60 Series Detroit Glider

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  1. NWAF

    NWAF Light Load Member

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    Hello everyone im looking to get a glider with a 60 series in it, either a coronado or a cascadia. Can i get some opinions on this and some personal experiences along with pros and cons. i wanna know how realible is this motor and the efficency, i always hear good things about this motor. I also like the pete 389 with a 6nz but they are a bit too expensive.

    PS: Any laws they are trying to pass to make gliders non compliant nationwide? It would suck to buy it and then be forced to get a dpf installed.
     
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  3. tnevin225

    tnevin225 Road Train Member

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    That's my plan too. I'm not really seeing to many cons except if the laws change thy could force you to get it compliant . As far as the motor goes I think you should be fine, They had some problems a few years ago with parts but as far as I know those got straitened out. Who where you getting the truck through and how much more is the 6NZ .
     
  4. ExOTR

    ExOTR Windshield Chipper Extraordinaire

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    6nz will prob cost you 6-10k more than a Detroit 12.7 Check out Fitzegerald and Schenider if you're looking for gliders. We have a few gliders at my company for high idle applications. Essentially you can't run Cali and there are talking about banning gliders in some of the eastern ports. @Cowpie1 You feel like chiming in with your truck's data?
     
  5. SLCTrucker

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    I was told to stay away from the Cascadia.
    the reason I was told that it hard to set the old engines up with a Cascadia, I know some companies are building them but not sure how problem free they are.
     
  6. NWAF

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    6nz petes are like 155-170 . 60 series cascadia is like 135. Im not set on where im getting it yet, but itd probably be through Fitz
     
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  7. NWAF

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    I already have a truck with a dpf and i only went to cali twice in the last 150k miles so i doubt ill be missing out on much. I just want to stay away from these dpf issues.
     
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  9. NWAF

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  10. jamespmack

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    That number 6 rod thru the block. Did they have to hook computer up to tell that? Lol.
     
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  11. ExOTR

    ExOTR Windshield Chipper Extraordinaire

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    How is the Fitz warranty treating you? Are they covering 100% or charging you for odds and ends like freightliner warranties?
     
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