newB Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 new guy here, i do hauling equipment of up to 185k gross in texas. Im thinking purchasing a heavy spec mack with an E9 in the next year or two on top of my 14 KW. (deleted ISX) any info would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AZB755V8 Posted January 28, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 28, 2019 If you want one now you better get it now. There are less and less of them in decent shape. The last new E9 powered Mack in the US was sold over 20 years ago in 1998. Time is not on your side here plus some other issues: There are some real fans of the E9 on here and I am one of them. The thing these days is parts are not as easy to get and pricey. A set of main bearings is over $700, a single piston kit is $600. The other huge thing is most Mack shops have not worked on an E9 for years let alone have a Tech that has or can. If you can do or know of a good guy that can work on it could be a option for great pulling power. OH, they are DEAD to Volvo, no support. That said the engine makes great power is sort of economical and best is ALL mechanical. It can pull just about anything at the 500HP rating. It can destroy driveshafts, transmissions, clutches and rear ends if hot dogged or have an inexperienced driver especially with pulling that weight. I bought a 94 CL with an E9 several years ago, or what was left, for that reason, everything was tore up except the engine and they were done with repairing it. The engine was fine though, still had crosshatch in the sleeves at 400K miles. These E9's have been known to be tuned up a lot with the inline pump. A turbo, pump and injector work is all it takes. Heat can be a problem if you really push one that is over 700HP. It can be done but you have to baby it for the most part but it will pull like a freight train. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjh Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Yup snap it up! If ya need rebuild parts the place to buy in my opinion is these Guys good warranty good service! https://www.paiindustries.com/catalog/figurelistPartSearch.php 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hicrop10 Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 All I can say about these e9’s are they are a bear.I brought a 98 cl700 with one.The dealer,McDevitt Mack from NH had it on order when I reach out to them.I used it to pull our lowboy.My mechanic was an ex Mack dealer mech. so we turned up the pump and boy did she smoke,but the power was unbelievable.I had a Cat 375 on the trailer minus only the stick and bucket and pulled a 7 mile hill on rt81 here in pa like it was nothing.l sold the truck but been thinking about buying it back.Good luck with the bear you buy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newB Posted February 3, 2019 Author Share Posted February 3, 2019 (edited) thanks for the info guys. i would be the only one driving it and if someone else does i know they'll be confident enough. Edited February 3, 2019 by newB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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