The Cummins M-series engine is a

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designed and produced by

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. It displaces . Introduced as the M11 in 1994, it was built on the previous L10 engine (same

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, but a longer

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compared to the L10's stroke). Later M11's received the electronic CELECT and CELECT Plus fuel systems consisting of a gear pump and solenoid controlled injectors. The M11 CELECT Plus became the ISM when Cummins applied its Interact System (hence the "IS" in ISM) to the M11 CELECT Plus in 1998 to further improve the engine. The ISM is available in four configurations, with slightly-different emphasis on maximum

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( vs. ) and peak

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Applications

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* Large

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* Heavy-duty truck * Off-Highway (QSM11)

Popular power ratings

;Urban bus : @ 1200 rpm, (209 kW) electronically governed at 2,100 rpm : @ 1200 rpm, (246 kW) electronically governed at 2,100 rpm ;RV, Truck, Motorcoachhttp://www.cummins-sp.com/document_library/Engine%20Ratings/ISM_engine_ratings.pdf : @ 1200 rpm, (209 kW) electronically governed at 2,100 rpm : @ 1200 rpm, (246 kW) electronically governed at 2,100 rpm : @ 1200 rpm, (209 kW) electronically governed at 2,100 rpm : @ 1200 rpm, (246 kW) electronically governed at 2,100 rpm : @ 1200 rpm, (209 kW) electronically governed at 2,100 rpm : @ 1200 rpm, (246 kW) electronically governed at 2,100 rpm : @ 1200 rpm, (246 kW) electronically governed at 2,100 rpm : @ 1200 rpm, (246 kW) electronically governed at 2,100 rpm : @ 1200 rpm, (246 kW) electronically governed at 2,100 rpm : @ 1200 rpm, (246 kW) electronically governed at 2,100 rpm : @ 1200 rpm, (246 kW) electronically governed at 2,100 rpm

References

External links

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