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Originally Posted by Tango
What year, trans, bus make?
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What transmission?
What size tire's ?
What size is the rear end gearing?
I Have a full size bus with a 175hp engine that runs like a sewing machine with the 545 but my rear end gearing at a 6.50 ratio limits my speed to 49 mph.
Hp is an issue but if you can match the optimal tranny,rear end and tire size to it then you can make highway speeds slowly but easily maintained once there.
Rear gearing is a bit tricky to find what matches your needs?
For me at 6.5 I can tow A car trailer with storage boxes loaded and maintain my 49 mph.
If I change into the 5 range I could get up to 55 mph but would probably have to change to a four down/flat tow no trailer and use the vehicle as minimum storage.
In the 4 range I can get to 60 mph but probably can't tow and if I did it would take a good open road to get there.
That's my calculations for my set-up as is because I didn't know any better when I bought my bus.
Now I have a almost complete skoolie and am looking at re-powering to make it do what we originally bought it for? Or find jobs that will allow us to travel the country at 49-mph to get to our next spot?