Motor Home and Diesel
Petrol and diesel engines are both beneficial in their very own ways. Petrol engines are more associated with fast cars while diesel on the other hand is more in association with buses and large vehicles carrying heavy goods.
Petrol engines produce torque at higher revolutions per minute (RVM) compared to diesel which does the opposite – lower max torque and lower revs. This is the main reason why petrol engines consume a higher amount of fuel. To pull a heavier load diesel requires lesser effort without having to change gears resulting in lesser fuel consumption.
When it comes to motor homes the diesel engine therefore is much smoother to drive even with a slight to very heavy load and is much more economical to run, making it perfect for your motor home.
But just like any other type of engine, there is always the ‘downside’. The con of diesel is it has this reputation of being slow, heavy and noisy. But manufacturers have already improved the quality of Diesel engines through out the years. Diesel engines are now often quiet and do not produce smoke in large amounts like it used to. Diesel engines suit with turbo to help increase power at higher revs, allowing that extra push for getting up to speed on slip roads. Others also go for something double. They fit twin turbo, giving that extra lift whether at low and high RPM, giving way to an even more smooth and powerful delivery. Diesels are very popular in the UK (United Kingdom). This just means that they are able to compete with petrol when it comes to power and even beating it when it comes to economy and fuel consumption.
If you feel your diesel engine lacks the power in delivery, there are ways to boost the torque. In modern cars, chip tuning; especially on diesel which is popularly known as diesel remapping, can actually help improve the fuel economy of a motor home. Not only that, it will increase the power as well since the extra torque will mean the vehicle does not have to exert so much effort just to pull the load. There also others that use a tuning box which is a portable tuner for the ECU.
These days there are actually a lot of establishments and companies that offer tuning chip process on petrol or diesel chips. What they do is remap the chips to reprogram the ECU. If you plan to avail such services from certain professionals make it a point to do thorough research and look for a reputable company to do the services for you. This is to ensure that a company will not use methods that may actually harm your vehicle. Untrained and technicians that are not fully familiar may cause bugs in the program and may result to engine disabling. You wouldn’t want that do you? It is also advisable to check on companies with money back guarantee or some form of warranty that at least would make you feel more complacent. If by any means, your motor home is under a warranty check with its warranty conditions first to help you decide better.
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