A guy can get a 2001 Intrigue 32 footer with the ISL in it and get it uprated now to 425...that might be an eye opener...
2000 Country Coach Allure; Cummins ISC 330 HP; 71/2 - 8 MPG regardless
2002 Jeep Liberty
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The Fireball
Fort Myers, Florida
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You may be able to do 65 mph on the "hills" on the east coast but the "hills" out west are a different story. With most DPs he'll be passing the truckers and gassers and that's fast enough. Remeber diesel is $4.00 gallon now.
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Two Jayhawks
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Briteskys wrote:v8q wrote:There's a few that 'might' - A 97-98 36' Foretravel U320 with the 450hp M11 and no slide weighed about 29K. A early single slide CC Allure 32' with the Cummins ISC is pretty light. They are both 'pocket rockets' in the MH world. I might be pretty close.
31700#/455hp = 69.6
There is another guy on RVNet, forget his name, who has a Zanzibar with Cat C12, 455hp & he weighs even less than me.
Love that power!
Good morning.
I weigh about 26,000 lbs.
2002 Safari Zanzibar
CAT C12 455/1550
Allison 4000
Saturn Vue w/ReadyBrake
FMCA# 390819
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