OTR in 93 Pete 379 3406B?

My 90 model has plenty of room to stand up an stretch whatever. The seat not going back far enough is the only down turn. The walk thru frames are smaller on the non unibilt cabs. They can be changed to unibilt openings but... it needs to be factored in if you decide to go that route. I rarely run into something they have to order for my b model, If I do its always available over night. There are more still plowing than most think

 

If you are running 80K or less, 425hp with 3.55 rears and an 18 speed will be no issue. If you want to run higher weights, look more towards a 3.70ish rear end for the big hills.

I drive a 2004 379 with a C-13 at 470 hp with a 13 speed, 24.5 rubber and 3.90 rears (odd combo, I know) and it barely ever has to drop below 12 on any hill (actual grades are another story) at 75K-80K gross. And that's with Canadian winter fuel, lol. Good quality diesel #2 it should do better.

 

If that impact wrench were MAC brand versus some cheap, Asian-made knockoff you can bet I'd spend the money on the MAC before anything else. It's just "well-loved".

Pete's from that era are extremely well-made pieces of machinery and last forever (especially the CAT's under the hood). Unlike modern trucks, you can actually make a purchase based on brand and feel confident the name reflects it's quality.

How many Freightliners from the 1980's are still around versus Pete's or KW's? How many trucks from the 1960's are still left versus Mack's?

 

From what I've heard, those B-models don't need any tuning. They just "go" when asked (assuming they've been taken care of). 425 from 30 years ago is nothing like 425 from today. And it's the torque getting you up the hill anyways, the horse power keeps you rolling on the flats at cruising speed.

 

just run the overhead then roll in a set of bearings around 250,000 miles. The rod bearings have a narrow bearing, not like today's engines

 

Looking at your picture. Are you sure its a 93?. The small emblem on the side of the bunk looks like a unibunk logo. They started that in 94 l think so its possible its a 94. I don't think the older Pete's had any logo in that spot. The bunk is basically the same size as a brand new Pete.