Remembered to turn on the GoPro after passing the 2012 Dozer Jeep. This video ends where we landed to eat lunch. After adding the heavy Phoenix camper I really didn’t think Big Blue would still be the trail breaker in the snow.
The RV chassis spec fan clutch sure makes the engine sound loud…but keeps it cool! We’re not really spinning that high of RPM from what it sounds like in the videos. The fan just roars like it. Most was at 3,000 to 3,500 RPM with a few blibs to 5,500 in earlier videos. One thing about big blocks is you don't want to spin them very high. The rev limiter is set too high on this ECM calibration for my comfort level. I would like to see fuel cut off at 5,700 but it is set at 6,500 (not sure why Howell would do that. Who spins a BB that high!!??) You can hear when the 8.1L gets pissed as it sounds like a weed whacker on steroids. It looks like we are going fast but the speedo never came above 5 MPH. Watching these now makes things look and sound so much different.
