My father was 45 years old when I was born. I was in my late teens when he retired from GM in 1969.
I was VERY MUCH into hot rodding in the late 1960s, mostly small block Chevys.
In 68/69, I had one of the quickest cars around (no, not THE quickest, but one of them). It had a 327 Chevrolet that had been taken just about as far as it could have been taken and still started and driven on the street. It probably produced about 450 HP.
I remember once speaking with my Father in the late 1960s about the Detroit Diesel engines. Being a "hot rodder," and knowing what fuel injection, roller cams, blowers, and even four valves meant, I questioned how much HP a 671 produced. IIRC, he said that it would produce about 180 HP.
I was stunned! 180 HP! My little 327 with two valve heads, carburetion, flat tapped cam, no fuel injection or blower could produce about 450 HP.
Son, he said, your hot rod engine may produce 450 HP at 6,500 RPM for a few minutes, but the 671 will produce 180 HP at 1,800 RPM, 24 hours each day without over heating for ten years with only enough shut down time to change the oil and filters.
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