(27 Jan 2015, 10:35 pm)Kuyoyo wrote BIB: set the ECU right and anything is suitable for any sort of work - as I've mentioned in the past. And instead of simply slating Cummins engines, get out there and experience one of 7529-33 on the A1. And asking yourself why most customers for the Optare Solo or Optare Versa have gone for the Cummins engine option
Ok then but:
- Why are 6001 - 6007 (often fully laden between Galleries and Newcastle) in better state than the Cummins DB300's (61 reg examples) at Blyth? (Very similar routes and the X1 more on par with the sections of the X21 / X22 between Ashington and Newcastle). And the 61 reg Geminis even spent time on the 308 before 7801 - 7810 arrived.
- Why did the E400's not cope on the X93 resulting in the order of dealer stock B9TL's?
- Why did Arriva have B9TL's on the order books for the X18 originally?
- And for a Cummins ISB 6.7 engine to achieve the same output as the D9B, Cummins use Turbochargers but as soon as the Turbocharger dies, the engine has had it. The D9B doesn't need Turbochargers to achieve a high power output