Mileage with a Motor Home

[David]

What transmission is in the motor home?

Can you add one of the overdrive units that goes after the transmission or
on the rear axle?

David
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Balfour <balfour at bushnell.net>
To: diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu <diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Friday, March 27, 1998 9:56 PM
Subject: Re: Mileage with a Motor Home


|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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