arielcastillo
New Member
What a fantastic work! , here in my country ( Argentina ) only we have Mercedes Benz , some Volvo's and Scania , but i love Peterbilts , when i travel to usa i take a lot of pictures of trucks on the road.
Wow! That seems both amazing and nuts!
If you don't mind me asking, what's a 15.8 going for these days? And I'm assuming those are all rebuilt?
You are really doing it up nice.
I don't know, but I would ask about the marine cam. See where the torque curve is on it. As I said, I do not know, but I suspect a marine engine is designed to run at constant rpm, and may not have a torque rise as rpm drops to let you pull a grade. With enough power I am sure you will overcome that, but it may be a driveability issue. Be sure to check with the knowledgeable builders you are in contact with.
I wish I had a dyno run from my truck before it was detuned by the Cat dealer back to the factory 550 hp spec. It was a monster before. Running 126,000 gross, I now pull hills at 30 to 35 that I used to pull at 52 to 55. On the other hand, I am sure it will last longer this way, as will all the components behind the engine.
It sure was fun to drive though, as I am sure yours will be, and even more with the small loads you are going to pull. I miss my hot rod truck. It was nice to be hauling a D-8R or a Cat 330C and run the hammer lane up the big hills passing all but the empty trucks. It was set up right, and could be run hard without the egt getting out of hand.
I think you will like the 15.8. If all else fails put a C18 in it...