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E9 V-8 power and torque ratings


MackMann85

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ive never been a big believer in torque. my dads 89 superliner with a 500v8 with 1660 torque would pull better than his ch with a 460xt which had 487hp and 1760 torqueand the big v8 had as much power as the 98 western star his buddy had with a 550 cat and that had 1850 torque. the 500 was stock

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ive never been a big believer in torque. my dads 89 superliner with a 500v8 with 1660 torque would pull better than his ch with a 460xt which had 487hp and 1760 torqueand the big v8 had as much power as the 98 western star his buddy had with a 550 cat and that had 1850 torque. the 500 was stock

It pulled better just because it was a Superliner.

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The CL was owned and operated by Dick Parsons from Newville, Pa. I'm sure you did see it at Antrim. The fuel on the E9 had definately been tampered with. The picture was taken in up-state New York, the 88B shovel was being delivered to a collector. Before the CL Dick had owned a Superliner, similar paint scheme. The CL in the picture now belongs to Roger Gerhart in Lititz. Parsons still runs a CL, but with an ISX 565 Cummins. He'll be the first to tell you it's OK, but it won't run with the E9

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I do love the way an E9 pulls and I have always been told by old Mack mechanics that the mechanical Mack engine ratings were much closer to Rear Wheel Ratings than Flywheel ratings the guys always said that if a Mack was rated at 350 and a CAT or Cummins was rated at 425 they would be a close match. I wouldnt believe it until I had driven a 300+ that was supposedly stock and it pulled better than my E7 400, then ran with a CAT 550 for a couple weeks and he couldnt get away from my E9 440 to save his life ( dont tell him but I wasnt even trying hard to keep up).

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