1983 international v6 detroit diesel

I got around the low 6's on my old '79 Int with a 6V92TTA @ 335 HP. Straight 10 spd and 4.10 rears. That was idling most every night and running a pretty good speed.

 

The only thing I know of in production then was a 6V92 Detroit. They came in various ratings, with the TTA 335HP being the highest road truck, if I remember right. There were several HP ratings, which should be on the decal on the valve cover.

 

6v92 Detroit. What memories that brings back. I think they went up to 350 HP. They are a high winding engine. Not worth a darn on long pulls , but if you keep the RPMs up , they do OK in rolling hills. Used to use a 1/4 inch bolt , to override the governor . That baby would stroll , then , and got better fuel mileage to boot. 6s , at least.
It's a 2 stroke engine. I think it had a gear driven supercharger , plus the turbo.
Used to joke that the way to drive one , was to sit in the drivers seat , slam the door on your foot , then you'd be in the right mood to go!
Darn things always leaked oil.
If its a v-6 , it a 6V92 . They made an 8V92 , too. I drove one of them , before I drove the 6V92.
They were the small block Chevys of the trucking world.

 

Yup . The 318 was no turbo , supercharger only . I Think you could get it with a turbo , also rated at 350 HP , but I never drove one , nor saw one , or ran across anyone who had , or drove one. And , you're right . The 318s sucked up a lot of fuel. A stock 330 Cummins would blow their doors off , and get better mileage.
Cats ruled , in them days. What were they , those Cats ? 3408s ? 425 HP , u could turn them to Lord knows what ! An if you did , the 318s got better mileage than them ! LOL!

 

All good engines but obsolete . They can still be found in industrial and marine tho. I made many a nickle with a 238 and a 318.

I remember my 238 was so wore out I had to wrap the air cleaner with a gas rag every day.......... and smoke? All kinds of cool colors.

Just be careful, they will run backwards..........it happened to me.

JMO

 

lOL! Yup ! One ran backwards on me , too! I had been warned , so I was able to remember , and stopped it . Imagine what would happen , if you didn't know ! Put it in gear , and it takes off bass awkward s ! Happened , I know . LOL!