Two Stroke Detroit Compilation - 12V71 - 8V92 - 6V71 - 8V71 - 16V71

[@fredjones9750]

The best thing about having a detroit in a truck is that it removes the need to install a stereo system. Nothing beats the sweet music of a jimmy singing its lungs out.

[@OVRxNxOUT]

Oh I concur, that’s some good medicine now.

[@macelius]

Burned five gallons of diesel today just to hear my straight-piped 8v71 behind me for a while.

[@OVRxNxOUT]

@@macelius OHH! So you’re to blame for these gas prices after all ay? Lol.

[@macelius]

@@OVRxNxOUT LOL, it's hardly gotten driven recently, but she's no sipper.

[@OVRxNxOUT]

@@macelius I miss my diesel. I didn’t have anything like y’all though. I had a juiced up 08’ Duramax. Anyway, many ppl on those left-winged media outfits say, - all you ppl with these big trucks need to start thinking twice about keeping them. Saying you should take em all down to the crusher then go buy yourselves a Prius or Tesla. …Boys, that shit got me heated. They don’t understand how shit works in this country like they think they do, do they.

[@carwashadamcooper1538]

The Detroit Diesel is the single best way yet found by man of turning fuel into sound and smoke..

[@fredkemper5957]

Love that quote! Thank you. 😊

[@jlo13800]

Any engine will do that. My snowmobile did

[@fredkemper5957]

@@jlo13800 Nope, not the same in my book.

[@jtjtrs8806]

My dad used to work for a bus company and sometimes he would take to work with him when i was 9yrs old , he would weld and repair frames and other suspension components on busses Equipped with the famous Detroit engines , I became used to the sound they made , different from the cat and other motors , I am now in my 40s and my dad is gone to heaven , but every time I hear a Detroit it reminds me of my dad

[@loghog4392]

Thanks for sharing that. Sorry for your loss. That is probably the sweetest thing I've ever read on KZbin.

[@jman1989]

My son beat me there, now I am trying to speed up that process

[@DavidLee-pw5bu]

Yeah those old Detroit two stroke engines carried the industry a long time I never get tired of listening to them , so many companies relied on them Caterpillar , Michigan and so many more and alot of those companies are still around and alot richer because of that one engine just amazing to me !!!

[@MrTheHillfolk]

I hear one every fall, can't believe my ears but it's true. My town still has an old international with a 2 stroker in it for leaf pickup. Probably one of the last road ones ,an early 80s model.

[@jamescarter1500]

They sound good to everyone except the man sitting behind it all day. They did more then lead the industry the Detroit built this country.

[@donnellwilliams3988]

Detroit diesel engine's & the old school mack trucks with the cummins engine would always catch my attention because there so menacing like a monster roar godzilla comes to mind whenever heard either one of these engines

[@B81Mack]

Don't forget their role in WWII!

[@michaelmurphy6869]

@@jamescarter1500Yes they did! And even some parts of the free world. Love those old Detroit's!

[@The_Lincoln_Penny]

The 2 Stroke Detroit Diesel was one of the best friends that the hearing aid industry ever had 🤪😍😇

[@rondye9398]

Yep just a bad left ear. Summer window down and a screaming Detroit.

[@patrickganly5206]

Tell me about it. I'm hearing disabled from 30 years of unregulated noise control in the work place!

[@jlo13800]

Imagine a backfire from a 12v71 on alcohol and klotz techni plate

[@geoffmooregm]

Agreed. My grandfather had a hearing aid well before he retired. Detroits were common in BC, Canada. The entire fishing and logging industry relied heavily on them.

[@dapawaz8310]

They are great engines, but it's like heing inside a giant atomic sewing machine. Give me the low growl of a Cat or Cummins any day.

[@dfb1111]

“How dare you”, Hilarious!!! Great compilation video.

[@vincewilliams5219]

Yea, that caught me off guard, couldn't stop laughing.

[@brownh2orat211]

Started my career in 1979 working on detroit 2 stroke marine engines in the Navy, they were used in all the small craft, all the 71 series from 2-71's to 16-71's, all the 53's and 92's. I loved those engines, After the Navy I ran a marine repair company, I still have all the special tools and all the factory tech books for the Detroits.

[@lavasiouxwindwater9789]

Badass! I plan to buy a truck w a 671 someday.

[@benjamineastman9950]

That’s amazing, a lot of the information will be lost someday unless someone scans in all of the pages to digitize them

[@deanm4138]

Nothing compares to the sound of an old 2-stroke Detroit

[@craigrandall8930]

Just love it.

[@jlo13800]

I actually like the sound of the mercury optimax 300SX v6 a bit better

[@lolishit6071]

Scania V8 :P

[@jlo13800]

@@lolishit6071 Scania 2 stroke brapp forever. Ported liners too and running castor 927 maxima 2 stroke oil.

[@michaelmccaffrey2731]

I used to pass trucks going up the grapevine, fully loaded. Other truckers would always ask about the engine. It was a V-92, V8.

[@jlo13800]

Silver 8v92. I got one sitting out back with garret turbo.

[@imjustpassinthru]

When I began long haul truck driving in 1974, and I began as an owner operator, my first truck, a 1970 international cabover, had a 318 hp detroit V8. They used to "lope" like the ones in the video. You had to drive them "like you were mad at them" was the conventional wisdom.

[@bennichols561]

Like Jon Bonham drumming

[@imjustpassinthru7779]

Nah, more like Ginger Baker.

[@hartsfire5706]

i was driving a 1969 dump truck down around a friends shale pit after school that had a 318 in it. now i was only around 14 at the time and the first thing he told me was to beat the crap out of it and just stay pissed off at it or it will never run. he junked that truck back in the 80es but i have that old 318 and the transmission a 8 speed ranger sitting on a stand in the back of my garage. i have never turned a bolt on it the thing is a oil crusted mess and it will start and run every time i crank it over.

[@imjustpassinthru]

Great story!

[@adriantomlin2902]

They were the best at the high range roms!

[@MatthewSmith-to1hz]

2 stroke Detroit Diesels: Converting fuel into noise for decades

[@mrmott44]

Nothing beats a big old Euclid screaming up the incline at the steel mill

[@craigmclean8260]

Some decades ago (ca. 1970 until about 1991), Seattle Fire's trucks were mostly Kenworths w/ either 6-71 or 8V-71 power. To me, there was nothing quite so haunting as hearing a bunch of them, responding to a night fire call, Federal "Qs" screaming away, air horns, and the straight-piped (w/ Jakes) sound of those engines...

[@SAMPLETEXT285]

A local fire truck manufacturer where I live in Pennsylvania called Hahn Fire Apparatus or just Hahn motors also used 8v71 Detroits in their trucks too they ran from 1916 until 1989 a Buddy of mine owns a 1982 hahn Hcp-10 pumper truck with an 8v71

[@longrifle.]

Detroit powered just about all fire apparatus during those years. Good thing too, you might be in pump for a couple of hours, or a couple of days. They are loud, leak and not very fuel efficient. But when you hit that button and it fired, you knew as long as it has fuel (Jimmy Juice) it wont quit. We trusted our lives to Detroit and those Jimmy's never let us down! I Never could say that about CAT. Ha, Federal Q2, that brings back a flood memories. Many a night i almost pushed that foot switch through the floor board coming up to an intersection! Jimmy Jakes and a screaming Q...sweet music of good times.

[@markkuhar1188]

Around here in Connecticut all the older Seagrave ladders and engines were the old Detroits you would get to the scene before the fire started

[@redbluesome2829]

@@longrifle. somebody’s house burning down while they stand in the street in their pajamas is probably not the definition of good times, as thrilling as the occasion may be for a fireman.

[@longrifle.]

@@redbluesome2829 Your focus on two words is noted. However, let me educate you on another word, Firefighter. It's Firefighter because not all of us are men. We call it respect. 34yrs on the job, don't question my empathy.

[@spannerdan4926]

This as an 8hr sleep video.🤘

[@carlachambers3771]

3:13 your girlfriend's kids find the keys on the coffee table in the morning

[@crslyrn]

Those Ol' Two Stroke Detroits had a very distinctive sound about them. Kinda miss that now days, they all sound about the same anymore. Thanks for sharing.

[@1SixpenceFan]

The Achates opposed piston two stroke engines sound a lot like a D.D. and it's the most efficient diesel ever made.

[@josephburdette2407]

The Coast Guard still runs them in our lifeboats. Twin 6V92s sound good cold after a weekend of only hearing 4 strokes. Parts are hard/impossible to find. OE at least.

[@Olli-mb9tt]

I don‘t believe those 2stroke- diesels were as efficient as 4stroke diesels of that period. Besides the good sound and maybe good torque. - It‘s about cost- efficentcy and air-pollution- not loudness or call it good sound. Do you like loud good sound when you want to sleep near a road ?? Nostalgia has it‘s room in the small numbers of old trucks still driving.

[@jlo13800]

Would think a new Polaris. 850 patriot turbo snowmobile motor is a jimmy. It’s a 2 stroke and jimmy is done slang term for them.

[@jlo13800]

KX500 brapp

[@JAAB9296]

In the mid to late 60's there was a carnival that came to town every year. And what supplied all of the electricity for the entire carnival? Not one , but two (2) Detroit 12v71, both had double turbos and blowers, both engines were painted white with lots of chrome accessories and were cradled and bolted to a flat-bed trailer. The engines were covered on the flatbed with clear Plexiglas (I think). Anyway, those Detroit's would sing. As a son of a truck driver and a young boy it was a beautiful thing, and that is why I always loved Detroit's. Seems toooo me that who-ever owned the carnival loved and was very proud of his power unit as well.

[@37903eral]

I started trucking with a freight shaker with 318 Detroit 13 speed and 4.44 rears. I was 23 and in tall cotton. I'm 67 now, alot has changed.

[@orrinpuckett6918]

Me too! And still drive it today

[@safn1949]

I'm 68 now, drove 8v71 and a 8v92 for a week while the old Transtar got fixed, we put a lot of miles on that 1970 transtar with the 8v71, 2 of us over 6 feet tall stuffed in there like sardines, buddy paid me $100 a week and all I could eat in 1982.

[@paladinguns]

🇺🇸lol!! manual transmissions hard to find - how about without air shift or multi sticks with deep reduction…lol!!! me 68 yrs 50 w/ bug trucks…o/o…driven them all…🇺🇸

[@brent9393]

Got a 79 grain truck with a 671, all the old farmers love hearing that truck coming up the hills

[@ianriordan6382]

My late uncle ran an 8V92 on livestock after growing out of inline Cummins in the late 1970s. He had to lift 2 decks of steers from Black Mountain Station, SW of Suggan Buggan in the remote Victorian alps. He always said with pride, that they put my breakfast on (as was the custom then) when they first heard that GM bark. It was cooked by the time he arrived.

[@Stanly-t4m]

After watching this vid about my 2 stroke and me a Detroit trained diesel mechanic at near 64 years old brought tears to my eyes. I really miss those days, Oh on the start up the governor is looking for a place to settle. Oh the black soot coming from the exhaust. Thank you so much for the upload.

[@charlesparr3296]

I just retired from 30 years in the fire service, we had 3 trucks with Detroits in them, a 1974 American LaFrance with a 6V92 and a 1971 Pierce Snorkel with a 8V71 and 1991 E-One with the Silver Series 8V92, they were all incredible powerplants, that scream they had at the upper RPM range would give me goosebumps.

[@adriantomlin2902]

Luv yth sound rap and tap!! Lol

[@longrifle.]

Enjoy retirement brother!

[@charlesparr3296]

@Michael Freeland You can't be serious, I drove a firetruck in the early-mid 1990's with a Silver Series 8V92, 450 horsepower, 1,450 lb.ft. of torque at 1,250 rpm's. So how you figure no torque

[@charlesparr3296]

@Michael Freeland I've forgotten more than you'll ever know about engines boy.

[@charlesparr3296]

@Michael Freeland that's right, boy. I'm 57 years old and like I said, I've forgotten more about engines than you'll ever know!!! And just what do you consider a good torquey engine then smartass???

[@gmanchurch]

Nothing compares to the sound of those two-stroke Detroit Diesels! The first Diesel engine I worked on was a Detroit 8V-71 and I have been in love with them every since then!

[@joshmiller2446]

Godamn! Puts a big ole smile on my face every time I hear an old Detroit 2 stroke 😆☺️💯🔥

[@PhoenixRising251]

The Greta Dumberg clip after the tractor pull was epic! 😆😆😆

[@misterwoof]

How Dare You 😂😂

[@ZygmuntKiliszewski]

Yes, greetings 👌.

[@TheHarryChase]

What an idiot.

[@PhoenixRising251]

@@satunnainenkatselija4478 🤣🤣🤣

[@SteveCarras]

She’d much rather have natural gas

[@DavidMartin-tp2in]

Nothing sounds better than an old Detroit especially when you throw on the Jakes

[@zande0001]

Nothing sounds like an ole school Detroit, you knew what kinda engine it was without even seeing the truck, and they sounded real good when they were on the open road, wound up and humming.

[@jlo13800]

The mercury optimax 300SX sounds good. It’s got way more power N/A than any NA 6v53. Done 2.5 push over 450 HP.

[@garychaney5484]

I'm 72 years old and haven't had the pleasure of driving tractor-trailer for 50 years now. Sure brings back the finest of old memories! How I love those sounds!

[@jlo13800]

12v71 running ethanol/methanol 118 octane

[@alexclement7221]

At trucking school, back in the mid 80's, we trained on a bunch of old LTL White day cabs with 6V92T's hooked up to long-throw Spicer 7spds. That engine was so easy to drive, with it's lack of heavy freewheel, it shifted just slightly slower than a car tranny. We got spoiled on those trainer trucks, and when they got us driving on the GMC cabovers with the CAT motors with road-ranger 9 spds, we had to totally re-learn what 'double clutching' meant!

[@jlo13800]

I hate cats they don’t reve worth a shit. Some 4-53’s turned up almost sound like the new Polaris patriot 850 khaos turbo sleds out now.

[@howardsimpson489]

I have driven both and prefer the fast jimmies, never liked the road ranger 18. Why do US diesels black smoke so much? I do not remember this from years ago.

[@alexclement7221]

@@howardsimpson489 With a minimal 300 hp, a 13sp is really all you'll ever need. An 18sp is a tranny for severe mountain work, usually involving logging.... As for smoke, I think drivers are putting more miles on their motors these days, and more black smoke is a result of more aged engines.

[@countryjoe3551]

There's been a couple generations of Americans that would have starved to death without the tens of thousands of Detroit Diesel powered trucks that hauled agricultural products from the field to the silos all over flyover country. Then throw in all the other vehicles and pieces of equipment that have been powered by DD engines and their contribution to our country is undeniable.

[@kleetus92]

@@alexclement7221 Black smoke is more fuel than necessary, or high torque demand. Blue smoke is wear. Most of these trucks likely have larger than spec injectors for additional power.

[@billbright1755]

That Loping cadence is sweet music to my ears. Diesel, the modern power, the life blood of a nation proud and free.

[@jlo13800]

Same goes for gas ethanol DFI 2 stroke. The mighty Polaris 850 turbo khaki new sleds. For tge same boost PSI an ethanol SI makes way more power than the same sized 2 stroke diesel. Tge Polaris patriot scaled up to 660 CID inline 6 2 stroke.

[@tombeyer375]

2:35! That driver was havin' fun, justa gittin' down with that ol' Detroit! Big boys, with bigger toys!

[@jaimemartinez3866]

Ah yes. The GMC brigadier pump truck I used to drive sounded like this. I always wanted to drive the brigadier instead of the Volvo truck. Loved the sound.

[@jean-pierrerobitaille8299]

I first learned to drive in a 1974 International coe and a 1974 Ford Louisville 9000 and they both had 8V71 318 hp. My first truck was a brand new GMC General with an 8V92 435 hp. For those who don’t know what the 71 or 92 means is the amount of cubic inch per cylinder. And they where 2 strokes engines. If tuned right they pulled pretty good for the time.

[@rogerchenkenio7238]

Brings me back childhood of dad's Detroit screaming down our streets as he came home from work, triggering off our liberal neighbors. In the end the truck was sold off for part and a decade later I saw it in the scrap yard in pieces and it broke my heart. Because that truck was my hero as a kid and now it felt to me it was slowly losing its sole in a junk yard.

[@Darth-Nihilus1]

This makes me even happier that most of the fire departments including mine still run the 6 and 8v92ta. We took the muffler off of most and since the stations are not even a mile apart, you can hear them leaving the bays 😂

[@MrSwinginjoe]

Magical!!!!!

[@Entity_BlackRed777]

3:13 How cute. A couple who first talked calmly, but one got mad and then started arguing with each other later on!!

[@thomasreyes2857]

You never see that anymore on trucks the old "rain caps" the sound of those things popping up and down in the morning when she's cold sounds beautiful. 😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@charlieromeoh]

I hear 6V92TA's fire up every morning in our boats at work. Very recognizeable sound !

[@vandalsgarage]

I had a pair of 8v92s in my last boat. Great motors, and unmistakable sound. Series 60s are better in every way, except for the exhaust music.

[@petrhoward]

I would never let a detroit hunt like that - turn on fast idle and keep up oil pressure if you want that engine to last. I ran 16v71's and 16v92's and fast idle is a must!

[@imjustpassinthru]

I haven't heard that word "hunt" as a description of the loping behavior of the engine at low idle for half a century. You're right about it.

[@TheTherealdarkhorse]

The hunting is from a bad tune-up. The buffer screw is to be used for not dieing at idle after rack goes from full throttle to idle abruptly. Injectors are not set properly. Rack is out of adjustment.

[@CosmicSeeker69]

@@imjustpassinthru hunt is what we always called it - the other side of the pond

[@JohnBoyDeere]

Got a 6V92TA in my 1985 Bluebird Wanderlodge with a 5" exhaust running through a single resonator. What a beautiful sound! Thanks for the great Detroit's screaming away in this video!!

[@ronfullerton3162]

Knew a farmer that stuck one of them in a Farmal tractor. Man did that thing go through the field, when it was running. Spent quite a bit of time waiting for a new clutch or ta. The clutch or ta would of probably held up if it had been operated proper. He was one of those crazy ones.

[@jlo13800]

Throw in a Nissan UD6 2 stroke with turbo!

[@joeybaker3074]

I loved the sound of these motors so much that i could still hear them 4 hours after i shut the truck off...

[@mikeg.5233]

I drive a 12V71 in a freight liner through the mountains to Vancouver BC. It had top power that made the trips enjoyable. 👏👏👏

[@Entity_BlackRed777]

5:47 Now THAT is one BEAUTIFUL Kenworth!! I love it already!!

[@jameswhiteside1506]

That dude at 2:35 sounds like he should be running 150m.p.h. lol

[@mikemikes3514]

I love the cold start clip!!!! Turn over. Stop. Turn over stop. Smoke comes out the stacks means the symphony is warmed up!!

[@michaelmurphy6869]

Wasnt it why starting fluid was invented.? Because those older Detroit's didn't have a cold weather starting system, glow plugs, intake grid heaters, engine or fuel heaters. Probably still today, you'll see empty cans and/or open case of starting fluid behind the seat inside of the cab of those old Detroit-powered trucks. Love those Detroit's!

[@PaulA-ky6bv]

Best sound ever, I love them with air starters.

[@jlo13800]

How about a pull starter!

[@TIJoe-te9qu]

The green screamers have personality and a soundtrack like no other. As a little kid in Jersey I still remember all those gm buses and day cab freighters playing their song. Learned for my CDL on an 8v92 Silver with 13 speed western star. Felt like a giant hot rod with how fast it rowed through the gears. It was actually quiet with the turbo and twin mufflers, but still had that cool sound and big power.

[@BuddWolf]

The 2stroke Detroit in my dad’s old rig had 278,000 miles on it before he had it rebuilt. By the time he got rid of it, It had well over a million miles on the road, everything (drivetrain wise) had been repaired, replaced and/or rebuilt. Thanks for sharing the video, best of luck 🍀

[@LongtowerNyc]

When I started working on Buses they were phasing out the ones with the 6v92. The rest of the fleet had Series 50s. A handful had the Cummins M11. Never got a chance to work on the 6V92 but absolutely love watching these videos. Thanks for sharing.

[@Roger_Rabbit_Adventures]

Old screaming Detroit's! That John Deere pulling the sled was Awesome & the KW log truck at the end

[@natemofield281]

Ole Henry Sr would be spinning in his grave over that Ranger, lol SACRALIGE!!!

[@karlk6860]

We had a Trans Star with a 318 Detroit, it always ran great. I drove my friends military Gama Goat its and amphibious 6 wheel drive transport vehicle and it had a 3-53 Detroit in it and you were almost sitting right along side of that engine when driving. I drove it about 40 miles to a truck show and I didnt even make it out of his driveway before I was wearing ear muffs. Currently I have an M977 HEMTT 8 wheel drive military transport truck and its got an 8V92 it makes just under 500 hp and its a true joy to drive, love that Detroit!

[@ml9029]

I loved my Hemtt wrecker. That thing would pull anything.

[@Harry-yv7oe]

I have a lot of time driving the gama goat. We had them in my Army reserve unit. They were loud that's for sure.

[@edwardzamorski3711]

Trucks have come along way since then so easy to drive and just tame since these days

[@crazyDIYguy]

That's the sweetest sound I've ever heard, does something unexplainable to me, screw efficiency that sound is worth every dollar of diesel.💯

[@jlo13800]

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[@anthonionesbitt7721]

Those 8V92 sound so angry, I love it🥰

[@jlo13800]

I got a silver turbo 8v92

[@mattberg916]

Such a unique engine and used in everything, in every possible combination

[@johngillon6969]

more moving parts per cubic inch of any engine out there.

[@11secghia]

I miss going to bed with my ears ringin' from a screaming jimmy!

[@johnanderson2451]

I like reading everyone’s experience with the Detroit, back when these engines were in every other truck you drove, there wasn’t the issue what kind engine it was, it was what it was in. Cab over or conventional, I would much prefer conventional. If you ever lived in a cab over, you looked forward to the conventional

[@johncunningham4820]

I think the 71 series sounded best . However the little 6V53 made a Magical Noise . 8V92 TTA series were the Fastest thing around in their day .

[@jlo13800]

A Nissan 8VM75 603 CID 2 stroke diesel

[@Seabeejim133]

In 74 we trained on the inline and V 6-71s in the Navy. Loved those babies. Powerful and easy to work with.

[@tombeyer375]

"Nothing runs like a Deere"!! Especially when you sneak a 2 stroke Detroit in it!! Lol. Love all those ol' Detroits!

[@hoost3056]

it was a 1982 KW K100E that got me hooked on stroker Detroits. 8V92TA hooked to an Allison automatic. Sexiest truck that ever pulled tanks. Sitting on top of that 435hp Silver unit was a joy.

[@rrobins9857]

Yup I remember the first silver we got was a ta 435 then we got a 445 The exhaust manifolds on the 445 were painted like flames.

[@jlo13800]

I got a 475 hp 8v92 turbo

[@hoost3056]

​@Bruce Miller what oil do you like to use in your engine?

[@staciecarverd8136]

I heard from a trucker friend that these had a unique sound and were also pretty quick. They certainly do sound unique, and if I say, outright mean. I'd love to see a comparison between trucks w/w/o these engines.

[@jlo13800]

I have a silver 8v92 turbo 2 stroke 475hp, nice motor and I like the Garrett ball bearing turbo it has

[@jebediahnightlinger6357]

Been pulling wrenches in truck shops for 22 years, started on Series 60's. As cool as those 2 strokes sound, glad i never had to deal with them much.

[@Papa_Swish]

As someone who isn't deeply into trucks, it would be so unnatural to be walking and hear something that sounds like an old Subaru, but then you turn and see a giant ass truck flying down the road.

[@tombeyer375]

That dude, at about the 2:30 mark, havin' a ball, rippin' around town, put a huge smile on my face!! Some boys never grow up, THEY JUST KNOW HOW TO HAVE MORE FUN!!

[@1972janko]

This engine is, i think, also a two stroke: Detroit Diesel Allison 6V-53T 267 pk (195 kW) bij 2800 tpm. Used also in a lot of millitairy vehekels. done in total 9 years in the dutch army and rode a lot in several YPR-765.

[@Ganjatraining]

Stone coal English

[@dalesuhre6522]

Now they've tested that engine and are pushing out close to 400 horsepower.

[@briankady1456]

Whether it's a Silver 92 or a Buzzin' Dozen, or whatever, you can't beat the sound of those old 2 Stroke Detroit Diesels.

[@EchoTangoSuitcase]

I had a 4-71 in an old Galion T500A. That thing was a beast.

[@elebeu]

That 4-53 turbo has always been my favorite.

[@jlo13800]

Yeah that snowmobile sound to them

[@Entity_BlackRed777]

And they finally calmed down around 3:44, how sweet!!

[@patrickg7058]

Greenies will have a heart attack watching these videos!! Id love to see them!!

[@edwardpate6128]

To me nothing sounds better than the good old 6-71.

[@jlo13800]

We got them on tge tugboat 80kw 1200 rpm. My 8v92 turbo 2 stroke is in the backyard. I converted it to work on 6 gallons of BRP XD-100 2 stroke etec oil which works great. I siphon done off and premix and dump Mor XD in. VRO at its finest. Tge rotax 850 etec turbo just above idle at 1200 rpm sounds like 4-53 at 1200 rpm. My other favorite is the mercury optimax 300SX stroker. They are 60 deg 193 CID 2 stroke v6 and 3 of them could form a 578 CID OP 2 stroke optimax mini Deltic. I’m thinking about this for a while now.

[@terrencegroves7191]

Nothing like a double breasted Yamaha my dad retired from Detroit diesel I loved going to work with him on dyno days and listen to the sound of them running on the dyno

[@motobro1287]

The 453t had an insane turbo sound

[@scdevon]

The 453T was the best sounding one to me.

[@jlo13800]

Sounds like thism.kzbin.info/www/bejne/eobLdGmMo7FpldU

[@scott250r2]

I still hear and see them now and again. Not nearly enough but a few.

[@greghughey9738]

In person gives a whole new meaning. There is a deepness that goes with it that video can't deliver. Sweet video either way

[@Entity_BlackRed777]

2:20 Hey, I remember that video!! So funny when the guy made the engine run away!! (But sadly felt bad for it since 2 stroke Detroit diesels are legends.)

[@callthemall]

Man some classic videos in this playlist, cool!

[@rrobins9857]

I worked for Mission Ready mix in Ontario CA that had a pair of 2 axle petes with 8v92s pulling bottom dumps to feed their redi mix plant. They raced them at ontario motor speedway in the drags.

[@genetic80]

Yes sir! Could listen to that all day long! Thanks mate!

[@rodrigobelinchon2982]

as an european , never knew diesel could sound this good . WOW !

[@hutchinson54]

LMAOROTF!! That Greta insert freaking killed me!! Lol 😂

[@tonylawrence4161]

Yeah tell that to all the deaf old timers that ran them. My dads left ear was closed off ,sewed shut, cause 6/71 Blew his ear drum out. Im actually glad the 4 strokes were fairly established when i started mechanic work. All i did was build engines from top 4 manufacturers

[@mon26er]

I am of the opinion that these trucks should be in DC right now using the beltway as an oval track!!

[@loghog4392]

The old Hayes with a 16v71 in front and 25 MBF in back was a sight and sound to behold! Thanks for the vid!

[@dhonbarger]

Wasn't gonna to drink anymore tonight, but at 3.00 had to shoot another shot of 100 proof corn whiskey...just because.

[@musicauthority9939]

The old Jimmy's sound so great. when I first started out trucking I drove a lot of Detroit powered trucks they were still very popular back then. and Caterpillar and Cummins weren't the same companies they are today. and even though I loved the sound of them. if you drove a Detroit powered truck as much I did? you get to where you just want a break from all the noise. especially because it was so constant. that was especially the case with the 71 series engine's. because the driver would have to keep them wound right up against the governor. I liked the 92 series engine's better they were a little more forgiving. and by the time those engine's were introduced. the trucks were getting much better insulation in the cabs. so the driver didn't get bombarded by all the noise so badly. which made them quite a bit better. I liked the 8V92 probably the best. for their time they were very capable engine's. then as time went on I got more and more opportunities to drive Cummins and Caterpillar powered trucks. and drove trucks with those engines a majority of the time. with the exception of several opportunities that got to drive Mack trucks with Mack engines in them. but being a company driver, and being that most companies had Cummins or Caterpillar powered trucks. although there were unique occasions where a company would have trucks powered by both engines. and depending on which company I was working for. I might drive a truck with a Cummins engine or it might be a Caterpillar engine. most of the companies had Cummins engines. and over the years I had finally settled on my favorite combination of engine and tractor. which is a Peterbilt model 379 with a Caterpillar 3406 E with twin straits. and it all started with some creaming Jimmies all those years ago. and watching this video reminded me just how good they sounded. the two scenes with with the drivers in the trucks with the twin sticks. I drove a hell of a lot trucks with twin sticks in them. and I prefer the shift towers to be more like first guy. where they down along side the seat and close together. because on a straight stretch of road I got to where I could reach over with both arms. and shift both shift towers at the same time. and after doing it for quite awhile I got really good at it. however I don't know how that second guy could shift that brownie box. like that with that shift tower way up in the air like that. I would never want to reach up for the shift tower like that. but it seemed to be working for him. however I can shift much faster than he can. I have always had fondness for twin sticks. they are really good transmission set ups. I also really love the eighteen speed Eaton Fuller Road Ranger transmissions. I also liked the black Ford pickup with the Detroit in it. that reminded me of when I was young. I used to watch this cattle farmer on my way to school. that had a 1966 Ford F250 4x4 with a Detroit in it. and it had a flatbed on it, and he would load it with hay bales. and he had this really long field and he would start at one end. and he put the truck in low gear and pull out throttle cable. to keep the truck at a leisurely speed of three to four MPH. then he would climb out on to the flatbed. and break up the bales and throw the hay off for the cattle. and by the time reached the other end of field. he would climb back into the cab and head back to the other end of the field. with that Jimmy a screaming and going though the gears. it was always intriguing to watch on my way to school.

[@Workerbee-zy5nx]

How dare you...😂😂😂😂

[@paulrohr9279]

Love the sound of those 2 stroke Detroit diesels sweet!

[@jlo13800]

I might want to convert my 8v92 2 stroke silver into methanol or ethanol and 6 gallons of castor 927 maxima 2 stroke beam oil! I’m already running BRP XD-100 etec oil with great results. She runs smoother with a bit more power. I dumped in 2 quarts of amsoil interceptor 2T for good measure. Full synthetic 2 stroke oil is amazing stuff! Interceptor is at 60$ a gal but I get the XD-100 for 48$ a gal at Walmart . An achates power 2 stroke probably will run with quicksilver TCW3 full synthetic.

[@murkle1994]

I never knew 2 stroke turbo diesels were a thing but man they sound glorious

[@jlo13800]

So do the turbo 2 stroke snowmobiles out now. I even converted my 8v92 2 stroke turbo to on BRP XD-100 etec 2 stroke oil! Works great and I plumbed in a premix valve to fuel line that boned off tge built in VRO pump. I burn do off and dump in more magical 2 stroke oil. XD-100 is at Walmart.

[@jlo13800]

Here a new Cummins 2 stroke for ya mart.cummins.com/imagelibrary/data/assetfiles/0058689.pdf

[@MichaelTJD60]

RickyT is from my neck of the woods, southern New Jersey. If I remember correctly his truck was Detroit swapped back in the 70's when it was still fairly new. Great video!

[@eamh2002]

3:30 Day 549: They still dont know I'm a subaru inside

[@TheWestIsDead]

I'm a truck a truck driver here in the UK and i drive a automatic Mercedes and it's boring as hell. I wish I could drive one of these at work. It night make the constant grind worth it.

[@waitemc]

I still want a 3-53 with Jakes in a Ford ranger. Seen and heard one years ago and loved it

[@mariof.3711]

Legendario motor y mitico sonido que en México conocimos por los autobuses Dina y Masa Somex , esos 8 y 6 v 71 son una verdadera maravilla.

[@timwinemiller8615]

Loved to hear them run hated working them but when they come apart they always got me home

[@cmarbormaster]

My grandpa told me that Detroit's were for truck shows. Cats and Cummins were for work. Apparently the Detroit's had no low end torque but they were the fastest truck on the road if they were bobtailing

[@johncunningham4820]

Hence the TTA series . Not Twin Turbo . TTA meant Turbo Torque Assisted . But certainly Detroit 2-strokes were Revvers not Luggers .

[@anthonybeal4220]

Most people don’t have a clue on how to drive a 2 stroke Detroit. Gotta drive it like you stole it!😆

[@TheRoadhammer379]

@@johncunningham4820, Tailored Torque Aftercooled. TI Was turbo intercooled, TAC was Turbocharged Aftercooled California spec. I'm looking at the 12v92 dealer literature.

[@johncunningham4820]

@@TheRoadhammer379 . 12V92 is a BOAT Engine . Wants high end Power and Torque at around the same revs . For holding the 'Plane . Not Relevant to TRUCK engines . Those want LOW end Torque . Tailored Torque is Vastly different to Torque Assisted .

[@t.s.racing]

Anyone who knows what sugar sand is, knows the lack of low end torque is your friend. For extra cash, I drove our 5 star General with a 6-71 T, 9 L.L., tri-axle dump everywhere the Cats and Cummins couldn't because they got hopping in the sand and dug themselves a hole. By the time the track hoe pulled them through, I was halfway to another load. Always around 72-76,000 gross. Long live the 2 stroke DETROIT. T.S. RACING

[@frankleonard6570]

now thats music to my ears brings back memories of happier days and and real trucks! that looked and sounded like real trucks! beautiful creatures! 👌

[@jlo13800]

What do you mean real trucks. They are still real trucks todays but look different.

[@19MarcoPolo71]

🤣😂🤣 GREAT JD PULL ENDING!!!

[@PilgrimPiper]

Nothing like the feeling of oh shit that comes over you when you experience your first Detroit "run away". You hung in there like a champ and got her to shut down. I imagine it had the old style rack probably ? I miss working on these. Cool video. Peace be with you

[@davidcoblentz7468]

Miss those old screaming Jimmy 2 cycle Detroits. When I first started driving they we still around but thank God we didn't have the twin sticks.

[@jlo13800]

They should have put a big CVT on the 6-71 like a snowmobile motor has