Your 302 must be cranking about 3400-3600 rpm at 60 Mph, what kind of Mpg=
do you get with the truck, or have you never checked. According the the
nameplates on the MV I'm considering it says the top governed speed is 34=
00
rpm. =
I'm thinking about pursuing a diesel MV 2 1/2 ton truck just to get bette=
r
Mpg. If a truck gets 4 mpg on the road, I'm not going to be driving it
much. Any thoughts on that?
Dave
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Message text written by "Ken Weiss"
> I thought I had seen some data on engine horsepower in the manuals
somewhere but, after looking I remembered where I seen it. The Standard
Catalog of U.S. Military Vehicles, 1940-1965, by Thomas Berndt, Listed th=
e
Brake Horsepower of the M211 at 130 @ 3400rpm. I'm not sure this is corre=
ct
or not and the author doesn't list his source. However, after owning an
XM211 for the past 6 years, I really can't complain. I does seen a little=
underpowered on heavy acceleration and hills but, on level ground, It hol=
ds
its speed pretty good. It also helps to have a transmission that's in goo=
d
shape and that all the wheels roll good. I.E. no dragging brakes or bad
bearings. I have several time had my XM211 up to 60mph on flat, level
ground, empty.
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