Truckers, lets see your rigs!

RockinRam96 said:
I'm not sure you can call any working mechanical Cat high horsepower this day in age. Especially when you've got engines rated at 600 hp from the factory.

I think it's obvious how far engine technology has come. Let's face it mechanical engines are dinosaurs! HP is cheap with an electronic engine.


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I meant as high hp for a mechanical motor. Lol
 
The jwac B in my 359 was set at 18° static and the fuel screws in a bit and it'd run with a 550, I've been around some hot ones but they usually don't last long. A buddy of mine had one for a while with great Lakes parts in it, it was violent. It pulled a 6% at 114,200 at 51mph with a 50 psi boost gauge bottomed out. It made it 200k and had a catastrophic failure, no salvageable parts.

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Where as an ACERT will do that under that load indefinitely

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biggy238 said:
Where as an ACERT will do that under that load indefinitely

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I'm not disagreeing, I'm just saying that they're out there. A well tuned B will run with any stock modern engine and survive, I didn't even notice much mileage difference doing what I do.

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We have one that's hot. Guy has been in it so long he can hear things and know what is wrong with it. He melts atleast one cylinder a year

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I think a well tuned mechanical can run with the higher factory HP modern engines.

I guess what I was getting at is that 600 hp isn't high HP any more, for work or play. I can see a well tuned mechanical running with a bone stock electronic engine. But as soon as someone starts tweaking an electronic engine, and we all know there are quite a few out there, the mechanical engine will struggle to keep up.

Can an electronic engine survive at 1,000-1,200 hp working daily?
 
RockinRam96 said:
Can an electronic engine survive at 1,000-1,200 hp working daily?
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Yes, with the right tune, injectors and turbos. And can even survive with a guy driving that I can quote as saying "I'm not a fuel mileage type of guy". 1100hp to the tires driven daily with a heavy foot and upwards of 190k+ gross weight. This is the reason the B is coming out of his sons truck and acert going in. Never be able to work a 1000hp B.
 
I honestly don't know where my C-15 is HP wise, I have the "old" 550 tune in a 2ws computer, trim codes changed, a resistor in fuel temp sender, and a quickspool turbo. It pulls harder than any of the other 5 trucks my boss has and outpulls most of the other guys we ran with in the patch. So I at least know that it runs well haha
 
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Mr.T said:
I honestly don't know where my C-15 is HP wise, I have the "old" 550 tune in a 2ws computer, trim codes changed, a resistor in fuel temp sender, and a quickspool turbo. It pulls harder than any of the other 5 trucks my boss has and outpulls most of the other guys we ran with in the patch. So I at least know that it runs well haha
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You don't happen to know anybody with the last name Mowery do you?
 
jfaulkner said:
Yes, with the right tune, injectors and turbos. And can even survive with a guy driving that I can quote as saying "I'm not a fuel mileage type of guy". 1100hp to the tires driven daily with a heavy foot and upwards of 190k+ gross weight. This is the reason the B is coming out of his sons truck and acert going in. Never be able to work a 1000hp B.
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DAMN!

My brother is definitely that type of guy too, but we don't haul that heavy. 100K is about it.

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jfaulkner said:
Yes, with the right tune, injectors and turbos. And can even survive with a guy driving that I can quote as saying "I'm not a fuel mileage type of guy". 1100hp to the tires driven daily with a heavy foot and upwards of 190k+ gross weight. This is the reason the B is coming out of his sons truck and acert going in. Never be able to work a 1000hp B.
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So for about $10,000 you could have 1,000 hp working engine that will live. Provided you have a good engine to start with.

Never even come close to that power for that money with a mechanical. Let alone it be road-able.
 
10K on the turbo kit alone if you buy a complete setup, no single will cover that without being a laggy pig.
 
Yea like cody said, the turbos are $10k. The rest of the engine isn't much different than a stock motor, just different cam/injectors.
 
I love how mechanical motors just all at once plug filters... Over night I can now drop my fuel pressure down to like 10 lbs if I want.
 
SmokinCAT said:
Might not be just the filter, could be the transfer pump getting weak.
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Yesterday and the whole time I've been in it so far you couldn't drop it below 20 if you tried and would idle at almost 40.
 
BRE said:
Yesterday and the whole time I've been in it so far you couldn't drop it below 20 if you tried and would idle at almost 40.
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Start keeping filters in the side box, it's always a good measure.

If you get any fuel with bio in it that will start cleaning the lines and plug filters quick.
 
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