Pickup Truck engine

[TheTom]

Hey guys, i have something really cool for you!
For now, there are only relatively small or normal-size cars, but what if they released Pickup Trucks soon? Something like a Dodge Ram or a Ford F150?
Well, for that moment, i've prepared 2 engines. Depending on how much cabin space you get, there's a 9.0L and a 10.5L V8, both of them are obviously torque monsters. But they are very, very durable cause they're built from good-old cast iron, and they are pretty fuel efficient.

Greets,
Tom

[SamSheepDoq]

Most truck engines today are in the range of 4-6 litres. Chevy made a big block 8.1 Litre, but that was the largest they went. I'll check out these engines a bit later since I'm tired right now. Lol

[RobtheFiend]

There was the 702 "TwinSix" from GMC. 11.5L V-12, with the cylinder heads from their 351 V-6. The largest size on the V-6 was 478 cubic inches. Same basic block as the smaller one.

[SamSheepDoq]

There was the 702 "TwinSix" from GMC. 11.5L V-12, with the cylinder heads from their 351 V-6. The largest size on the V-6 was 478 cubic inches. Same basic block as the smaller one.

That wouldn't count. Name one engine on the pickup market that exceeds 7 litres. You won't find one because that's too large.

[RobtheFiend]

Dodge V-10 , 8L. Then they told Lamborghini to make a car engine out of it.

[gt1cooper]

I posted a more mainstream engine for modern day pickups in my thread.
http://automationgame.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=3611
Truth be told, those engines wouldn't be well fit for an ordinary truck. They could go in an F-650 or maybe a F-350, but they would be top of the line motors, expensive to maintain, to fuel, and would take a complete rework on the manufacture's part if they wished to put them in their trucks.

[SamSheepDoq]

Dodge V-10 , 8L. Then they told Lamborghini to make a car engine out of it.

Erm, that was the Viper's motor. It was put into the SRT10 Ram that wasn't even sold very much versus normal trucks.

[salen00b]

Dodge V-10 , 8L. Then they told Lamborghini to make a car engine out of it.

Erm, that was the Viper's motor. It was put into the SRT10 Ram that wasn't even sold very much versus normal trucks.

Quoted from wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V10_engine
"Dodge was the first to develop a modern V10 engine, originally designing a version of its LA series small block for use in trucks. The Dodge engine saw its first production use in substantially revised form in the Dodge Viper sports car, while the truck version of the engine was used starting with the 2nd generation Dodge Ram."

[SamSheepDoq]

Quoted from wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V10_engine
"Dodge was the first to develop a modern V10 engine, originally designing a version of its LA series small block for use in trucks. The Dodge engine saw its first production use in substantially revised form in the Dodge Viper sports car, while the truck version of the engine was used starting with the 2nd generation Dodge Ram."

Wikipedia isn't always trustworthy. I guess I can believe some of that, but I'd rather read it straight out of Dodge's/Ram's history.

[nialloftara]

Quoted from wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V10_engine
"Dodge was the first to develop a modern V10 engine, originally designing a version of its LA series small block for use in trucks. The Dodge engine saw its first production use in substantially revised form in the Dodge Viper sports car, while the truck version of the engine was used starting with the 2nd generation Dodge Ram."

Wikipedia isn't always trustworthy. I guess I can believe some of that, but I'd rather read it straight out of Dodge's/Ram's history.

http://www.allpar.com/mopar/V10.html

[SamSheepDoq]

http://www.allpar.com/mopar/V10.html

That works, but it's still not exactly from Dodge's website. I don't know if Dodge even has a history website, but they should for enthusiasts.

[nialloftara]

Aside from the dodge v10 chevy had 2 v8's, a late 90's 7.5 followed by a mid 2000's 8.1, and ford had a 7.5 v8 till 97.

[SamSheepDoq]

Aside from the dodge v10 chevy had 2 v8's, a late 90's 7.5 followed by a mid 2000's 8.1, and ford had a 7.5 v8 till 97.

The 8.1 litre BBC wasn't available after 2005 from what I remember. There isn't a single engine today (excluding the Ram SRT10 if that's still sold) that exceeds 6.4 litres, and no engine exceeds 6.7 litres in diesels. They do have pretty recent 7+ litre engines, but they all got discontinued due to gas prices, and the 7.3L Power Stroke just wasn't good enough for Ford I guess.