Truckers, lets see your rigs!

I talked to Mr mamu about in frame parts cost and things needed to get an 8.3 up to 4-450hp. Swap the HX40 out for a 360/362 sxe, from my understanding HX40 is pretty much maxed out at 4-450hp.. well to be running that hp on a continuous duty platform
 
Lots of difference in those engines, 3176 is 12L. 3116 is 6.6 and 3126 is 7.2. The smaller engines use the heui fuel system I believe.

I'd try to find 07 or newer C7 Acert take out and have it tuned, I believe they are full common rail.
 
RockinRam96 said:
Any insight on either?
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Power wise they make more than the t444e but less than the 8.3

From researching. 8.3 came with up to 400/1200 from factory
3100 serious came with up to 330/860 from the factory
T444e came with up to 230/620.
With freightliner and international pretty much owning the MD market in the 90s. 4 common engine you find, 5.9, 444, 31xx variant usually 3116, 8.3 in a class 4/5/6 truck.
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For a guy looking at jumping to a MD truck as a hotshot truck.. 8.3 is really only legitimate reasonable option for a factory setup... As the 5.9 and 444 are derated variants of the 2500/3500 platform they came in. Which is really no different than having a Dmax in a 4500/5500.. I upgraded truck/frame/axles/brakes etc and I'm running the same engine transmission as a 2500/3500
 
In my opinion, 3116 is OK, but underpowered. 3126E/C7 HEUI is a boat anchor, run fine one day, run like crap the next. 3176 has always been fine what I've been around them.

I'd like to find a C7 common rail to run sometime, but most people got their belly full of junk little yellow engines before they came out.

I have found a tuned VP44 ISB with a set of injectors will EAT any 3126E though. We have an FL80 I swapped in a 5.9 VP into after getting fed up with the CAT, and it is absolutely happy up to about 60K gross with the 10 speed.
Chris
 
A 3126 can be made to run good, C7's can also. Before I went to the expense of swapping the entire engine I would swap injectors.
 
SmokinCAT said:
Lots of difference in those engines, 3176 is 12L. 3116 is 6.6 and 3126 is 7.2. The smaller engines use the heui fuel system I believe.

I'd try to find 07 or newer C7 Acert take out and have it tuned, I believe they are full common rail.
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I know floating sales adds 3116/3126 are the two most common of the three.. 3116 being the most..

Found a 97 SA fl70 tractor used by 7up.. with 8.3/6sp trans.. figured it would be smart to inframe, rebuild/swap transmission and go through rear end, change gears from a p&d to OTR ratio.

Haven't really convinced my self to take the plunge or rebuild/repower another 90s 3500hd and stay where I'm at
 
jfaulkner said:
A 3126 can be made to run good, C7's can also. Before I went to the expense of swapping the entire engine I would swap injectors.
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What is reliability and fuel mileage like in the 3126? What needs to be done to make them run good? Injectors and a tune?

malibu795 said:
I know floating sales adds 3116/3126 are the two most common of the three.. 3116 being the most..

Found a 97 SA fl70 tractor used by 7up.. with 8.3/6sp trans.. figured it would be smart to inframe, rebuild/swap transmission and go through rear end, change gears from a p&d to OTR ratio.

Haven't really convinced my self to take the plunge or rebuild/repower another 90s 3500hd and stay where I'm at
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As goofy as it sounds my dad and I are looking to buy one to convert to a motor home. My sister lives in California and we are planning a vacation next spring. We're looking at buying a school bus to make the trip. He wants a 5.9 but obviously they seem to go for the most money and I've tried telling him the Cat options aren't so bad, for what we are going to be doing.
 
3126b in an fl70. 70 pin. Is there an easy way to blank out customer passwords? I had a group of students set a password on one of our lab trucks. They don't know what it is now...


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will24 said:
3126b in an fl70. 70 pin. Is there an easy way to blank out customer passwords? I had a group of students set a password on one of our lab trucks. They don't know what it is now...


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Pm me.
 
malibu795 said:
I know floating sales adds 3116/3126 are the two most common of the three.. 3116 being the most..



Found a 97 SA fl70 tractor used by 7up.. with 8.3/6sp trans.. figured it would be smart to inframe, rebuild/swap transmission and go through rear end, change gears from a p&d to OTR ratio.



Haven't really convinced my self to take the plunge or rebuild/repower another 90s 3500hd and stay where I'm at
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What's your MD price range? The reason I ask is guys make the mistake of looking at old stuff when the newer trucks are cheaper. There is a 2006 Pete 335 for $26k and a 2011 KW T370 for $23.
 
jfaulkner said:
What's your MD price range? The reason I ask is guys make the mistake of looking at old stuff when the newer trucks are cheaper. There is a 2006 Pete 335 for $26k and a 2011 KW T370 for $23.
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Trying to do this without having to finance... Mistake I made when I bought my LMM.. put me back in a big truck for 8 months

I figure I'll have 20-25k wrapped up in either route I go.. whether that's a class 4 truck with a Dmax/Alison repower or a worn out 60/70 with a 8.3 and mechanically rebuild it engine/transmission/brakes/diff(gear change)

Needs to be 99 and older. 90% of work will be done by myself..

Hydraulic brakes would be nice due to they are disc... Maintenance is substantially easier than air drums, you are hard pressed to find air disc in the 90s...

Talked to meritor and Dana/spicer.. the new air disc brakes are not retro fitting... So either junkyard or order brand new axles $$$$

Dana only makes disc brakes in 17" rotors for 20-25k axles and only 22.5 and bigger rims.

meritor make air disc brakes from 13"-17" rotors for 15.5k-31k axles can runs 17.5/19.5/22.5/24.5 rims

Ultimate goal is not to have a mandatory equipment payment to a lender... Not that I won't set money aside is it lessen monthly overhead..

Off to Mayer equipment
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malibu795 said:
Trying to do this without having to finance... Mistake I made when I bought my LMM.. put me back in a big truck for 8 months



I figure I'll have 20-25k wrapped up in either route I go.. whether that's a class 4 truck with a Dmax/Alison repower or a worn out 60/70 with a 8.3 and mechanically rebuild it engine/transmission/brakes/diff(gear change)



Needs to be 99 and older. 90% of work will be done by myself..



Hydraulic brakes would be nice due to they are disc... Maintenance is substantially easier than air drums, you are hard pressed to find air disc in the 90s...



Talked to meritor and Dana/spicer.. the new air disc brakes are not retro fitting... So either junkyard or order brand new axles $$$$



Dana only makes disc brakes in 17" rotors for 20-25k axles and only 22.5 and bigger rims.



meritor make air disc brakes from 13"-17" rotors for 15.5k-31k axles can runs 17.5/19.5/22.5/24.5 rims



Ultimate goal is not to have a mandatory equipment payment to a lender... Not that I won't set money aside is it lessen monthly overhead..
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I'm not sure about a lot of that. On the MD trucks we see with hydraulic brakes, they are problematic. Same as pickups with calipers sticking and rotting brake lines. On our semi's brakes are the least problematic thing and cheap. When you run what 99% of what every semi on the road runs you never have a hard time finding parts. I'm assuming you want 99 to avoid the log book requirement? Personally I would rather cheat the logs than deal with 18yr old truck issues. 22.5's are better than the smaller stuff, last longer, easier to get. Good casings are worth $75 each where the 19.5's are worthless when they're worn out. It seems to me your trying to build a slightly heavier pickup instead of taking advantage of the benefits of a small semi.
 
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