Rumored ‘Big-Block’ Duramax Diesel Could Be 8.3L and We’re Off the Rails Now::You’d expect diesel engines to get smaller as time goes on, but recent reports claim GM’s truck power plant could grow by more than a liter.
California passed a law that new vehicle sales in that state, I think past January 2024, cannot be diesel if the engine is under 7 liters. I wonder if this is Duramax’s response.
20204? Seems to be an appropriate timeline, considering the auto lobby
Ha ha. Fixed the Typo.
Because I don’t have enough oversized idiots blasting their headlights in my eyes. Cool.
Why are we celebrating this?
If you read the article, you would see that larger diesel engines have lower emissions due to reduced compression ratios.
So big vehicles are good now. Can’t wait for cigarettes to get good again.
An engine increasing in size by 1 liter does not make the vehicle itself larger. These vehicles exist, that is not changing. Manufacturers are working to make these engines more efficient.
If you read the article, you would see thatif you believe the entirely baseless claim in that article, …
There you go.
They’ll never get smaller because emissions laws would affect them more.
Holy shit I thought the 6.6 in my 2500 was huge, but imagine how much the block would weigh on an 8.3L. I mean at some point your front suspension gets absolutely crazy. Would be smart if they could make it a straight six though instead of a V8, way better balance characteristics and that’s why many of the big diesels have that layout.
Packaging, that’s a big V8 already to fit under the hood. Tracktor trailers have big big long hoods
I know they’ve gotten more compact, but the 8.3L in our L8000 with it’s transmission probably weighs as much as my F350.
Nice to see the burgerland folks adopting metric units like liter
