Detroit Diesel 6V53T

[DetroitDieselBob]

~1600lbs of 100% PURE 2800 RPM BADASS.

[3Mudbone1]

Detroit Diesel (and Allison transmission) are both GM products! I am amazed at all of the ford and dodge people who try to say that GM doesn't or never has built their own diesel engines.

[bigbadputtytat]

That fucker sounds awsome...I want one!

[arbitor1701]

How much would an engine like this weigh round about

[jmac5058]

Do they burn tons of fuel compared to a 4-stroke motor?That thing sounds like its sucking down fuel.

[joedrummer2010]

I think I just made a deposit in my shorts =)

[TamiyaRunner]

that thing is a monster

[XxOn3sHotKi1lxX]

is the valve covers off of a 71 series?

[porpoisefathom]

this would power a nice small tug in the 30-35 ft range..i believe the 6v-53 is about 212 hp nat. aspirated..may i ask how i set up my cat diesel to run it as you have done?? its a cat 4600 marine engine 75 hp..any info on starting it up would be it great help...never started a running take out before...

[VDZRIDER]

haha put that in an s-10

[pwarren1010]

It would be bottomed out at the front. These motors are made with thick steel.One guy on U tube has a four cylinder 2 stroke Detroit in a 3/4ton campers special GMC and he says hes got too much weight on the nose and handles poorly in winter.

[VDZRIDER]

how high do these diesels rev?

[KW800]

Best torque range is around 1800-2000; max RPM is around 2500-2800 depending on the detroit.

[VDZRIDER]

wow i knew it'd be low cuz its a diesel but it sounds really fast haha

[mpwelk]

Detroits are 2-stroke designs, so the RPM is the same but sounds twice as fast. Some like it, some don't... personally I would never own something so loud.

[robby844]

weve had some of ours to 4250 with not trouble.but that was only on the test rack.they turn between 28 and 32 in the boat we just finished

[Bamchucknorris]

@VDZRIDER not that high actually. they sound so high revving because they are 2 strokes. So take a four stroke and compare it to this... this engine will sound twice as fast as the four stroke even thought is at the same rpm.

[alannovark]

thats badass man! it has greatttttt throttle responce. is it cuz no load or the type of injectors, flywheel or the type of cylinder sleves?

[RDG484]

Next thing you need to do is buy an old fire truck (preferably a late 1960's-early 1970's vintage Seagrave or American LaFrance-custom chassis) and drop that sucker in it unless it already has a 6V-53. I would say about half of new fire apparatus production during that period has 6V-53's in them. 6-71's gained in popularity about 1973 or so after Mr. Nader downgraded the horsepower in all diesels due to the Arab Oil Embargo.

[RDG484]

You got to take more video of it, before and afte you put it in your truck.

[erickoster]

I will - should have a video up soon of the smoke generator working. Also want to get a new flywheel on it so it doesn't make that metal on metal sound anymore...

[RDG484]

Great!! Looking forward to it.