Mileage with a Motor Home

Dave Balfour balfour at bushnell.net
Sat Mar 28 03:45:51 GMT 1998


rather than trying to advance the cam get a specific cam for your
application.
And the diesel is a great idea also but a bit expensive
dave balfour

-----Original Message-----
From: Frederic Breitwieser <frederic.breitwieser at xephic.dynip.com>
To: diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu
<diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Friday, March 27, 1998 8:06 PM
Subject: Mileage with a Motor Home


>>What about gas mileage?
>
>Not to smack ya on the head or anything, but running 3K or less 95%
of the
>time you really should consider running a diesel unless you have a
major
>reason not to... because the Diesels can get very good mileage
whereas your
>454 is going to be in the single digits with your 10000lb motor
home.
>
>On a side note, there was an article a while back about a gent who
>twin-turbo'd his Motorhome, which was based on the Caddy 500cid,
which is
>very similar to the 454.  Enough so, that it might be good reading
material
>for you.  I'll see if I still have the magazine.  I've been cleaning
up my
>garage lately.  Actually have my Lincoln inside for once.
>
>
>Frederic Breitwieser
>Bridgeport, CT 06606
>
>Homebrew Automotive Website:
>http://www.xephic.dynip.com/
>
>1993 Supercharged Lincoln Continental
>1989 HMMWV
>2000 Buick-Powered Mid-Engined Sports Car
>




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