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Traps90 · 02-24-2012, 07:41 PM

I thought I would chime in here, having twice test driven the new MaxxForce 10, in a new Monaco Diplomat 43dft I thought I would give my opinions.

While I'm no expert I thought I would add my impression of the new Engine. As far as I could tell it does not give up anything to the Cummins ISL 8.9 engine in terms of performance.

The 3 Stage Jake brake worked as well also. The engine was smooth quiet and a pleasure to drive.

From a driving standpoint I would say that I wouldn;t hesitate to buy the new engine.

I won't get into pros or cons of the pollution control systems as I have no real preference to either sytem offered between Cummins and Navistar.

Just wanted to let everyone know that from a driving standpoint it was a nice engine that held it;s own.

Trap

DriVer · 02-24-2012, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Traps90

I won't get into pros or cons of the pollution control systems as I have no real preference to either system offered between Cummins and Navistar.

Trap, In regard to emissions, both are effective at doing what they are supposed to do or the individual manufacturer would be bearing the brunt of a very heavy financial penalty failing to not meet 2010 emissions.

The only question that a person needs to be concerned about is whether or not "they" mind being the keystone in their emission control system for the remainder of their ownership of the vehicle. What I would prefer from a personal standpoint is that I would just as soon turn the key and start the engine like I always have without having to concern myself with the emissions. Emissions "have always been" the responsibility of the engine manufacturer and not the end user.

I also have had the pleasure to drive the 405HP MF10 and I agree with what you wrote. The engine does not give up much in the way of performance.

Traps90 · 03-10-2012, 07:54 AM

DriVer, I tend to want to agree with you regarding the systems, while it wouldn't bother me that much to have to fill a urea tank, I think that's fine with a daily driver, but I'm a little concerned with the shelf life of the urea in a MH application, have been reading some on this and it does break down and can cause problems too. Especially if it sits to long.

So far I really can;t find a lot of negative info on the MaxxForce 10 and I do know that I;ve had no problem with a similar sytem on my 09 F350 with the 6.4L only have 45k miles on it but it has been trouble free.

ervinglobal · 03-15-2015, 01:48 PM

I have a 2013 Monaco Diplomat and I'm very happy with the performance of this engine especially the ml/g, I'm towing my 3500 Dodge diesel behind it. I'm due for the first oil change now. I will use AMS Synt. oil as I always, maybe this will even help me to get more miles out of it. I think the engine is just broken in. I would recommend this engine even thought it has lesser name then Cummins or Cat.
Cheers