Super Semi Pulling Truck

[50BMG]

Has anyone delt with the marine Diesel engines ? I've noticed some pretty high powered marine 8.3 cummins engines would any of them be suitable for an engine swap into a truck?

 

[Wayne M.]

Has anyone delt with the marine Diesel engines ? I've noticed some pretty high powered marine 8.3 cummins engines would any of them be suitable for an engine swap into a truck?

The newer Harsco deuces have exactly that. A C8.3. I'm sure it's easy to get one to twist hard.

 

[50BMG]

Thanks Wayne M. I've seen a Marine 8.3 Cummins with ~600 Horsepower ~1700 Ft Lb of Torque. After I do some of the mods like mods for a 5.9 Cummins (fueling, air intake, exhaust, turbo, supercharger) since the 8.3 Cummins is basically a bigger 5.9 Cummins I should be able to get it to have close to or exceeding 1000 Horsepower and over 2000 Ft Lb of Torque reliably or am I wrong in my thinking ?

 

[Wayne M.]

No, I think you're on the right track. You'll just have to talk to the right folks about the C's limits. Since it's a wet sleeve block and such.

 

[50BMG]

Hello all, I've been trying to figure out who would be the best person/persons/or company to talk to to figure out the 8.3L C-Series Cummins limits and have hit a dead end (multiple times now) any thoughts, opinions, or answers would be greatly appreciated thanks.

 

[Wayne M.]

Well it sounds like you've decided to go with the C engine. Who have you approached so far? I would not be afraid to embark on this journey and possibly wind up being the C engine guru. This is in the true name of Hot Rodding!
Just think of the performance pioneers behind any engine. Let's say, the 426 Hemi. You had guys like Tom Hoover, Keith Black, Dick Landy, Jake King, Ray Barton- even to today- people messing around looking to increase the output of that engine.
But you need to take the first step, say build a C to max marine specs, and really science it out- Blueprint it- as they say, attention to detail etc, I would think youd have a good start. I think the pump guys who are already out there would contribute to the effort, and who knows what could happen?!
One of my favorite classes of racing is NHRA Comp Eliminator. Here you will find the true hot rodders and thinkers. One of my favorite cars is a '27 roadster powered by a Ford 300 6. When you see this engine, you'll notice that the head is strange. I approached the owner, Steve Ambrose, many years ago, who is/was a Ford engineer, and he thanked me for noticing and proceeded to explain. This engine has the same bore spacing as a 351 Cleveland V8, so he took a few aluminum hi flow cylinder heads, and joined them to make a 6 cylinder Cleveland head. Just brilliant. Nowadays he has matured a bit. Here's an article for inspiration.
http://www.dragracermag.com/steve-ambroses-black-bomber
I hope you follow through. Roll the dice- you never know!

 

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Hello Wayne M. I've been in contact with Banks Performance, Industrial Injection, Destroked, as well as Seabord Marine should I have looked else where ? I couldn't really find an engine builder that specialized in Diesels or especially in Cummins.

 

[Wayne M.]

Hello Wayne M. I've been in contact with Banks Performance, Industrial Injection, Destroked, as well as Seabord Marine should I have looked else where ? I couldn't really find an engine builder that specialized in Diesels or especially in Cummins.

I would start by hanging around like minded people before the season is through and find out who the sponsors are who the shops and the teams are and such. Here's one sanctioning body- http://nytpa.com

you will find what you're looking for if you look enough.