Making lots of smoke and noise, building bridges (literally). The steercar in action.

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October 22, 2022, 08:06 AM

V-Tail

Making lots of smoke and noise, building bridges (literally). The steercar in action.

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Originally posted by triggertreat:
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Originally posted by V-Tail:
From the link in the first post: Cummins 855 big cam
It would appear the pictures above and the original steercar are different. But from the post above is this. "These pics are of the two-stroke powered car, one that isn't in the previous post I referenced above. It's kinda cool to still be using a truck with an engine that is well over 50 years old. Those two-stroke Detroit Diesels have a very unique and nostalgic sound. Boy do they ever smoke and slobber oil all over the place".

OOPS! I missed that.

October 22, 2022, 10:14 AM

sigcrazy7

Yes, the one in this post is a DD6v92 Turbo. You can see the turbo in the first pic, feeding directly into the supercharger.

DD6v92 = Detroit Diesel, 6 cyl, “V” configuration, 92ci per cylinder.

The car with the 855 big cam is an absolute Cadillac compared to the one in this post.

October 22, 2022, 10:28 AM

Oaklane

Very cool! Thank you for sharing!! Those Detroits are screamers and oil slobbering suckers for sure! We used to run 6 Jimmy GMC tandem dumps that had 671s and they were great motors, loud and drippy lol. Now the only Detroits we have left are in our cable cranes that are used for drag lining and clamming. Ear protection advised! Lol thanks again, very cool to see

October 22, 2022, 12:42 PM

ArtieS

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Originally posted by sigcrazy7:
Yes, the one in this post is a DD6v92 Turbo. You can see the turbo in the first pic, feeding directly into the supercharger.

DD6v92 = Detroit Diesel, 6 cyl, “V” configuration, 92ci per cylinder.

Thanks for the details. An awful lot of those found their way into boats, both commercial and pleasure.

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October 22, 2022, 02:12 PM

sigcrazy7

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Originally posted by ArtieS:
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Originally posted by sigcrazy7:
Yes, the one in this post is a DD6v92 Turbo. You can see the turbo in the first pic, feeding directly into the supercharger.

DD6v92 = Detroit Diesel, 6 cyl, “V” configuration, 92ci per cylinder.

Thanks for the details. An awful lot of those found their way into boats, both commercial and pleasure.

Due to their versatility and durability. They can be configured to run clockwise or counter-clockwise, so putting a dual setup on a boat was simple. Making a 12v92 or 16v71 was accomplished by two blocks essentially bolted together. A very clever design for when they were developed. The engine that won WWII.

Here’s an interesting history of the engine.
https://www.dieselduck.info/hi...%20diesel/index.html