Making Noise in a 1980 GMC General w/Straight-Piped 8v71 Detroit Diesel (R.I.P. Microphone...)
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- Опубликовано: 27 окт 2018
- Took a little trip to western Ohio this weekend with my buddy Ryan to pick up the newest addition to his fleet of semi trucks: a 1980 GMC General. It has an 8v71 (318 non-turbo) Detroit Diesel with dual 5" straight pipes, a Roadranger 13-speed transmission (not sure if it's an RTO12513 or RTO14613), and Rockwell rears with Hendrickson walking-beam suspension. It also has a PTO with a wetline kit, and we were told it originally came from a paving company...so I'm guessing it pulled a dump trailer for rock or asphalt.
For a while, Ryan had been searching for a General with Detroit two-stroke power to add to his collection, and he knew the cousin of the guy who was selling this truck on Facebook, so he was able to pick it up for a pretty good price. We drove 430 miles to the guy's shop, where we topped off all the fluids, greased the u-joints on the driveshaft, and fixed some bad wires, before taking the truck back to PA. The truck certainly woke the neighbors up at 8:30 in the morning...that 8v71 really screams with dual straight pipes. The mic on my phone isn't good for videos anymore, but it was still able to pick up the great sound of that Detroit as we went through the gears and rode home on the interstate at 70 MPH. That truck was turning heads everywhere we went - even got us some attention on the Dying Breed Diesels Facebook page. 
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I tell you what...I've had the worst month you could imagine..caught my girl cheating and allot of other bad stuff that's happened....But dam if an old Detroit still can't make me smile and brighten up my day...thank you for this video man
Who needs a girl when you got S 71 series Mate
Sorry Pal. On to a better one.
Sorry to hear that bro I hope by now you found someone better bitches aint shit
Sean *hit close to home* 😭
I'm Sorry about CHEATING with your X GIRLFRIEND ....It was her FAULT NOT MINE....😛😛😛😛😛😛😛😛😛😛😛😛😜😜😜😜🤪🤪🤪🤪
Thats not a truck. That is one pissed off dragon
My thoughts exactly...this things definitely angry with something or someone..lol
Jeff Beard they say the way you drive them is slam your hand in the door then drive it like your pissed off LOL
@@deborahchesser7375 that's funny ive heard that alot about those old Detroit diesels...lol they still sound better than anything on the rd today...so many of these young kids driving these rice burners trying to sound like this....but fail miserably..
@@desert122 my kimchi burner wants a word with you.
A sentient rocket
Nothing like 8 cylinders of Detroit power playing a tune on the road. Sweet music.
My 8v92 takes 6 gallons of XD-100 BRP
Yes there’s caterpillar and Cummins engines which are far superior !
Ain't no better motor music than a 2 stroker
@@davidgainey3448fastest way to turn diesel into noise
Detroit Diesel is badass, sounds like the Green Goblin Happy Toyz truck from Maximum Overdrive
bluer68 that’s because the green goblin was a Detroit!! Love that movie lol
6v 92 Detroit
@@numap4701 wow dude, are you that fucking stupid or what.
Numa P If you‘re not into this Stuff , then get the hell out and Fuck Off !!!
Numa P dum fuck ur all the more reason we need a wall ..dam good soundin detroit
Who needs a radio, when you got a Detroit 2 stroke!?
Realman ontheland and it’s a good thing it sounds so amazing cause you couldn’t hear the radio if you had one. Lol
Used to love talking on the CB & Hearing the Detroiter in the Background over the radio.
So is it a Diesel and oil mix
Well...One wouldn’t hear the radio anyway
You wouldnt hear the radio anyways over the damn engine lol
Forget waking the neighborhood, that will wake the dead !
Good stuff, i like it.
I lost my hearing in those Generals with the Screamin' Jimmy, but the worst was my first new 1974 Kenworth Cabover. Sitting on top of that turbo will deafen the dead!
So I figured I would need one just to piss of my neighbour's i have one that's really sensetive for noises in the morning.
Forget about the dead, satin is sitting down there covering his ears!!!!! Haha
@@Tractors_Trucks_And_Pups hahaha that and having spongebob for only 30 seconds🤣 mermaid man this...and barnacle boy that.. he couldn't hear himself think with that one around
I cant comment on the video of you bringing life back to my uncles truck...but i wanted to thank you for giving his heart a home. That was his pride and now that it gets to run again it will keep him alive thank you
You're welcome Corina. Your aunt told us how badly he wanted to put that truck back on the road and we were glad to do it in his memory. And we don't have plans to repaint it or anything, so it will look just like it did when he drove it years ago.
All it needs is a cleaning and a bit of touch up here and there. And ofcourse a full technical run over. But thats a sweet truck with some big memories attached.
Very cool your buddy saved this ride and gonna keep it alive!!
Thank you for posting,
That’s really cool.
🤗 God bless
This sounds incredible. When semis sounded like the real deal. Beautiful sound.
I remember as a youngster seeing old Greyhound buses going over the passes Colorado. Those Detroit diesels were screaming and going about 25 mph with a black cloud behind. That was music to my ears.
No wonder they are called Screamin Demon Detroits...
Detroit Diesel the best sounding engine out there
Anton Jefferson Nah fam cat 3406 ftw
Rogee got one in my K125 Seattle
Yup then they ruined sold out twice now half ass MB diesel and sickly aborshen of Detroit my views are if good Screamin Jimmy Detroit isn't screamin drowding out any other noise don't 😎
Rolls Royce Merlin actually
My Sick Plague Put it in a truck?
This isn't noise! This is sweet sweet music to my ears! 👂👍
I like that truck.
NOTHING LIKE THAT DISTINCTIVE CLICK OF A 13 SPEED OR THE PITCH OF OD I LOVE IT!
thank you so much....use to drive an old snub nose white that had a Detroit mated to a seven speed shifter....damn I miss this sound almost brought tears to my eyes
A freaking diesel hotrod
Yup !!!
Loud pipes save lives!
Isn't that the truth!
I love when they take off making that noise got to love it
Drive it like you hate it and it will always love you........Thanks so much
5:05 THAT'S WHEN IT STARTS TO GET REAL GOOD!!
Oh yeah! The second I heard that bark I instantly picture the "Green Goblin" from "Maximum Overdrive"......what a sweet sound.
Damn those Detroit Diesels are the best sounding engines ever. All that truck needs is a Dorsey trailer with the F.L.A.G paint job :D
Back when trucks were trucks
Hahahh i agree
Todays trucks are wedges with lawnmower engines
@@Gabriel-he6ih I mean, the new more aerodynamic based bodies are way more superior in fuel mileage compared to the square hood trucks and what not, but honestly there's just something so unique and cool about the older 70's-80's trucks rocking the Detroit and Cummins engines with the intimidating black diesel smoke bellowing out of the stacks that newer trucks will never be able to replicate. That feeling of hearing loud, agressive sound of a 6v71 coming down a grade, or seeing a Kenworth W900A hitting high revs as the driver is banging hard through the gears while going through a small rural town with the front right suspension nearly coming off the ground is something that the fancier newer trucks will never be able to top.
I was a boy when these were workingon the road. I had to drive in one all day sometimes. if you thought a 290 cummins dropped too many gears on a 1% grade..this truck drove real drivers insane. I absolutely hated the detroits. thanks for the horrifying ride down leaf spring 2 stroke memory lane
Detroits aren't my favorite engine but they do have a unique sound. They were used in all kinds of equipment so you know they were built to take a beating. But at the end of the day I prefer a CAT or a Cummins.
That sound is pure merica. ....Detroit was in landing craft in ww2 and in some Sherman tanks .....they were in equipment that built the roads and in the trucks ....the 2stroke green and silver
NOW THATS WHAT A REAL SEMI SHOULD SOUND LIKE
would be nice to hear some turbo though
@@samsquantch14 this version is non turbo
@@pitviper97 i know im saying it would sound cooler if it had a turbo
ruclips.net/video/_EWH301IO_w/видео.html prefer this
@@samsquantch14 I like a turbo on the old Cat engines, but some of the new Cummins, you can't even hear the turbo over those stupid loud fans. I hate the Cummins fans! I'd rather hear the turbo.
You know your trucks badass when it blows out your microphone
My friends can fangirl over all the celebrities they want, i’m fangirling over this sexy badass truck
Huzza! A woman of quality
You are the only woman between your friends.
That old General is gettin' down the road, sounds great.
These old Detroit's always sounded like they were gonna fly apart...at 2900 rpm! My old man had the perfect definition of a Detroit diesel, " A device created to convert perfectly serviceable diesel fuel into smoke and noise". I worked on them for decades and still love them today. The cult following is indeed real, with many restoring them to their former glory and even some I have seen, using the 6v53 with twin turbos and nitrous to run 9 seconds in the quarter mile...
Nice vid, thanks.
Love that sound. Me and a friend ran a scremin Detroit with straights on her. Go in for coffee and be yelling at everyone for twenty minutes. Lol 😆 Dam I miss it!!
4:57...best shifting ever.
14 Volvo drivers dislike a man's truck.
But have a crush on the driver.
i wouldn't be caught dead drivin a VOLVO ,especially with the 12 spd automatic.
@@truckstractorswildlifeguns6648 i drove a 2005 9900I with a walk in sleeper that had a c15 cat and a 12 speed auto i loved it. I could drink coffee in traffic i told my boss it was like driving a Buick I referred to it as my want to be large car give me that auto any day of the week
Howard Moore so they work pretty well, ? The 12 spd. automatic. ive had bad luck with automatics in light duty trucks, except an old Allison 4 spd. i had in an international, it was surprisingly tough .i guess they can build them strong enough to hold up to all that torque nowadays. another guy a couple years ago, said he had one and it did really well.
weejams ,i don't like new trucks or automatic s, i wouldn't have either ,nor am i just starting out ,im an old man, but i agree ,automatic transmissions do not belong in trucks,if someone needs one they should not be driving.
Now that's a truck. I love it.
DETROIT DIESEL: waking up the dead and out running Ford mustangs for decades on end.
Gotta drive it like you just slammed your hand in the door. I really need an old Detroit in my life
I remember many a GMC Astro, General, and others making that glorious noise!
I used to drive two 84 General's (8-92) & (6-92) and I really liked how the cabs were laid out, bigger than a Pete/KW/w-star cab for foot and knee room. The one with the 892 was a joy to drive.
I always like the lower pitch sound of an 8V92 the best!
Nothing tops that Detroit sound👍👍,,,
Symphony of Detroit diesel
I’m 38... at 14 this was my first ever truck experience in a dump tri-axle w/ Detroit piped. I’m all 😊. In person it’s so much more thunderous.
My Dad owned a Freightliner with a 318 in it. Straight pipe all the way to the manifold with brown tag injectors. It was loud as hell. .lol
these trucks are getting more and more desirable. especially the generals .8v71 and the 8v92s
You are right. That's why he wanted to buy it - the Generals might not be worth as much as a long-hood Pete or Kenworth, but they are still pretty unique trucks and you just don't see many of them. More and more people are becoming interested in them because the prices for older Peterbilts and KW's just keep going up.
I haven't heard a Loud Diesel Truck like that in a Long time
Great sounding GMC General guys. 😎👍.
I have just got and I am going to restore the truck. It is a 1971 GMC 9500 with a 6-71 Detroit diesel with a 9 speed fuller behind it. Going to fix the truck to haul antique tractors with it to antique tractor shows.
What love to see a video
It’s awesome to think that there were tons of these roaming the streets at one point
They were used in everything...trucks, buses, boats, tractors, generators.....
David S something tells me you like grand nationals?
I love all cars, but I have a thing for Buicks and Toyotas lol. I know its a strange combo!
Can you believe my school district in California was still using Crown's with Detroits up until a few years back. Our grandparents probably rode the same bus 😂. These Detroits never die.
Nice! Love it! I also would like to say you guys did an awesome job recovering that 1977 peterbilt! Nice work! Reminds me of my uncle's old Pete!
The neighbors love when you come through.
Thanks for replying about the shaking ! I drove truck and never seen one with that much vibration. Thanks again! Paul
Nothing like beautiful music from a Detroit diesel
dragon 71 dragon detroit sixty with straight pipes is 😍
Their EMD cousins sound nice too especially the the 567 models.
Really loud. You do know what an old Detroit drivers favorite saying is , don't you..
It's "What?"
Loud and proud
Drove one many years ago and still miss the hell out of that ole beast
My grandfather is nearly deaf dom it ahha
Awesome! And if it was my neighborhood and you woke me up, it would take a second to register what I was hearing, get a smile on my face and rush to the window hoping to still see what beast was driving by.
came here from the Peterbilt rescue to say good job and give it some love and a follow up please. favorite yank truck ever made! cheers from England ; )
I had the same truck with a 6v92, 13 speed. It ran good. This brings back memories.
That's so cool man! Detroits are the best!
love these old Detroit's sounds like 8k but really 2k
Thanks 👍 for keeping the dream alive. Great sound and scenery before the turn off. You guys are the only ones that show the open duals when driving. Like the shot with Superliner. Cheers from Down under.
Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed!
I want to hear one of these in person so bad.
No matter I just love that sweet truck of yours
Damn that truck sounds bad ass🔥🔥👌🏾
Thanks for the drive mate awesome
Just want to say that I read your description on the 1977 peterbilt video and absolutely loved it!! Loved the video and every single word you said was spot on! Don't mind the haters, they are simply just jealous!!
Exactly
I love the sound of the old Detroit’s , they had a lot of bark but no bit when it came to torque and horse power
I was laughing my ass off just thinking if I didn't like my neighbors I would send this beast down the road at 4am every morning 😂🤣
that's some MACHINE! it sounds awesome!
nice video
Man I miss hearing the sound of those two-stroke Detroit Diesels. Thanks for the video, I like the Peterbilt video too cool truck.
A truck with gearbox from fast & furuious - now that's something!
Thanks for the great video! I feel in love with those screamin jimmys at my first job as a young mechanic right out of high school! We had an International CO 4070 with a 8V71 “318 Detroit” with straight pipes. Then we got 4 Freighltliners with 8V71 “Detroit’s” I was in hog heaven and have loved the sound of those “318” Detroit’s! Great memories that I will never forget!
I got to fill a 6-71 with amsoil sabre professional 2 stroke oil, i must say i like it better the rotella and the motor loved it
Amsoil dominator could work but intercepor is got more detergents in it. Both have sae 40w mono grade base oils and have high film strength and resists shearing wear! Idoes work but know feeling like blowing 55$ ga gallon just to b urn it unless you really have to burn it in your turbo 2 stroke snowmobile or 8v92 or what ever floats your 2 stroke skirt.
Thanks for the video. Talk about a motor you can get into, these were like the Harley Davidsons of the trucking world! I was in one for seven years, and could not wait to get to work the next day. It's like you are the commander of a pirate ship. Just make sure you got enough oil. LMAO ! Hammer down boy let her go !! Thanks again.
One of my life goal is to own a truck like this as summer ride 😍 my friends don't understand me lol they're all looking at luxury race car while i'm trippin on loud,huge creepy looking truck.
Same thinking burh 😂
I like to drive heavy vehicles like bus, Trucks.
Nice rig! Thanks for sharing!!
Reminds me of the old 79 White I drove for observer transport. Str8 7 speed. I learned to back in a 72 international. No AC. No power steering. You learn to back pretty damn quick. I miss the shit out of this old equipment
Thank you, never get enough of that sound. I had the pleasure of working at a Harper Detroit diesel dealer for a short while. There were at least 8 thirty plus year Detroit technicians there. Unfortunately I was trained on 60 series and Allison for the most part but had the pleasure of assisting on rebuilds mostly completes and a few inframes etc. The knowledge those guys had about them was fantastic. I know now why they leak! It is the lost knowledge of the places procedures and little quirks of what washer and where and which sealer to use. I did under the guiding eye of our shop foreman rebuild top to bottom from greasy dead old blob to the Dyno room a little 4/53n.
My favourite place to be was the Dyno room when a fresh 2 stroke was run in. A full pull was nothing like you see the turbo ls or hemi that. A full power pull lasted about thirty minutes, that’s after hours of full load at lower revs! 12v/71’s,12a/71’s!! 16v71t that I watched one afternoon shift that was right on the edge of the dynos max I can’t remember but I think it was pushing 800 hp down low around 1800. The cradle was twisting and lifting off the ground. A quick break to chain everything down and back to that wonderful sound.. man I miss that. Oh marine spec !! 6/71t in marine spec pulling 450hp. Wow, man had it in a snub nose Louisville.. up and down the hills no downshifts just screaming. Was a short fuse mind you. Lol. Thanks again that was nice to sit back and enjoy the ride with you guys..
cheers. Jimmy.
The 8V71 was available in the UK in the Bedford TM but it was dropped because the emissions were high and only did 5mpg.
got to love the 2 stroke Detroit Diesel's
Me too i got a silver 8v92 out back to tinker with. I dumped in a gallon of xd-100 full synthetic 2 stroke Etec oil for the hell of it and ran it. Its got a thick film strength. i got her rigged up for total loss as some of the oil is pulled off and blended with the fuel with a mixing valve i plumbed in to the fuel line to form a VRO. Its works
Beautiful truck!
Nice GMC General
Reminds me of the scene in First Blood with John Rambo driving the big deuce and a half!!!
I love those 2 strokes, I want one so bad!
Sounds like me when I’m sleeping
Love these always have
Having grown up watching Convoy I love the sound of this engine.
Ironically, the Rubber Duck Mack truck did not have a Detroit engine, it was just a sound effect. Same goes for the Peterbilt in Black Dog.
@@MichaelTJD60 yeah I know, but I’d have to the Detroit in it if I built a replica RD truck.
Randomly watched this video and realized your leaving out of my town Blanchester in the beginning that’s cool! Sounds good
One October morning in 2018...I think I did hear that beautiful machine of yours...And I live in Sweden! Amazing sound man!!
Sounds awesome!
Sounds good! Love them old Detroit's! I never hear anything like that around my area anymore. When I was a kid I lived close to two quarry's. They had a Trojan front end loader with a 318 Detroit with straight pipes and you could hear it every time he hit the pile. They also had one yuke that had the same motor. You could hear that thing climbing out of the hole. This was the very early 70's
Haha what a brilliant noise, epic video
My word that ol girl sounds rowdy!!!
Is Old not Ol
@@rayuscanga5669 I'll spell it how I want, you don't like it, then go pound sand. And what you SHOULD have said since you seem to like being "correct " is, IT'S old not ol but you typed IS. Funny how you felt it necessary to correct me, yet your statement wasn't even written correctly. Smdh
Beautiful sound great video
That's beautiful 🤩. Glory days of truckin' right there
Screamin Demon that's what they use to be call and if its not leaking oil there none in it
Fill the oil & check the fuel
Got to love them Detroit's
You can tell thats a real mans truck cause you have to actually drive it. Unlike now n days.
I love this sound!!!
1:06: Yes, everyone MUST wake up, to start the day good, since waking up late isn't healthy always.
that truck sounds awesome!
Awesome truck. I’ve always wanted one. Detroit diesels are awesome too
The Generals are neat trucks and the Detroits are pretty good engines, but I think I'll stick to a Mack or a CAT-powered Peterbilt.
Sounds awesome I bet people are looking around wondering if something is going to land in the field lol
Imagine how bad ass it would have been if mad Max drove this
OMG That 1977 truck you guys bought was sweet. All thow it would look nice all fixed up, I think I would leave it like that for a while.
Four times shifting to get across the road with an engine screaming as if you are going 160mph. Just gotta love these trucks with detroit diesels