I just bought a brand new 389 glider with a 2WS CAT 🐈 man!!! I love it hopefully i can get over a million miles out of it 🙏 love your videos God bless you
Love my twins. Can't beat the power. Those accert engines are c18 with smaller components. Plus it has whole steel pistons instead of the aluminum bottom pistons that the 6nz have. If you're pulling weight leave at it is just get a 18 speed on it and make out the power on it.
I have had some truckers complain about that when they had twins on a stock build that their piston rings would wipe out due to the higher boost. Pretty funny to hear that stuff lol
Always say "keep it simple" Trucking is about profitability and survival. The old school trucks, including the pre emission electronic engines, are pretty simple to work on once you understand them. Having said that, I would upgrade, not convert and add bypass filtration.
I wouldn't be admitting that you deleted the emissions on your truck. You may get a visit from some clown with the EPA. My 97 freightliner has 355,000 on it. Series 60 Detroit. We were going to buy a new truck and decided not to because of the emissions garbage. Love your trucks.
Yea..... understand where you are coming from ..... I spoke to nys inspection about the 2008-2010 trucks and they seem to let those go.... they don’t want you replacing or deleting the newer ones ..... we have new emission trucks and we don’t plan to delete them.
The MXS Acert engine is not a "twin turbo" setup, it's Duel turbo because the top turbo is a high pressure turbo and not the same as the lower one. But yeah, I would convert it to a single turbo setup and have far less problems.
well ima cummins guy, mainly cause i can fox em on the side of the road... so on the engine dyno with my N14 460 re-rated to a 535 all my CPL will let me do, i’ll have to change injectors and remove some shims for timing to set it at 605 genset rate. i don’t drive otr anymore the trucks registered private not for hire.... trailers a huge toy hauler for the race car, i do diesel gensets and marine propulsion.... big crap, but the N14 has a Holset HT60... great turbo alotta lag do to the big turbine housing and no wastegate, (works great wide open but ehhh mid range and it falls on its face .... so having a shop full of garrett turbochargers looked at some compressor and turbine a/r maps and ended up with a garrett 4202 ... tried a 4702 but a little laggy at low rpm... so the 4202 had the smaller turbine housing and wheel and still the same 102mm compressor blade like the 4702. 1800rpm is its happy spot .... any cats i do 34 series 1500 rpm is max torque 2100 max hp so they seem to like 16-1700 to get the most hp-tq combo.... lug em at 1500 or below under full load breaks the crank between 5 & 6 from harmonics ( we do some engines that go over sees and they run 50hrz generators (1500 rpm) we are 60hz (1800) rpm in america ✌🏻
Used to run a 2002 379 Pete with the 6nz...best engine I've ever had in a truck...that same company had a twin turbo cat converted to single turbo and i was told it made a big difference. I believe Jerry Martin was even the one who did it...that company I used to work for was from down that way in Gratz Pa
Sell all your emission trucks and stay with the good ol trucks. Why add more expenses to your operation when you aren’t benefiting from the emissions trucks? Unless it’s a requirement for part of your fleet to be, like California. Stay with a good simple setup. Cat motor (6nz or 3406) with a single turbo setup across the board. Easier on the shop as well. Everything just makes sense for your operation to be the same and has been working for you for a long time seems like. Good luck 👍
i know this is an old video but i just wanted to agree with you on the old Kenworth flatdash cause its my favorite as well 👍 the biggest thing i dont like about the newer dashes is how high they are and to they're kinda cheap & they use a lot of plastic now days but i will say i do like the layout of the 2006 & newer dash with the gauges in the top half of the dash & the switches on the bottom half of the dash & some time i'd like to get new dash panels made for my 1995 W900B & kinda lay it out like the 2006 & newer dash
Jay pay dirt has a UA-cam channel and he converted a 475 cat kw from twin turbo to single a switchblade turbo. I’m sure he can walk you right through it.
Yeah these newer trucks have lots of issues. We run WA to Alaska and the classics stay running, and the newer stuff, those guys are always breaking down and there goes all your fuel savings. I’d rather feed it more fuel but have it be reliable then to waste time and stress with breakdowns. Both are tax write offs but which route would you prefer ?
Disable the Accert stuff. Do 16:1 pistons. Keep the twins. I drive a 6nz single turbo and a Accert twin. Identical engine builds. Marine cam. Etc. Both trucks same setup. The factory twins keep the pyro the lowest. I compare in same route…same setup…same gears…etc. twins keep cool. Even compared to Blaylock switchblade turbo in 6nz, or pdi turbo on 6nz. The twin out pulls and temps stay lowest.
as any one in trucking knows, cat no longer does truck engines, question ; what is your 2019 equipped with, Paccar or Cummins. from what i have been told, they use same DEF system on either or. recently pricing Glider, interesting to know that Fitzgerald may soon be out of business due to Federal Bureaucracy. like you say, jumping around, like to hear your thoughts on rumor of trucker strike, Fantasy land ?
@@charlesferebee4875 I’ve heard bad things from a guy that’s from Utah and got some things done with them. He doesn’t recommend them. He said they’re horrible
@@charlesferebee4875 Well, how do you like the PDI conversion? I'm installing a PDI single on my 2006 KW T800 quad axle dump truck with a C13 Acert. I'm switching because manifold bolts breaking (3rd time). I think the twins are way to heavy on the 12 manifold bolts. Let me know.
Why do you guys always have issues with low emissions engines regarding maintenance. Im running a 2014 swedish built scania and ive never had any issues. Just curious. Secondly over here in the UK we are not allowed to disconnect any of the emissions equipment. But also as for fuel consumption im getting 8mpg at 44 tons .
You're a moron! Have you NOT been listening?? He said they haul 100k pounds most of the time. Maybe a Detroit could get a little better mpg, but the CAT motors are a more solid solution and I'd rather pay more for fuel than in parts and shop time!! My KW W9 get 5.5 and I'm only pulling dryvan. I wouldn't want any other truck. Only idiots who have no brains to look and see the BIG picture would say ignorant things like this.
EVERYTHING is a freaking risk!! I've seen BRAND NEW trucks go down and be in the shop for days and even weeks! Warranty does NOT always cover everything. And even if it does, YOU are still DOWN NOT making money, but SPENDING money on other things to keep afloat. Man... I really wish more people had BRAINS and COMMON SENSE before spewing their nonsence out onto the public!!
@@DieselTrucker2018 not only that but the some of these mechanics working at dealerships are real pieces of work. They treat you like shit. I rather have an old truck and have my local mechanic shop work on it. Support small mom and pop shops. Anyhow I only work local
I just bought a brand new 389 glider with a 2WS CAT 🐈 man!!! I love it hopefully i can get over a million miles out of it 🙏 love your videos God bless you
That’s awesome. I’d love to see a pic !!!
Keep the compounds and run 16:1 IPD pistons. Delete the IVA's
What up man 🥳 party like it’s 1999 😂
Love my twins. Can't beat the power. Those accert engines are c18 with smaller components. Plus it has whole steel pistons instead of the aluminum bottom pistons that the 6nz have. If you're pulling weight leave at it is just get a 18 speed on it and make out the power on it.
I have had some truckers complain about that when they had twins on a stock build that their piston rings would wipe out due to the higher boost. Pretty funny to hear that stuff lol
You are good at this UA-cam stuff. Very relaxed in front of the camera
Thankyou !!!
Agreed.
It's worth the rebuild to me. It's paid for and it sure beats a truck payment
Always say "keep it simple"
Trucking is about profitability and survival. The old school trucks, including the pre emission electronic engines, are pretty simple to work on once you understand them.
Having said that, I would upgrade, not convert and add bypass filtration.
I wouldn't be admitting that you deleted the emissions on your truck. You may get a visit from some clown with the EPA. My 97 freightliner has 355,000 on it. Series 60 Detroit. We were going to buy a new truck and decided not to because of the emissions garbage. Love your trucks.
Yea..... understand where you are coming from ..... I spoke to nys inspection about the 2008-2010 trucks and they seem to let those go.... they don’t want you replacing or deleting the newer ones ..... we have new emission trucks and we don’t plan to delete them.
Yup don’t be saying out loud. As a matter of fact edit that out! God bless!
@@flintcreektransport Yup !!! Edit that out of the video
The MXS Acert engine is not a "twin turbo" setup, it's Duel turbo because the top turbo is a high pressure turbo and not the same as the lower one. But yeah, I would convert it to a single turbo setup and have far less problems.
well ima cummins guy, mainly cause i can fox em on the side of the road... so on the engine dyno with my N14 460 re-rated to a 535 all my CPL will let me do, i’ll have to change injectors and remove some shims for timing to set it at 605 genset rate. i don’t drive otr anymore the trucks registered private not for hire.... trailers a huge toy hauler for the race car, i do diesel gensets and marine propulsion.... big crap, but the N14 has a Holset HT60... great turbo alotta lag do to the big turbine housing and no wastegate, (works great wide open but ehhh mid range and it falls on its face .... so having a shop full of garrett turbochargers looked at some compressor and turbine a/r maps and ended up with a garrett 4202 ... tried a 4702 but a little laggy at low rpm... so the 4202 had the smaller turbine housing and wheel and still the same 102mm compressor blade like the 4702. 1800rpm is its happy spot .... any cats i do 34 series 1500 rpm is max torque 2100 max hp so they seem to like 16-1700 to get the most hp-tq combo.... lug em at 1500 or below under full load breaks the crank between 5 & 6 from harmonics ( we do some engines that go over sees and they run 50hrz generators (1500 rpm) we are 60hz (1800) rpm in america ✌🏻
Used to run a 2002 379 Pete with the 6nz...best engine I've ever had in a truck...that same company had a twin turbo cat converted to single turbo and i was told it made a big difference. I believe Jerry Martin was even the one who did it...that company I used to work for was from down that way in Gratz Pa
6nz is a fantastic motor !!!! I like the 2ws even better !!
Sell all your emission trucks and stay with the good ol trucks. Why add more expenses to your operation when you aren’t benefiting from the emissions trucks? Unless it’s a requirement for part of your fleet to be, like California. Stay with a good simple setup. Cat motor (6nz or 3406) with a single turbo setup across the board. Easier on the shop as well. Everything just makes sense for your operation to be the same and has been working for you for a long time seems like. Good luck 👍
i know this is an old video but i just wanted to agree with you on the old Kenworth flatdash cause its my favorite as well 👍 the biggest thing i dont like about the newer dashes is how high they are and to they're kinda cheap & they use a lot of plastic now days but i will say i do like the layout of the 2006 & newer dash with the gauges in the top half of the dash & the switches on the bottom half of the dash & some time i'd like to get new dash panels made for my 1995 W900B & kinda lay it out like the 2006 & newer dash
Jay pay dirt has a UA-cam channel and he converted a 475 cat kw from twin turbo to single a switchblade turbo. I’m sure he can walk you right through it.
thankyou !
My 2005 W900L Kenworth gets 5.5 mpg C-15 Twin
Yeah these newer trucks have lots of issues. We run WA to Alaska and the classics stay running, and the newer stuff, those guys are always breaking down and there goes all your fuel savings. I’d rather feed it more fuel but have it be reliable then to waste time and stress with breakdowns.
Both are tax write offs but which route would you prefer ?
The cheaper route 😉 …. Keeping the old classics and specd right they should be getting just as good mpg
Disable the Accert stuff. Do 16:1 pistons. Keep the twins. I drive a 6nz single turbo and a Accert twin. Identical engine builds. Marine cam. Etc. Both trucks same setup. The factory twins keep the pyro the lowest. I compare in same route…same setup…same gears…etc. twins keep cool. Even compared to Blaylock switchblade turbo in 6nz, or pdi turbo on 6nz. The twin out pulls and temps stay lowest.
interesting
Twins were made to keep heat down. Properly ran they will keep egts down every time
What do you mean disable acert stuff?,have cat c15 acert
You are WAY better off rebuilding an entire truck to bring it back to new than to buy a new one with all the issues you WILL have!!
I switched to a single turbo on my mxs cat she runs way cooler now.
Did you drop compression or leave It 18:1?
What kinda fuel mileage do you get is it worth it cat told me not much of a different
Whats with all the coffin bunks? I hope they only run local. I do like the 2006 with the bigger bunk but still prefer the 86" studio.
We do a lot of local work as well ... saves us a few lbs as well when we do need to go out of state ....
as any one in trucking knows, cat no longer does truck engines, question ; what is your 2019 equipped with, Paccar or Cummins. from what i have been told, they use same DEF system on either or. recently pricing Glider, interesting to know that Fitzgerald may soon be out of business due to Federal Bureaucracy. like you say, jumping around, like to hear your thoughts on rumor of trucker strike, Fantasy land ?
HA thats a lot to type out!! maybe ill get into it on some of my videos....
Do single turbo.... and the truck is worth the money put in. It will last
Are you guys a D,B.E. Company? Nice trucks.
No we are not ......
How did you fix the broken plastic tabs behind the dash?
We often replace the who dash. We done a few. Lots of work
Cat c13 kcb motor. Opinion?
No 14.6
Ha it sounds like you don’t do a lot of California deliveries
Single Turbo. 4 Sure.
I would go with a PDI SINGLE TURBO MANIFOLD AND TURBO conversion.
Does that add a lot of hp ?
@@charlesferebee4875 I’ve heard bad things from a guy that’s from Utah and got some things done with them. He doesn’t recommend them. He said they’re horrible
@@charlesferebee4875 Well, how do you like the PDI conversion? I'm installing a PDI single on my 2006 KW T800 quad axle dump truck with a C13 Acert. I'm switching because manifold bolts breaking (3rd time). I think the twins are way to heavy on the 12 manifold bolts. Let me know.
Justin, are you saying this 2006 got 1.4 mil miles with out an in-frame?
Yes !!
Single turbo
LIKE MY TWIN
Do your trucks go down to Virginia
Yes they do !!
Flint Creek Transport i think i might have saw one and was clean too
Single turbo is a mus
How much you want for the truck?
truck is actually still running we have been super busy !! maybe in a month or two
@@flintcreektransport yes how much?
Why do you guys always have issues with low emissions engines regarding maintenance. Im running a 2014 swedish built scania and ive never had any issues. Just curious. Secondly over here in the UK we are not allowed to disconnect any of the emissions equipment. But also as for fuel consumption im getting 8mpg at 44 tons .
Do you have to add def fluid ?
8 mpg with a 97,000 lb load, is that going downhill in neutral with a 50 knot tailwind? LOL!
Twin turbos are better for more hp &low end hp. Cat acert are set up for emissions not performance you would have to swap out turbos to what -??
There is a option to make it a single turbo .....
You can program to shut off emissions and keep turbo set up
Your fuel bills must be astronomical. Trucks running at that mpg that you are quoting im surprised you are still in business...
Unfortunately they are !!! But we do get a higher rate per mile ....
You're a moron! Have you NOT been listening?? He said they haul 100k pounds most of the time. Maybe a Detroit could get a little better mpg, but the CAT motors are a more solid solution and I'd rather pay more for fuel than in parts and shop time!! My KW W9 get 5.5 and I'm only pulling dryvan. I wouldn't want any other truck. Only idiots who have no brains to look and see the BIG picture would say ignorant things like this.
@@DieselTrucker2018 relax bro. You don’t have to call anyone a moron. You have good points though! I have a cat motor acert. I get about 4.5 mpgs
Still taking a massive risk buying older high mileage trucks. Just saying.
if we buy used i try to get low mileage trucks...... that 06 we bought in 2012
EVERYTHING is a freaking risk!! I've seen BRAND NEW trucks go down and be in the shop for days and even weeks! Warranty does NOT always cover everything. And even if it does, YOU are still DOWN NOT making money, but SPENDING money on other things to keep afloat. Man... I really wish more people had BRAINS and COMMON SENSE before spewing their nonsence out onto the public!!
@@DieselTrucker2018 not only that but the some of these mechanics working at dealerships are real pieces of work. They treat you like shit. I rather have an old truck and have my local mechanic shop work on it. Support small mom and pop shops. Anyhow I only work local