Re: Information on this 1995 Foretravel U320C SE Unicoach
Reply #27 –
Thought I would get everyone's attention. I regeared four 91 Marquis for customers from 55 mph gearing of 3:91 to 3:21 brand new.
Unitrax in Anaheim did the swap for labor and oil as the old gears were new. $350.
One of you doubters need to drive one of the 3176 cat Foretravels here including the one is sold to joe margueritas and was purchased with only a very low miles a few years ago here.
"What hills" was always the drivers comments.
Those coaches and the Monaco n14 1850 pound feet signatures of the same year would bring a grin like the old ored 300 cat 36' sbi's.
That's why I have spent four years and a lot of time and money to make sure my m11 is running as well as the original design allows.
If any of you has driven a 3176 in the hills or and ored 300 like b3 has down under they need to chime in here.
You are all quoting the best you have driven. So far.
Customer(dick and Judy Engle) brought me a photo of the back or his ored 300 with a Demco tow dolly behind it with a Ford ranger four cylinder pickup on it.
He had written on the back "the ORED climbs the cajon faster with the truck in the back than the truck will do it by itself."
Showed the picture to a lot of happy future customers.
Search the posts here from the former foretravel of Tennessee mechanic redtractor. He refers to them as "the hotrod".
10mpg and unlimited slow acceleration up 6 percent grades.
90@2950 rom floored. 8mpg wide open.
Ask b3. No bs.
20k wet weight empty. Tiny box.
Lots of older, faster coaches.
My m11 is disappointing versus the older highlines. Sorry.
The n14 444hp/1850 torque signature got 10mpg also.
Cummins got busted on smog violations back then. Public info back then. Google search this.
So they turned their products way back. Enough to offset their past excess emissions maybe?
I was in the heart of the highline biz from 84-96 and sold and drove everything. And went rv'ing on my days off with all the nice used late model trades and some new. Normally not new as that was not fair.