thomasmnile wrote:
Hannibal wrote:
thomasmnile wrote:
2 million built for Ram. Pretty good. Wonder how many ISB's (same engine architecture IIRC) in total have been produced over the years for use in mining, agriculture, medium duty truck and other applications.....
Looks like as of 2011, 8 million B series engines have been built.
http://cumminsengines.com/8-million-cummins-b-series-and-counting-
Sound like the engine family is Cummins' bread and butter, and versatile to boot. :B
The 14L engine that the ISB is based off of has as much, or more versatility. That engine started life just after WWII and evolved into the class 8 line haul engine used in OTR trucks running today.
I had two Freighliner trucks with the Big Cam III NTC-350. Both engines had over a million miles on them.
With all of the experience Cummins gained by developing the 5.9L from the 14L you have to expect that the 5.9 to be a solid engine.
