Which old engines??

If it wasn't for Versatile ...Cummins shelves would still be stocked with those short lived gutless .. nine-o-nothings nobody else wanted them

 

New Cummins VTA903 Military Surplus Engine | Adelman's Truck Parts

The military used 903s and they were 500 hp , they were never installed in heavy trucks with that HP.

 

Cummins VTA903E Govt Reman Electronic Engine

here is one at 675 HP

 

Cousin had a Clark loader here with a 555 that had lots of wrench marks on it.

 

The same could be said about the rest of the BC4 series with Low Flow cooling & STC injectors...!!!

 

903's were very popular & very well regarded Down Here... they made a Lot of people a Lot Money.. !!!

There's a couple of Large Fleets Today . who got to where they are Today on the Back of 903's..

The VT903 were Mostly 350Hp there was a few around with Air to Air aftercoolers that were 450+ Hp..

 

The military still runs them in some of the APC’s.

 

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The US Army M2 Bradley infantry fighting track vehicle is powered by the 903. I believe the latest variant is an electronic 675 HP. Rumor always was Cummins was having trouble reaching horsepower goals on the first variant until they consulted some employees in Columbus that also did semi truck sled pulling. My Dad had a 74 IH Transtar with a VT903 320 HP back in the day, said it ran good.

 

I haven't seen Cat 3208 mentioned. The farm I currently work for has 8 trucks with a 3208 in them, most have a turbo but a couple don't. They do well on the farm, but I don't know how they are as highway engines. Probably not very good.

Our best trucks are the Internationals with a Navistar DT466 engine. We have five dated 1978-1983, and one '89. The newer trucks (1997-99) with the DT466E are giving us some problems, but the mechanical ones are very reliable.

I dislike the two 1983 GMC Brigadiers with the Detroit two-stroke engines; they leak everywhere and are so loud. I hope they blow up while I'm here, that'd be very satisfying.