Pretty obvious that there a bunch on here that “like” the sound of these screamin’ bitches never had to actually stand close to one for 8-12 hours a day, every day. One of the big reasons I can’t hear much of anything any more. Some rigs had as many as 6 of them on the floor, running full throttle all day and all night, 24/7….they are the best device there is for converting diesel fuel into noise!
Many moons ago we ran one of these on our mud pump. The entire rig was brand new. The well blew out, a large hole opened up under the derek and the mud pump, draw works, tool shacks and derek disappeared into the hole never to be seen again. That was some scary stuff.
Tracy Lemme.... Just FYI, the 20 cylinder Series 149, was Never utilized in mining Haul trucks. The largest installed, was the 16-149TA.... mostly in the larger Wabco (Westinghouse) "Haulpak" and Lectra-Haul (diesel/electric), mining trucks.
Yeah, the larger Detroit Diesels are quite similar by design to EMD's 567 and 645 series two-stroke engines (which are much larger and have a lower RPM range). I'm pretty sure the 12V149T puts out 1000hp, same as the 8V645E engine used in the EMD SW1000 switcher loocmotives.
WARD5KUSTOMZ.... There was never a 6V built in the Series 149... the line-up consisted of the 8, 12, 16 & fairly rare 20V engines. An inline 6-149 was "clean sheeted" (designed on paper) in R&D, but unfortunately never even made it past Div. "heads".... let alone Corporate. I think an inline 6-149 would have been the perfect competition to Cat and Cummins, especially in the heavy duty class 7 & 8 highway truck market. The total swept volume of a 6-149 would have put it exactly with the 3406 series Cat engine at 894ci... actually the 3406 was 893.4ci. The problem was excessive weight, which was also a "killing" factor for the KTA Cummins and the Cat 3408... as well as too high of a torque output (in regards to the Series 149 - not the Cat or Cummins, obviously) for the metallurgy & technology available during that era used in the construction of drive lines from the flywheel/pressure plate/clutch all the way through to the rear axles and tires. As for your thoughts on installing a "6V149" in a COE (Cab Over Engine)... it would never work (even if it could be built)... not only for the reasons I listed above regarding the proposed 6-149, but the outer physical size of the engine itself would make it completely impractical to even try it, not to mention there is no room to fit a radiator of the necessary cubic footage of required cooling area. Also, all the Series 149 engines utilize an SAE 00 size bell housing which is much too large to fit within the narrow confines of a class 7 or 8 highway truck frame rails. The power would be great to have, but the fuel "mileage" may be "questionable".... but, one can always dream of such engine swaps.. and it's a whole lot cheaper, as well.... I've had the same "dream" as you, but I did (years ago) "build" (modified) a 6-110TA and installed it into 1972 KW COE (110" cab).... was a powerhouse and extremely reliable, just as the "little" 6-71 was. : )
Man I wanted to that monster eat under load. Quad turbo and screaming 2 cycle gives a man goose bumps
Start it up cold! Don't run it then start it!! That Detroit was warmed up!!!
Why you say that?
Because all Detroits should start hard and sound like a Jr mechanic worked on them or have 10k hours no tune up or rebuild?
Pretty obvious that there a bunch on here that “like” the sound of these screamin’ bitches never had to actually stand close to one for 8-12 hours a day, every day. One of the big reasons I can’t hear much of anything any more. Some rigs had as many as 6 of them on the floor, running full throttle all day and all night, 24/7….they are the best device there is for converting diesel fuel into noise!
Purrrs like a loud kitten
Might what's the dtl clutch drive, u said on starting?
Many moons ago we ran one of these on our mud pump. The entire rig was brand new. The well blew out, a large hole opened up under the derek and the mud pump, draw works, tool shacks and derek disappeared into the hole never to be seen again. That was some scary stuff.
This engine sounds great but nothing beats the sound of them when they are are at work. The sound of the ore trucks at the mines was like music to me.
Tracy Lemme.... Just FYI, the 20 cylinder Series 149, was Never utilized in mining Haul trucks. The largest installed, was the 16-149TA.... mostly in the larger Wabco (Westinghouse) "Haulpak" and Lectra-Haul (diesel/electric), mining trucks.
6 people disliked this video due to the fact that NO this engine will NOT fit in their Prius.
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But you may be right
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Oh man what a treat. That 149 sounds amazing!
Super sweet sounding.
Sounds like it could run a locomotive.
Yeah, the larger Detroit Diesels are quite similar by design to EMD's 567 and 645 series two-stroke engines (which are much larger and have a lower RPM range). I'm pretty sure the 12V149T puts out 1000hp, same as the 8V645E engine used in the EMD SW1000 switcher loocmotives.
Music for my ears ,love a Detroit
Not a very impressive running. Be nice if you had brought it up to speed.
Great sound from that 149!
One of the best engines ever
i have seen these run over 40,000 hours in commercial fishing boats .
I’d really like to put that in my 1954 international pick up
Begging for or a log truck to power
Nice last name lol
That’s it?
Wonder if you could split the blocks and rum it a 6v149. Never seen one. Figured be neat. Too big of an engine or id say put it in a mid 80s cabober
WARD5KUSTOMZ.... There was never a 6V built in the Series 149... the line-up consisted of the 8, 12, 16 & fairly rare 20V engines. An inline 6-149 was "clean sheeted" (designed on paper) in R&D, but unfortunately never even made it past Div. "heads".... let alone Corporate. I think an inline 6-149 would have been the perfect competition to Cat and Cummins, especially in the heavy duty class 7 & 8 highway truck market.
The total swept volume of a 6-149 would have put it exactly with the 3406 series Cat engine at 894ci... actually the 3406 was 893.4ci. The problem was excessive weight, which was also a "killing" factor for the KTA Cummins and the Cat 3408... as well as too high of a torque output (in regards to the Series 149 - not the Cat or Cummins, obviously) for the metallurgy & technology available during that era used in the construction of drive lines from the flywheel/pressure plate/clutch all the way through to the rear axles and tires.
As for your thoughts on installing a "6V149" in a COE (Cab Over Engine)... it would never work (even if it could be built)... not only for the reasons I listed above regarding the proposed 6-149, but the outer physical size of the engine itself would make it completely impractical to even try it, not to mention there is no room to fit a radiator of the necessary cubic footage of required cooling area.
Also, all the Series 149 engines utilize an SAE 00 size bell housing which is much too large to fit within the narrow confines of a class 7 or 8 highway truck frame rails.
The power would be great to have, but the fuel "mileage" may be "questionable".... but, one can always dream of such engine swaps.. and it's a whole lot cheaper, as well.... I've had the same "dream" as you, but I did (years ago) "build" (modified) a 6-110TA and installed it into 1972 KW COE (110" cab).... was a powerhouse and extremely reliable, just as the "little" 6-71 was. : )
@@Romans--bo7br never seen a 6-110 in a truck. Id like to see that
@@Romans--bo7br Would have been perfect for a farm tractor, like the Big Buds.
@@Romans--bo7br We have a 20V149 at the hospital where I work running the genset. It's amazing to hear that beast under a load!
@@Acoustic_Theory I believe the Big Bud had the 16v71. Still a long ways from the 149 though.
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Yea love it