Motorhome Gas vs Deisel

Rich Biebel · 05-30-2020, 10:30 AM

They have real good power for a gas engine and depending on the size of the MH should tow ok.
Mileage is not gonna be good but will be comparable to other gas engine powered MH's like a Ford V10 or the older V8 460

One of my friends had one in a pickup and I drove it and it was more powerful than my '96 454 pickup. Lots of torque and that is a big plus in a MH pulling a trailer....

Bob Gullett · 05-30-2020, 10:39 AM

We used to have a Class C 33’ MH on a Kodak chassis with the 8.1. No issues towing a 24’ trailer about 9500 pounds. But as you say mileage isn’t great. But the mileage with that was about the same as our Class A diesel. 6-8.

05-30-2020, 10:30 AM	#1
Rich Biebel VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern New Jersey suburbs Posts: 2,314 Likes: 25 Liked 544 Times in 213 Posts	Re: Motorhome Gas vs Deisel They have real good power for a gas engine and depending on the size of the MH should tow ok. Mileage is not gonna be good but will be comparable to other gas engine powered MH's like a Ford V10 or the older V8 460 One of my friends had one in a pickup and I drove it and it was more powerful than my '96 454 pickup. Lots of torque and that is a big plus in a MH pulling a trailer.... __________________ Rich Biebel S/C 1479 Stock 147R

05-30-2020, 10:39 AM	#2
Bob Gullett VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,103 Likes: 57 Liked 464 Times in 113 Posts	Re: Motorhome Gas vs Deisel We used to have a Class C 33’ MH on a Kodak chassis with the 8.1. No issues towing a 24’ trailer about 9500 pounds. But as you say mileage isn’t great. But the mileage with that was about the same as our Class A diesel. 6-8. __________________ 68 Chevy11 327 F/S

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