0 to 60 Acceleration on 2007 RE300 bus with DT466

[Power Hungry]

Originally Posted by cleatus12r

Pretty impressive. Actually, it's depressing that these things are DANGEROUS to drive on public roadways as they come from the factory.

Nice work, Bill!

So the thing is, these are strictly for testing purposes. Once we get this fully built, we going to limit it to 72 MPH. This gives me a little headroom for passing the governed semis on the highway, but still be quite safe.

I'll tell you though, I'm surprised at how well this bus handles. It's not like the old Internationals of the '80s and '90s. This this is smooth, pulls great, and handles quite like a truck. It's just these 22.5 wheel get a little rough over 70, what with the Ackerman axle in the front and basically no weight at this time. Once it's built out and has some weight to it, the suspension will settle.

I kind of look at as a big RV at this point. And yes, 80 or 85 in this thing is completely unacceptable. On the other hand, 70 to 75 rides pretty well and it will still stop pretty quickly. (Quickly being a relative term.)

It's just fascinating at how well these things run with just a little tuning.