That would be a sweet truck with a 8v71 Detroit. The screamin' 2 cycle
Mike: I had an 8V-71 series Detroit V-8 Diesel, in a new '74 Peterbilt Conventional, when I was hauling a tanker for Redwing Carriers, under an "Incentive" contract w/Gulf Oil Corp. - in Port Everglades. ~Maybe you noticed the diesel engine options, in the link I posted about the Dodge Bighorn's?~ They show an 8V-71, & an 8V-71T (and many other Diesels available). Both two-cycle V-8's with the 8V-71 being a 318 Horse, if #65 injectors were used. Mine was a 290 Horse, as it had #60 injector's. The 8V-71T - additionally had a turbo, and was rated @ 350 Horse, IIRC. Both had a supercharger (blower). Detroit Diesel advertised these (at the time), as being a "naturally aspirated" diesel. Anyone who is familiar with Detroit 2-cycle diesels, the 6V-53's (V-6), 4-71's inline 4's, 6-71 inline six, 8V-71's 6V-92's, 6V-92 TTA (Twin Turbo After-Cooled), etc. and the mighty 12V-71 (V-12), that used two inline 6-71 blowers! ALL had to have a blower, or they would not run! 53 Series are 53 cubic inches per cylinder. 71 Series, are 71 cubic inches per cylinder, and the 92 Series, are 92 cubic inches per cylinder. An inline 6-71 Detroit Diesel, was in fact (get this), 426 cubic inches! Horsepower, was 238 @ 2,100 RPM! They performed the same as an 855 cu. inch Cummins Diesel, with 230/250 horse, with 1/2 the cubes. Reason is, a 4-cycle has one power-stroke, in 4-cycles. The Detroit 6-71 has a power stroke, twice in every four. In other words, every-other stroke is a power stroke... No intake valves, but they have 4 exhaust valves per cylinder. The early ones, had only 2 exhaust valves per cylinder. All the above were regulated out of new Diesel Truck sales, when they couldn't meet emission standards. Today, it's a whole new "Ball Game", with computers controlling diesel's... Guess I'm "off-topic" again...sorry!
This beast, would be a "Car Show Delight!""Pissed-Off-Pete" with a 12V-71 Detroit Diesel:
