Quote:
Originally Posted by rscurtis
They made them up to 478 CI. It was the real deal, designed as a truck engine. On the other end of the spectrum, GMC also offered a 305 V6 in their pickups. It was the same physical size as the 478, so swaps were possible. I once saw a Texaco fuel tanker with the V 12, complete with its 4 mufflers.
This same engine saw life as their Toro-Flow diesel, but it was not a successful adaptation.
During the fuel crises of the 1970's, most of these big gas jobs went to the scrapper.
|
Im the resident old GMC nut, I have never heard of this toro flow diesel
not supprisingly, i didn't really know much about 305-478 v6's or the "twin6". I know more about 270's and the 302 straight 6's everyone who messes with old straights wants a 302 because they are 150 hp compared to 96. They cost an arm and a leg to rebuild, theres a 302 govy rebuilt yrs ago one on c-list now for $400. type in army truck into search tempest, I think in nebraska.