IAMICHABOD
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I found this interesting. After all this is all a Class C chassis is.
A cut a way is a box van only instead of a box you have a house.
Chevy Wins
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2006 TIOGA 26Q CHEVY 6.0 VORTEC
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Bionic Man
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Nice ad for Chevy.
2012 RAM 3500 Laramie Longhorn DRW CC 4x4 Max Tow, Cummins HO, 60 gallon RDS aux fuel tank, Reese 18k Elite hitch
2003 Dodge Ram 3500 QC SB 4x4 Cummins HO NV5600 with Smarty JR, Jacobs EB (sold)
2002 Gulf Stream Sea Hawk 29FRB with Honda EV6010
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Snowman9000
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That is pretty interesting. OK dumb question: Are there still Class C's made on Chevy 4500 chassis?
2004 Chevy Duramax 2500HD 2WD Crew Cab. B&W Patriot hitch.
2004 Crossroads Cruiser 28RL 5er.
2005 R-Vision Trail Lite B+ 213 6.0 Chevy 3500
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rvten
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With the V10 your feeding to extra cylinders.
Like have your brother in law over for dinner. Beer goes faster.
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kaz442
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Whats the difference in the rear gearing? Might explain the acceleration factor. I agree nice chevy ad.
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ScottG
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Just a chevy ad, who else could win?
RVTen, feeding two more smaller cylinders won't automatically equate to high fuel usage . There are many more factors.
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gerrym51
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Snowman9000 wrote:That is pretty interesting. OK dumb question: Are there still Class C's made on Chevy 4500 chassis?
chevy is making a big push for their 4500 chassis to rv manufacturers .
they have dropped the price and most manufacturers are taking them up on their offer and offering both f0rd and chevy chassis.
I think this is mostly because ford won't guarantee how long they will make the chassis since they are going to transit.
as the Forest river rep said -Ford says the rv chassis is not going away soon but will not say if they will manufacturer it forever.
thr rv makers are hedging their bets and keeping another supplier around just in case.
chevy 4500 14,200 gvwr ford 450 14,500
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pianotuna
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Hi,
If both vehicles were brand new then the Ford computer may well have chosen to protect the engine. I know my fuel mileage took a nice jump upwards after the 10000 kilometer "break in" period (6000 miles).
At first I got dreadful mileage--so I slowed down. When I did I got even worse mileage as the computer kept the mix "rich".
Regards, Don
Kustom Koach Class C 28'5" 256 watts Unisolar, 875 amp hours in two battery banks 12 volt batteries, 2500 MSW watt inverter.
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IAMICHABOD
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Snowman9000 wrote:That is pretty interesting. OK dumb question: Are there still Class C's made on Chevy 4500 chassis?
Yes there are a few,Coachman,and Thor products.Just to name a couple. They can be ordered on others too.
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Grillmeister
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Nice info, but I will keep my 1984 Ford 460 BIG BLOCK Class C, 24' Jamboree with a Holly Carb.
OK, OK, I know I only get six miles to the gallon but I am having so much fun burning 21.33 ounces of Premium gas per minute, and it is only 72 cents per mile at $4.33 per gallon. Good thing I have two 44 gallon tanks.
It really gives me a patriotic feeling supporting the economy as I go down the highway at full throttle!
As a side note, mine will do a hundred, don’t ask me how I know this 
Show me the GRILL and STAND BACK!!!!
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