Truckers, lets see your rigs!

So who likes truck porn?
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New W9 glider we just finished today.
 
SmokinCAT said:
Acert internals I believe and enough fuel to support close to 1100hp with a cat file.
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Be glad when the clutch gets burnt off enough to hold. 30psi of boost and it says bye bye. 3rd trip around the block and it was good to 40psi. Goes to another shop tomorrow for the shiny stuff.
 
Ram12vcummins said:
That big power gonna get good mileage and be reliable?
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You assume the person driving it is going to be foot on the floor every where they go, not the case because you don't have too, that truck will make more power at 30-40% throttle then most do a full throttle, all in how you use it.
 
SmokinCAT said:
You assume the person driving it is going to be foot on the floor every where they go, not the case because you don't have too, that truck will make more power at 30-40% throttle then most do a full throttle, all in how you use it.
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Ya I understand that. There's a responsibility in how you drive it. My question is in building the motor up to handle that much power is there a sacrifice in how it runs and its life?
 
zfaylor said:
South America buys the chit out of them. We shipped container loads every 6 months or so out when we were yanking them out of old concrete trucks. They are awful engines by modern standards in terms of power. Great engines for owners with a fleet. They are like an L10. Just enough power to get where you are going and weak enough not to break a dam thing.
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That's about what I heard about them. I have swapped a 8.3 common rail in place of a 3306. The equipment guys love them to death and think they are gold. Like 2g plus for a used block.
 
97rada said:
That's about what I heard about them. I have swapped a 8.3 common rail in place of a 3306. The equipment guys love them to death and think they are gold. Like 2g plus for a used block.
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Junker friend told me 8.3's used to be sold by the pound in wrecks. For some reason the Mexicans found out about them and they snatch them up at auctions and the price has went up.
 
jfaulkner said:
Junker friend told me 8.3's used to be sold by the pound in wrecks. For some reason the Mexicans found out about them and they snatch them up at auctions and the price has went up.
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Probably the caps pump. Not the common rials.
 
jfaulkner said:
This one is a toy and the other guy said "I'm not a fuel mileage type of guy". He said if you can't make money unless your getting 7mpg your hauling the wrong stuff.
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We make pretty good money running for up to 4 times what the hwy guys are making but the better mileage I get the more money in my pocket. And a mile per gallon sure adds up on 250k plus km a year.

Sure love to have that power though esp in a toy. I'd like to make it down to Quebec one year for the event they out on down there. Looks pretty good from the videos I've seen.
 
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Cheapest freight I've hauled was $2.25 per mile, F*** fuel mileage haha
 
Mr.T said:
Cheapest freight I've hauled was $2.25 per mile, F*** fuel mileage haha
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That's loaded mile? Back empty for nothing? Or running mile both ways? Or do you have to source a back haul?

Up here back hauls don't really exist for us. We run 6 axle step deck for 5.50 a mile for normal hauling. Then lowbed is about $1 more and super b's same thing. More axles more money.

I know guys running hwy for $1.30 but not their trailer and they have to wait for back hauls because they can't run home for free.
 
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