GMC General 8v92 to 60 series swap?

Don't know what kind of trouble it would be to swap, but series60 is definitely a up grade. I've driven 238 6-71 ,318 8V71 ,8V82 and I don't remember thinking any of the 2 strokes were cool. Nostalgic, but far from cool. They were the most efficient way to turn diesel fuel to noise.

 

You mean you didn’t get a chance to drive the 12V71 ? I have driven all you mentioned plus the 12V71. Back in the day when I drove for an O/O, he was a fanatic with those Jimmies

 

Not at all familiar with 60 series Detroit’s, are they an in-line 6? Would there be room if replacing V Detroits?

 

You would also probably need to fit an air to air up front as well if the 2 stroke didn't use one. Might require some modifications to the radiator to fit the piping. Or might be easier to find a complete cooling package from another truck that's similar in size and make it fit in there somehow.

Electronic side of things shouldn't be too difficult to hook up. More or less just a matter of connecting the powers, grounds and inputs/outputs to the ECM from the truck.

May need to modify clutch linkage, shift linkage and driveshafts as well depending on how everything lines up once the engine and transmission are bolted into the truck.

 

Definately right about fitting a charge air cooler, electronics wise you would need a wiring loom off something that had a Series 60 for the cabin as you need the warning lights, cruise, ecm plug and throttle harness as well as the electronic throttle. Engine inlet pipes and exhaust are pretty simple,

 

The 8v92 locked up core could be sold to the "Bus Grease Monkey"(youtube) for parts.

 

the 60 series is 58 inches long and the 8v92 is 49 inches long

 

I don't remember, could you get an inline 6 in the General? Finding room for those extra inches and the air-to-air could get really expensive