Man, that straight-piped 903 sounds really fine!

@RomeKG471

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Sounds like an oversized 6.9 IDI. I like it

@davidstygler8681

3 жыл бұрын

Or a punched n stroked triple nickle i.e 555 cummins

@wendellseymour6569

3 жыл бұрын

That's because it's the same engine configuration. Crossplane diesel v8. Just way larger. 14.8L

@loganplummer9422

3 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing, but these sound better

@sammyers4561

Жыл бұрын

You’re mostly hearing a single stack… but yes, v8 motors always “fluttter”

@danielfouardlibertarianono8017

Жыл бұрын

I miss my 6.9 I have a 7.3 idi, but nothing ever piped like the 6.9. With the back windows rolled down in my old 86 F350 4door it sounded like a machine gun going off when driving by a guardrail.

These were common when I started trucking in the 70s. You could always tell when one was coming because they had a sound of their own.. Thanks for sharing. It brought back some good memories. I drove over 4 million miles and sold my last truck in 2011 mostly because of the new engines with all that exhaust crap on em.

Out of the all the 4 Stroke V8s they put in American Trucks (3408, E9 Mack, 903, etc...) VT903s sounded nasty, in a good way.

@JacksonGuitarsPlayer03

Жыл бұрын

gotta love old V8 n V12 diesels a lot of muscle and noise fricken Made V16s too!

@hoost3056

Жыл бұрын

Cummins put some cam timing in those things so that they could rev higher than most of the competitors V8s. They were used in some military vehicles that needed some speed.

@kronickiller

Жыл бұрын

And if I'm correct the US also had the 555 Cummins v8 to

@ronyoung6054

2 ай бұрын

Triple nickel ​@@kronickiller

@kronickiller

2 ай бұрын

@@ronyoung6054 us aussies call it triple trouble. Cause then have nothing but issues

These old V8s never break a sweat Unlike them 6s. V8s Rule.

@npp3559

4 жыл бұрын

Kyle H they sound weird and the 6a have more torq

@JacksonGuitarsPlayer03

4 жыл бұрын

Np P sound don’t matter when it’s working lol. It actually sounds pretty badass. The CAT V8 sounds much better by the way

Gotta love the sound of a V8 don't hear that anymore!

@bertgrau9246

3 жыл бұрын

I like the sound of the 2 stroke Detroit's, inline 6 , V6, V8 or V12 without a muffler they sound sweet , loud tho

a coworkers dad had a 903” non turbo n a 1980 flat back pete cab over with dual straight 4” pipes hot dam sound just like a 427 chevy. badd azz

Enjoyed this a lot , I ran a low boy for a couple of years the tractor was an old Mack logging tractor from Canada had a 15 double over and a 3406A with a brake saver, didn't get rich but it paid the bills. I ran box freight , flatbeds ,tankers and low boys over the years, enjoyed the low boys the best👍Keep on trucking brother !

Definitely one of the better large v8 diesels

Nothing like the sound of a v8 diesel with 8 into 1 exhaust. A friend has a 362 Pete with a 3408 Cat with 8 into 1 into twin stacks, doesn't sound the same. It's almost like some exotic supercar sound

@hoost3056

3 ай бұрын

The 3408TA was turbo'd in most automotive style applications ( single turbo ), with manifolds and connector pipes to the turbo like a Ford 7.3 Powerstroke. Look up "16V149 V8 Cat" and you can see a cabover Kenworth with a 3408 running with engine shots

Love the point of view of the camera! Love the 903! I have a 1971 Kenworth with a V-903 I’m restoring. I also ran VT-903-M’s in the Coast Guard. Thanks for the video!

@RomeKG471

5 жыл бұрын

That's cool! Did you hear about the original KW from the 70's tv show "Movin On"? They want to put the original VT903 back in it! At 2:17 you can barely hear the 903 accelerate. kzread.info/dash/bejne/c46expKpf9jVeLys.htmlere you can see and hear the engine. kzread.info/dash/bejne/qayWt6hvhdzQc9I.html

@vnthomas16

5 жыл бұрын

cletrac 12c I know the truck in the first season had a 903. They did a lot of filming around Astoria, OR and it was cool to recognize a lot of filming locations when I was stationed there in the CG. I didn’t realize they took it out of the truck, but it’s cool they want to put a 903 back in!

@vnthomas16

5 жыл бұрын

Here’s one of my videos with my 903: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lYOot9eMltK7gZc.html

@RomeKG471

5 жыл бұрын

Your right! they did film up there. They had two or three of those trucks, one had the VT903 and another had an inline Cummins not sure on the model.

@SkipaJig4Bass

4 жыл бұрын

What was your experience with the marine 903s???

That was one of the most true to life drives I have watched on video. So much like being wingman on a short trip. Thank you.

@RomeKG471

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Jack!

When the truck starts out it sounds like the beginning to the song "Stick Shift" by The Duals, lol

Had one 903 hard on starters 10 years trouble free nice unit you have

@RomeKG471

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

So good to see an old beast still working.

Also check out, 1979 Freightliner drive by with 903 cummins

I drove one in the 80's in a W900 wrecker. It was a good engine with two mufflers .

Runs really clean

Same motor as in Sonny Pruitt's 1974 W900 KW on "Movin On"

Were popular in Australia on the Melbourne to Sydney run.

I had a 71 White 4000 with a 903. Hauled steel into Boston with it. Air Starter was a plus!

@MrTruckerf

Жыл бұрын

I hated air starters! When they started their trucks in a truck stop beside you it would raise you right off the bunk! Electric starter whirled the motor 500 rpm, air starter 1400 rpm.

That's what I call a sound. Thanks!

@Carla-tz7qw

Жыл бұрын

Detroit sounds better.

😍 she sounds good! Thanks for sharing!

@RomeKG471

2 жыл бұрын

yer welcome!

Sweet sounding rig

dang the 903 does sound sick... Back then when my dad drove a truck his kenworth had a 903 in it lol

@jackrichards1863

2 жыл бұрын

Fine piece of machinery brother. Your Dad was a proper old School trucker. Hats of to the man.

Sounds way better than all of these crappy sounding I-6 diesels of today. Nice rig by the way :)

@RomeKG471

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! yea she turns allot of heads when she roars by.

@samurairedneck7289

4 жыл бұрын

@@RomeKG471 No problem! I've been a fan of the older Freightliner trucks for a bit (But I'm mostly into Peterbilt 379/389 rigs and Western Star 4900 and 5700 rigs.) Not really into Freightliner but as said before the older FT trucks are what I'm a fan of (I will say that Freightliner makes a savagely radical Coronado, but their Cascadia trucks SUCK!)

@good_king_guitarman1334

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it sounds great! It brings back memories of the 903 powered trucks i drove years ago.

Sounds awesome

Love that sound

Awesome sound

4 years ago, wonder if that ole truck is still livin? Nothin sounds like an 8 😎

@RomeKG471

3 жыл бұрын

Yep! still running good.

Sounds so good.

@RomeKG471

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Living in New Hampshire and not being over the road anymore, I've forgotten what its like to drive all day and not climb a single hill...lol

This is what's going into the Movin On A model in restoration right now. Destreaching the frame and correct motor she came with.

@RomeKG471

3 жыл бұрын

Thats great! Cant wait to see it! Thanks, Gary

Going to have to get my hands on one of these 903s. Sounds sexy.

@davidwoods980

7 жыл бұрын

ran a 903 in a'72 astro. love the sound of the v8 . spun the front of the crankshaft off at the front of the motor coming up 77out of west Virginia.

@johnhutsenpillerjr1785

7 жыл бұрын

David Woods how'd it pull ? I live in rainelle wv up in the mountains.

@ThatMNTrucker93

7 жыл бұрын

KELLAM POWERBUILDING How much you selling them for? Looking to repower my 03 Classic XL and do they have Jake's on any of them?

Oh the sweet sweet sound🤘

Mack made a great v-8.

These motors can be painfully loud,unmuffled,under load.I have an Australian '79 International Eagle Acco with a 903, 2 into 1 muffler ,single pipe.She had twin stacks years ago but was too loud pulling a trailer.

great sound :D

I wish they would put big diesel V8s back in trucks.

@RomeKG471

2 жыл бұрын

I wish too! and $2 diesel fuel prices!! lol

@Xtralge4ee

Жыл бұрын

They do. Scania and volvo here in Aus have the options of v8. But unless you delete all EPA systems you can't hear it. And they don't sound anywhere near as good as the old pre EPA v8

nice vid, I like the lansdcape as well

sweet v8 never late

@cletrac12c72

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lisa! :)

Sounds like a pissed off 6.5

holey hell thats the baddest soundin cummins i ever heard there 6 cylinders dont bark like that!

Heaven heaven heaven. Awesome.

And there ya have it. That’s why the old iron is still around and the new stuff has no shelf life. I say that old Hummin Cummins V-8 was built right the first time and had never really seen any load on the engine. God bless

Nice man what a sweetheart

@RomeKG471

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I never heard that engine outside the M2A3 Bradley

I LOVE V8

Good ol'days

sounds like a scaina v8 great video

@thermidorlevrai65

5 жыл бұрын

no

@JimmyCasket02

5 жыл бұрын

robert jackson or does a scan is v8 sound like a Cummins v8

That big V-8 barely breaks a sweat hauling a John Deere.

@RomeKG471

7 жыл бұрын

Ya it was a piece a cake! I'll have to film when I have her loaded closer to 80k

@johnhutsenpillerjr1785

7 жыл бұрын

cletrac 12c what's the rear wheel horsepower ? I live in rainelle wv, how's it pull in the mountain's ? sounds nice tho.

what transmission/flywheel combo is running in this video?

@RomeKG471

Жыл бұрын

Fuller RT915

Yep. Remember the POP in the 10-tons and the amphibs at Ft. Story. And the R/T cranes too. 210 horse I seem to re,member and would wind to 3 grand. They'd run smooth and then splatter and run smooth and splatter but they would run! Is a 915 a 15 speed? Good tranny.

@RomeKG471

7 жыл бұрын

Ya 15 with five deep reduction, switch on the dash. I guess more like ten with five low. This engine is rated at 320hp but had it turned up a little.

@RomeKG471

7 жыл бұрын

Theres a video from a tv series called Movin' On-season 02 "Roadblock" that shows a 903 at around the 9:00 time line on the video. Pretty cool!

the camera is so stable could it be gyro-stabilized?

@RomeKG471

Жыл бұрын

Its on a magnet i rigged up.

When I drove for Eastern Transport, we used to call them nine-oh-nothings.

@RomeKG471

6 жыл бұрын

The early ones were terrible.

@jopete681

4 жыл бұрын

That’s what my dad called them!

Not sure how to say this. But at certain Rpms. These sound quite similar to a Chevy 454 that is straight piped

@samurairedneck7289

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a Dodge Hemi to me.

0:29 sounds like a powerstroke for a sec lol

@thermidorlevrai65

5 жыл бұрын

@The94GTC no

Good ole Thunderbolt earning her keep.

Was that old truck born with that 8 in it? I saw a lot of KW 925 day cabs with a Cummins 8 in em but I never saw one in a Freightliner. Ford put em in a ton of W1000 COE's. Great video. Thanks for the ride!😎

@RomeKG471

3 жыл бұрын

yes it came with it.

What’s the story with the 903? Truckers didn’t rate them very much, but Cummins still make them to this day for army tanks... so they mustn’t be too bad? This one sounds awesome!

@RomeKG471

6 жыл бұрын

They were ok on the level but not for hill country, they are a shorter stroke and high rpm engine. I don't like to rev mine to the max, there rated 320hp at 3000 rpm, I only run mine up to 21-2200. The military versions are high rpm and are meant for short power runs, I think they put out around 500+ hp, you couldn't run that constant on hyway for long. But ya they do sound good, everyone in my area knows when I'm coming down the road, lol. Massey Ferguson used allot of them in there 4wd ag tractors too.

@mitbener6805

6 жыл бұрын

cletrac 12c Thanks for the reply. In Australia they seem to be most common in short bonnet fords and Kenworth’s. In the latest Cummins magazine I seen at my Dads, it says they are approaching 50 years of being manufactured. And I think in its latest incarnation it has low pressure common rail fuel injection and is rated at 650hp.

@ClassicTVMan1981X

6 жыл бұрын

The 903 even made it into some city buses, like the Flxible "New Look" series and, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the Grumman Flxible 870 (Flxible Metro after 1983) series and the Flyer D900 series!

@hoost3056

6 жыл бұрын

A lot of it has to do with the cam timing. The 903, despite its size is a high revving engine with torque and horsepower higher in the range compared to a traditional straight 6 diesel. If the cam timing, fuel pump calibration and turbo were configured to bring the power in a little sooner, the driving experience would be much different. I believe it would rank right up there with the Mack, Cat and Scania V8s.

@ClassicTVMan1981X

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, the 903 was an oversquare design with a 5-1/2" cylinder bore (same as the N series 6s) and 4-3/4" piston stroke.

Sounds great!! I have the same motor in a 1975 White Freightliner, runs great but lots of white smoke when cold. This one looks clean, how is it cold?

@RomeKG471

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks! ya this one did too but we rebuilt heads and replaced injectors several years back. Runs allot better now.

@andyelkins883

8 жыл бұрын

+cletrac 12c non turbo ?

@RomeKG471

8 жыл бұрын

Its got a turbo, ST50

@shabushabu13

7 жыл бұрын

Check your oil for fuel. Injector cups and o-rings will go bad but the engine will just keep rolling.

Is this an N/A or turboed??

@RomeKG471

3 жыл бұрын

Turboed, Cummins ST-50

How many years would you trust having 903's? As far as parts availibility, and serviceability??

@RomeKG471

4 жыл бұрын

I put less than 7000 miles on a year and dont run that far. It does great for what I do, now if it was working in the mountains and pulling hard all day then a newer engine would be more dependable.

@willcusack1648

4 жыл бұрын

I have had one just recently blow up on me. The engine block corroded had about 1.3 million Miles on it

@wyattlarrick3246

4 жыл бұрын

@@willcusack1648 Pretty good milage out of it!

@craigstone2116

4 жыл бұрын

I just checked with Pittsburgh power about rebuilding my 903 and they said that cummins no longer has anything parts wise in stock. I found a VTA-903 and was going to use it but same parts availability issues. Unfortunately I will have to rely on aftermarket kits and old shops for parts but I'm in the same situation, low usage so it's not too big of a issue and being there aren't many running around anymore I think it's worth the effort.

@craigstone2116

4 жыл бұрын

When it comes to serviceability your almost out of luck, most people I know that can repair them or for that matter owned them new are pushing 70-80 years old. I know of 2 shops that can work on them but they tend to favor newer trucks because of faster parts turnaround but will work on the old stuff when things are slow.

903....I know you well.

Crank up the speakers! Ya!

Diamond T it the first truck with V903 These engine offer International Transtar Brockway trucks Diamond Reo Ford LT9000 Autocar Construcktor2 Kenworfh and Peterbilt Mack R700 Freightliner Walter trucks

@bengarcia9612

4 жыл бұрын

Fun fact they also appear in duplex division fire trucks on ferrara bodies

@oscarr.camacho7257

4 жыл бұрын

Brockway761 "BorinquenSpecial"🇵🇷

@DMTruckSpotting

3 жыл бұрын

Was also offered on the GMC 9500 & Astro 95 for a short time.

Power to spare.

Duel flashbacks

hi ole man cold enough for ya ? LOL Were suffering over here a bluster 60deg today ...just sayin hi

@RomeKG471

5 жыл бұрын

Oh Gosh ya! everythings at a standstill! Well its supposed to 50 deg. here Monday !! crazy!! This weather is so messed up! Hope yer doing well! glad to here from ya!!!

@eddgong

5 жыл бұрын

@@RomeKG471 hey Cletrac 2 questions for you , be honest , no body on here will lasugh but how old were you when you quit playing with ......s**t what am i thinking ,you're still playing trucks and tractors , i bet you destroyed every christmas present you got , outting beds , converting little trailerss into lowboys etc .....but i say that because was thinking about you earlier this week when I was bored as I never have anything yo do that I dont want to do , but lat weekend I didnt want to do anything so I regressed back to 13-14 years old self ....damn i just gave my toy age away , aint scared m aint editing it out . Hell ay 14 you took your blade work and gravel pit stuff very serious .....no more RRRRrrrrrrup Rrrrrrup ...lol long story short , If you could find the time shoot me an email at eddgong8@gmail.com , Id like to share something with you just some pics ..... Good hearing from you too btw we here in Las Vegas are supposed to be getting some weather in here tonight or tomorrow ,lots of snow predicted above the 7,500ft , and rain and low temps for us .....hell bring it on .....gotta go , got moonshine to make oops I meant racing fuel for my motorsikles

I’d take that over a 8v Detroit any day but I am a Cummins guy so no offense Detroit lovers!!!

@huntermossakajunkerman9646

2 жыл бұрын

I like all of them.

@josefrobbins8781

2 жыл бұрын

Non taken, I just like a 8 Cylinder diesels in general.

That thing sounds naturally aspirated.

@RomeKG471

3 жыл бұрын

Has a Cummins ST50 turbo

@kaulincurtis9665

3 жыл бұрын

@@RomeKG471 nice, almost can't hear it. Do you know the hp on this rig?

@RomeKG471

3 жыл бұрын

@@kaulincurtis9665 only 320 been its been turned up some.

@kaulincurtis9665

3 жыл бұрын

@@RomeKG471 I guess stock the turbo mostly just helps clean up the exhaust. NA is 295 I believe.

Have you ever heard a 903 with dual pipes?

@RomeKG471

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah

@Android_Warrior

4 жыл бұрын

@@RomeKG471 : The Best sound I ever heard!

@RomeKG471

4 жыл бұрын

@@Android_Warrior Thanks, this ones loud enough as is, lol

What was max RPM for 903? Never ran one.

@RomeKG471

3 жыл бұрын

2800 rpm but some military engines and maybe ag engines were up to 3000, I generally run mine up to 2000-2200 rpm.

@deansarow6259

2 жыл бұрын

I had a 1971 diamond reo,903 no turbo,would turn 2750.

@jackrichards1863

2 жыл бұрын

@@RomeKG471 Yes 2200 if time is important. No point in flogging it or the fuel bill will sink you with that capacity I was led to believe.. Plenty of pony.

Man I can only imagine hauling logs with it

Scania V8 sound

@MrNezzy7

2 жыл бұрын

No Cummins v8 sound

@josefrobbins8781

2 жыл бұрын

Trust me, the 903's sounds different from the Scania/Mack V8's.

New vid hauling a Cat D7G kzread.info/dash/bejne/iJN117SDZbPbdMo.html

@shaggydog01

3 жыл бұрын

cletrac 12c Keep the videos coming! We need to see and hear more of this old truck

VT903 from Movin On. kzread.info/dash/bejne/c46expKpf9jVeLw.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/qayWt6hvhdzQc9I.html

The 903 The 903 was not that popular in semi trucks because the big cam 350 and 400 had so much more torque

I could have went a lifetime not knowing cummins made a V8.

@thomass5284

Жыл бұрын

Nissan Titan has a Cummins V8

@arturomattal.7407

Жыл бұрын

V6 and V8

@Carla-tz7qw

Жыл бұрын

Dodge pickup still uses a junky Cummins

@md_randoms2429

Жыл бұрын

@@Carla-tz7qwjunky? The b series cummins is a legendary motor. If it was so junky I don’t think it would be in production after 34+ years. Of course there has been changes over the years but it’s still the best diesel engine on the market for a pickup truck and medium duty truck todayimo

@Carla-tz7qw

Жыл бұрын

@@md_randoms2429 Detroit Diesel has passed cummins up years ago. Just because Bill Clinton tried to shut them down doesn't mean they aren't out there.

always called them 90 nothing

@cletrac12c72

7 жыл бұрын

Ya but I never had an electronic shut down, wait for a regen or warning buzzers going off everytime the engine doesnt feel good. This old cummins just keeps going.

European trucks still run v8s, why not here in the states? V8s are naturally balanced. Plus I've never heard of a good sounding 6.

@RomeKG471

5 жыл бұрын

Everyone over here is all gung ho about six cylinders and emission crap. They brag about getting 700-1000 hp from them but they dont hold up for long. I love the tuff sound of V8's. Cummins still makes a V903 700+hp for the Bradley tanks. They had a truck race up in Michigan last year, unreal how they torque those trucks! They are KZread also.

@zacharyantoneshyn5100

5 жыл бұрын

6 cylinders are naturally balanced. V8 are not

@dmc016

5 жыл бұрын

Chance Barker you never heard a good sounding 6 cylinder???? You definitely don’t know anything about caterpillar or cummins

@unleashtheanimals

5 жыл бұрын

@@dmc016 heard most and owned a few, none sound good to me.

@dmc016

5 жыл бұрын

Chance Barker well, if that’s your opinion I respect it man

Cummins Combat V903 kzread.info/dash/bejne/f5qtkpezodGZYpc.html

Sounds good, 6 sounds better, much more balanced.

so ein langweiliges video.

@RomeKG471

2 жыл бұрын

So is your fugly girlfriend!

@jackrichards1863

2 жыл бұрын

Go away then, you dont appreciate, no need to berate.

@IG10705

2 жыл бұрын

@@RomeKG471 Ausgelöst? Hintern weh? Füllen Sie ein „Meine Gefühle wurden verletzt“-Quartett aus. 🤣🤣🤣

Fake

@JimmyCasket02

4 ай бұрын

You’re fake

@Bill-sp8kb

Ай бұрын

🤡💯🤡

@matthewkabanuk443

19 күн бұрын

Fake

The 89 Scania 112M that I'm trying to get for my very first rig is gonna have a vta903 with a Cat 7155 16 Speed Semi Auto