8V53T Detroit Diesel military engine, N80 injectors

A rare 8V53T, (factory turbo), Detroit making some noise.
I was standing about 20' from it holding the camera, and wishing I had two more arms so I could stick my fingers in my ears, painfully loud...

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• Detroit
• Deisel
• 8V53
• 8V53T

[jaggass]

What would be more econmical an 8V71 or and 8V53. I understand that the 8V53 is roughly about a 6.9L

[Grigg3]

Economical in what?

As far as replacement parts the 71 is lots more common than an 8V53. Although the 8V53 shares a lot of common parts with the other 53 series engines it also has a whole bunch of special only 8V parts, which will be difficult to find if you need anything.

[chevroletTD]

did you get this engine from a private owner or some sort of gov liquidation site ive found plenty of marine style 8v53's but i want a military version and is it true the military versions have glow plugs not either start thanks in advanced

[Grigg3]

First off, this is not my engine.

I understand it is/was military surplus.

No, the 8V53T does not have glow plugs.

What you're thinking of are the newest military 6V53T's that do have glow plugs

[srt4crazy289]

we have newer ones of these at my work at oshkosh truck. it almost looks like on ours that the turbo is sitting on a twin screw supercharger i could be wrong tho

[Grigg3]

Just guessing, but at Oshkosh you probably have 8V92T engines for military use?

[bigchevy80]

Wrong again, princess.

General motors FORMED the company known as GM diesel in 1938. In 1965 the name was changed to Detroit Diesel. in 2000 they were bought out by Daimler/Chrysler.

GM DID make that engine, because GM was the parent company of Detroit, just like they are the parent company of Chevrolet, Buick, Pontiac, Cadillac etc. The ID tags of Detroit engines have a big GM logo right on them.

Like I said before, do your research before spouting off about shit you know nothing about.

[bigchevy80]

Sounds like Eric1978 needs to do a little research before he shoots his mouth off...

[theonly9]

Hey grigg how much diesel and hour does a motor like this use?

[snipertrg308]

i wanna strap that thing to my snowblower..

[mrspoon233]

@jaggass plus the 53 series are aluminum blocks, not cast iron.

[snoman003]

@DeserTBoB93535 we had 6v53`s that usually ran N50s and ran N65s in them forever. Nice boost for a small motor with a bit more smoke. (BTW if you where`nt careful perhaps a piston LOL)

[DeserTBoB93535]

N-80s in a 53 series?  Geeez.

[SeaDollarsBertram]

3 people's engines ain't as badass as this

[00junkyarddawg00]

@bigchevy80 sounds like someone else needs to do some research... in 1965 the name was changed to Detroit Diesel Engine division. In 1970, GM merged that Division with the Allison division, which produced gas turbines and transmissions. This became known as The Detroit Diesel Allison Division. It wasn't until 1988, when Penske Truck Lines bought a controlling share of the division, that it became known as Detroit Diesel. So if you are gonna nitpick, you should do some research yourself.

[JGMagoo]

@jaggass The 8V-53 is a much cheaper-built engine than the 8V-71 and it is also quite a bit lighter weiht and dimensionally smaller. 8V-53=424 cu. in and about 260 Hp.. 8V-71=568 cu. in. and about 318HP There is also an 8V-92 which is basically a bored-out 8V-71 so the weight and size would be very close. 8V-92(T)=736 cu. in. usually about 430HP. Economy (and longevity) would depend on what you were using it for. Overkill can sometimes produce good overall economy.

[francovance1]

@Xx69roadrunnerxX Mainly because diesel is slower to burn than petrol.