Joseph Cummings Posted Saturday at 06:37 PM Share Posted Saturday at 06:37 PM I wonder if there was ever a Mack built with one of these. I'd heard of them in trucks before, but I thought it was something some farmer or contractor did. I never knew AC produced them as a highway truck option. 450 horsepower in 1070ish was crazy big Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74811-big-al-truck-engine-option/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
70mackMB Posted Saturday at 08:28 PM Share Posted Saturday at 08:28 PM ln the early '80s a guy in town had an "F" model with an AC in it. He did buy it in the mid-west some where. l do remember it running down the road like a raped ape!! lol .....Hippy Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74811-big-al-truck-engine-option/#findComment-563013 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Weeks Posted Saturday at 10:29 PM Share Posted Saturday at 10:29 PM They were an updated Buda 844, and like the Buda they were based on, put out high Hp but would bankrupt you with repairs. Added to that, there wasn't the dealer network to support them. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74811-big-al-truck-engine-option/#findComment-563018 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBWhite Posted Sunday at 12:10 AM Share Posted Sunday at 12:10 AM I've always wondered about the purple people eater engines, seemed like they could have made them work if given a few more years. I can attest the smaller engines they had In combines are great! They had enough power and are very fuel efficient for what they are, seems like they'd make a great pickup motor. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74811-big-al-truck-engine-option/#findComment-563020 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Brocky Posted Sunday at 12:50 AM Popular Post Share Posted Sunday at 12:50 AM (edited) There was an article on AC Purple engines in the ATHS Wheels of Time by Bill Johnson somewhere back in the 1012 to 2015 time frame. Edited Sunday at 12:52 AM by Brocky 2 2 Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74811-big-al-truck-engine-option/#findComment-563024 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rubber Duck 006 Posted Sunday at 04:49 AM Share Posted Sunday at 04:49 AM 3 hours ago, Brocky said: There was an article on AC Purple engines in the ATHS Wheels of Time by Bill Johnson somewhere back in the 1012 to 2015 time frame. Yes I remember that Article. They were an Engine way ahead of their time. I believe there's a Member of the ATHS that has a black and red Freightliner Powerliner Cabover with one in it. It came from the Factory that way if I remember correctly. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74811-big-al-truck-engine-option/#findComment-563040 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Weeks Posted Sunday at 01:41 PM Share Posted Sunday at 01:41 PM 13 hours ago, BOBWhite said: I've always wondered about the purple people eater engines, seemed like they could have made them work if given a few more years. I can attest the smaller engines they had In combines are great! They had enough power and are very fuel efficient for what they are, seems like they'd make a great pickup motor. I saw one in a generator as I remember, and heard they did well in that application. Also if A-C had good support in your area, it helped. In trucks going all over the place it could be hard to find a dealer to work on them. A third problem was A-C was "on the ropes" or near to it, and couldn't invest in expanding the network. IIRC Glenn said that they were mostly sold and serviced by Freightliner, so they got put in more of those than the other brands. I remember the adverts back in the day. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74811-big-al-truck-engine-option/#findComment-563051 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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