HOME FORUM RULES CONTACT
     
   
   

Go Back   CLASS RACER FORUM > Class Racer Forums > Stock and Super Stock
Register Photo Gallery FAQ Community Calendar

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 05-20-2021, 03:01 PM   #1
Michael Iacono
Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 119
Likes: 8
Liked 6 Times in 6 Posts
Default Towing with Gulf Stream Super C with 300HP Navistar

Anyone have any experience towing about 10k lbs with one of these?

Want to make sure I can go faster than 16mph up the hill to Numidia.
Michael Iacono is offline   Reply With Quote
Liked
Old 05-20-2021, 03:59 PM   #2
Steve Stasko
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Western PA
Posts: 455
Likes: 13
Liked 274 Times in 143 Posts
Default Re: Towing with Gulf Stream Super C with 300HP Navistar

Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael Iacono View Post
Anyone have any experience towing about 10k lbs with one of these?

Want to make sure I can go faster than 16mph up the hill to Numidia.
I'm sure it will have plenty of power, but I would be leery of the reliability. I am a shop manager here in PA for a large AZ-based trucking company. Approximately 85% of my fleet here is Navistar units (with Cummins engines). The company will not under any circumstance purchase a Navistar with a Navistar engine.
Steve Stasko is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-20-2021, 05:07 PM   #3
nhramnl
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 507
Likes: 8
Liked 358 Times in 83 Posts
Default Re: Towing with Gulf Stream Super C with 300HP Navistar

Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve Stasko View Post
I'm sure it will have plenty of power, but I would be leery of the reliability. I am a shop manager here in PA for a large AZ-based trucking company. Approximately 85% of my fleet here is Navistar units (with Cummins engines). The company will not under any circumstance purchase a Navistar with a Navistar engine.
Steve Stasko is 100 percent accurate. The Navistar engine family was a complete and total failure. Before Navistar finally yielded to pressure from unhappy dealers and FURIOUS customer fleets and individual owners, they had thousands of dead trucks scattered all across the country, and for the longest time, the failed EGR coolers on those trucks were replaced with service parts that simply failed again. It was a nightmare.
nhramnl is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-20-2021, 08:47 PM   #4
HR9121
Live Reporter
 
HR9121's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: New Bern, NC
Posts: 3,467
Likes: 146
Liked 3,363 Times in 731 Posts
Default Re: Towing with Gulf Stream Super C with 300HP Navistar

It should have enough power as long as it don't quit on the way up.
__________________
James Williamson
W200 J/SA. SS/JA
HR9121 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-20-2021, 11:30 PM   #5
JRyan
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Aberdeen SD
Posts: 645
Likes: 30
Liked 112 Times in 31 Posts
Default Re: Towing with Gulf Stream Super C with 300HP Navistar

Definitely I work at a Navistar dealership and if it doesn’t have a Cummins and has a Maxxforce in it I’d walk away. The base engine really isn’t that bad but they have major reliability issues when it comes to the emissions systems. After the 466 their mid range engines haven’t been the best.

Rick
JRyan is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 03:17 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Copyright Class Racer.com. All Rights Reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners.