Mechanical to electronic engine conversion

Not sure with Cat, but I know Detroit offers a Repower kit to put a series 60 in anything, best to call cat and see what they say about a Repower. Maybe able to go get a whole harness from a Pete and replace yours, not sure what would be easiest.

 

I'd rather have the mechanical engine...feds can suck it with their EOBR mandate. You didn't have to install seatbelts in your old trucks when the feds mandated seat belts in trucks. You didn't have to retrofit your old trucks with auto slacks when that mandate took effect, either. Outside of Calif***ya, you don't have to put the emissions crap on your older truck engine either. In other words, plenty of precedent exists for "grandfathering" of older equipment...whether compatible with a new mandate or not. I would personally hold off on repowering with an "EOBR-compatible" electronic engine until the actual mandate is published...and then the courts are involved (because lets face it, lawsuits WILL be filed). Hell, the current EOBR's that are in use cannot be legally mandated due to the ability of a carrier to use them to harass a driver, so until EOBR manufacturers come up with a solution to that (and the other issues not addressed by the court), the FMCSA won't be able to mandate anything.

In other words, you've got time. EOBR manufacturers have to come up with devices which meet the specifications necessary to be "legal". Then the FMCSA has to issue the mandate. Then lawsuits will be filed, and the mandate might be thrown out. A large number of people running older trucks not compatible with the mandated EOBR's could be another lawsuit against the mandate if they don't have some form of exemption, as it would be prohibitively expensive for those truck owners to comply. Until the ENTIRE process has played out, I wouldn't worry about it. If anything, I'd be looking into ways to avoid having to put one of those wretched big-brother boxes in my truck....NOT making it easier for them to watch my every move.

 

KustomTruck.com they do the swaps,but also sell the wiring harness to do swaps also.

 

CA keeps pushing the compliance date back. Most owners are not rushing to upgrade unless they need a new truck.