4-53 Detroit Diesel in a '89 Chevrolet C1500

Sounds GREAT! Owner installed a two stroke 4-53 (four cylinders, 53 CID per cylinder) Detroit Diesel into their '89 Chevrolet half ton truck. Saw this at Carcraft summer nationals 2010.

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Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Detroit
• Diesel
• Two
• Stroke
• 4-53
• Chevrolet
• C1500

[radio44]

here in califronia. do to the strict state's smog stander's. you cannot run anny two stroke gas. or. diesel moter . not even a lefe blower. or lawn mower. I would like to know . what state this video was film in ?.

[Pigs3differentones]

@radio44 Minnesota.

[possmguts]

I think I have a hard on now...... 

[rkaprowski]

I must do this before I die.

My father had a 453 detroit in a loader when I was a kid and I always dreamed of doing this but thought it was just silly and impossible.

[watajob]

@ThePropGuys Amen!

[brian242]

i see this ride all over the twin cities at show time. it is awesome

[rrusston2]

I was just in California. I saw people using two cycle engines, maybe they were grandfathered in. One guy had a beighe lawn Boy mower. Must be 40+ years old.

[ThePropGuys]

@radio44 Yet another reason not to live in California.

[SpeakerPolice]

That is an AWESOME-sounding engine. I want one.

It's like a little baby EMD 567! 8D *hugs it*

[turbovanman]

Sounds like it has a rod knock, lol.

Awesome job, :O)

[ThePropGuys]

My Dad built one of these in the early eighties. 1971 C20 Chevy with a 3-53 pony motor that used to run a pump. Started of with a muncie four. After destroying a few of those, switched to a NP 4 speed from a Dodge. That lasted, but first gear was less than useless. If you dumped the clutch accidentaly, the CV joint on the drive would grenade. Cheap to drive though and would hum along at 72 all day.



[Galaxy2517]

real trucks rattle!