DamageINC Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 So lately there's been a lot of speculation on things like Ford & Navistar (Not necessarily because of their recent slap-fest) and the idea of a CAT engine in one of these has been tossed around.. Personally, I would imagine that the C7 is a pretty damn big and heavy engine for the Light-Duty truck platforms, a 7.2 straight 6 weighing over 1,400 lbs isn't exactly gonna slide right in, I think. But I was talking to an old friend of mine who happens to have a relatively important position at Caterpillar and I mentioned that I'd heard rumors of some kind of possibilities of the C7 in our trucks... ...She basically said that she's hearing the same thing from very credible sources at her company as well. Wouldn't this be interesting??? Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Quite interesting. When I was recently at CAT for emissions certification the instructor made a glancing comment about this. I had a Super Crewzer in yesterday for a service and I was eying up the C7 for size. I don't think it is really that big and not much different than the Cummins engine in that chassis. As for weight, if the CAT engine is 1400 lbs that cant be too much more than a 6.0L, no? /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/shrug.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamageINC Posted March 2, 2007 Author Share Posted March 2, 2007 I think a fulley dressed 6.4 comes in at just over 1,000lbs, and the 6.0 is just a hair lighter. I might not be totally correct, but I'm sure it's close.. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Bruene Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 According to the coffee table book, the 6.4 weighs 1130 lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamageINC Posted March 2, 2007 Author Share Posted March 2, 2007 *stored* One more piece of info that I'll probably never have to know again /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif Still, I knew someone here would find the answer, hehe. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseldoc Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 The C7 is not much heavier than the 6.0/6.4. I have been looking into putting a 3126(the C7s older brother) into one of these pick-ups. My research so far says that it will not be that hard. In fact it will be much easier than you might think. I used to work for a cat dealer and the C7 is a pretty good engine. We had some injector issues at the beginning, but now they have cleared it up I think. I for one would be first in line if I could get a kitty in my super-duty. Just my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 The guy from fordcummins.com might have some advice for you. He is a member here but I haven't seen him around lately... but then again, I don't know what his username is. Go over to http://www.fordcummins.com/ and see if there is any info that might help in changing over from a Power Stroke or gasser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamageINC Posted March 5, 2007 Author Share Posted March 5, 2007 I thought the newer C7's were running a common-rail high pressure fuel system, the HEUI injector was pretty much junked as of the '07MY (but I could be wrong, God knows I've been there before...) Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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