The

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C Series engine is a

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with a displacement of . Cummins began producing the engines in 1998. The engine was based on its predecessor, the Cummins C 8.3-litre engine originally introduced in 1985 as the 6C8.3 (this was co-designed with the

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, along with the smaller 6B5.9). The first electronic version, known as the ''C8.3E'' and designed for the urban bus market exclusively, went into production in late 1996. By late 2003, Cummins announced that they will revise the engine to sport a High-Pressure Common-Rail (HPCR) system to help with emissions and also a variable geometry turbocharger system to help with the performance on this engine. The Cummins ISC also has a sister engine which is designed off the existing ISC 8.3-litre

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which runs on

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(CNG). Cummins reintroduced this engine as the C PLUS engine which has a maximum power rating of . A few thousand units of this engine are now roaming in the world operating on a variety of applications.

Applications

* Medium Duty Trucks *

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* Excavators * Fork Lifts * Generators *

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Popular power ratings

;Excavator * @ 1,300 rpm, electronically governed at 2,400 rpm * @ 1,300 rpm, electronically governed at 2,500 rpm * @ 1,300 rpm, electronically governed at 2,500 rpm * @ 1,300 rpm, electronically governed at 2,500 rpm ;Generators * @ 1,300 rpm, electronically governed at 2,200 rpm * @ 1,300 rpm, electronically governed at 2,500 rpm * @ 1,300 rpm, electronically governed at 2,500 rpm * @ 1,300 rpm, electronically governed at 2,500 rpm * @ 1,300 rpm, electronically governed at 2,500 rpm * @ 1,300 rpm, electronically governed at 2,400 rpm ;Excavator /generator * @ 1,300 rpm, electronically governed at 2,500 rpm * @ 1,300 rpm, electronically governed at 2,500 rpm * @ 1,300 rpm, electronically governed at 2,400 rpm

References

# CumminsEngines.com.(2011). http://cumminsengines.com/sites/every/applications/motorhome/EPA_2010_ISC83_MH.page

External links

Cummins.com
official website {{Cummins Cummins diesel engines Diesel engines by model Straight-six engines