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<blockquote data-quote="lavacarancher" data-source="post: 1227268" data-attributes="member: 9198"><p>I believe the 318 refers to the displacement, not HP. 318 is derived by multiplying the number of cylinders (6) times the displacement of each cylinder (53) hence 6V53 is 6 X 53=318 cu in in a "V" configuration. The 53 series engines came in a multitude of configurations, some with turbo/supercharged combo's which yields a lot more HP than a normal supercharged model. The 8V92 is 736 cu in and can output several hundred HP.</p><p></p><p>Often wondered why GM lost the diesel market back in the late seventies. The 2 stroke Detroit engines owned the market and when GM needed a diesel they chose to hybridize (bastardize) an Olds gasoline engine rather than adapt one of the Detroit's.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lavacarancher, post: 1227268, member: 9198"] I believe the 318 refers to the displacement, not HP. 318 is derived by multiplying the number of cylinders (6) times the displacement of each cylinder (53) hence 6V53 is 6 X 53=318 cu in in a "V" configuration. The 53 series engines came in a multitude of configurations, some with turbo/supercharged combo's which yields a lot more HP than a normal supercharged model. The 8V92 is 736 cu in and can output several hundred HP. Often wondered why GM lost the diesel market back in the late seventies. The 2 stroke Detroit engines owned the market and when GM needed a diesel they chose to hybridize (bastardize) an Olds gasoline engine rather than adapt one of the Detroit's. [/QUOTE]
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