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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 06:22 PM
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1 million miles

my pete 379 made the 1 million mark, hope the psd does the same.
 
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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 06:24 PM
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nice......
 
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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 06:39 PM
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nice we had two 99 379's with 3406E that had 1000000+ in our yard last winter still strong as an ox
 
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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 07:37 PM
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have you done the bottom end yet?
 

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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 07:42 PM
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have you done the bottom end yet?
Yea the rods an mains were done at 450000 and at 900000.but so far the head has not been off.
 
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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 07:45 PM
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Ive in-framed 3406B's in school and it's pretty amazing the durability, and the sheer brute strength and size of those parts. The piston and connecting rods together are a two-hand hold! And with you average speed at 32mph, it hasn't been all highway miles!
 
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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 07:46 PM
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I've saw the go 750k on bottom and over 1 1/4 mil without pulling heads
 
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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 08:11 PM
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My W900 KW had 550000 when I did the bottom end an they questionable so I started going 450000 an so far so good.My 60 series detroit had 850000 on the bottom end an they looked like brand new.no power but it just keeps on going an going an going.
 
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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 08:20 PM
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I always done mine with the oil pressure drop method,never like to go too far to keep from ruining rear seal
my last 3306 had just over 400k before needing mains
 
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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 08:34 PM
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This ones a 3406 E 500 hp with the hrp setting in the puter ( they call it the hot rod setting ) it runs like the old mechanial cats.
 
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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 08:40 PM
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a guy over here had one in a kw triaxle dump was awsum new but after cat got through with upgrades had something like 540hp
 
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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 08:54 PM
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Heres a pic of a pic of my w 900 at Maryland int raceway it ran a 19.98 in the 1/4 an that night we took ALL THE MONEY !!! The 2244 was the truck #
 
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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 09:00 PM
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a buddy of mine runs a brand new w900L with that twin turbo can monstrosity and it makes 625HP. That dump truck hauls A#$, PERIOD..........
 
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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 10:41 PM
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20 second 1320 in a big rig! Damn that's saying something... That is ALOT of gears to row!
 
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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 10:50 PM
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Hey Kris ,that was in your home state.I was born in middle river an moved to pasadena look at the mud flaps an tag bracket ,it launched well .The truck I beat to get to the final was from Smith transport up in Pa ,He had a a/t An i was workin that stick. that was a fun fkn night.
 
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