twin stick shiftin'

grinding gears in the 50 GMC!!!

[Zach_A]

I have never heard a vehicle that's so slow, sound so fast. Loved it. 

[Chicken_Wing]

Now we know why our grandpa’s who drove rigs in their younger years were hard of hearing in their golden years

[clevername]

This is the sound I've been looking for for 50 years. When I was a kid in the early 60s I lived about a mile from a refinery that had a fleet of these. They drove by my house every day, all day, screaming like demons from hell. It's a sound I can still hear in my head. This video is the closest I've heard since.

[jamesm]

no clutches were used in the making of this video

[gb]

Ok This is a Detroit 4/53 T meaning 53 cubic inches per cylinder and 4 of them. So that makes it only 3.48 litres in capacity. Look at 27 seconds in the video how it builds speed, impressive. Some people bag the Two stroke Detroits blah, blah, but realize no four stroke engine of this capacity has its performance then and only maybe now with computers, common rail injection, and multi-shot piezo electric injectors. Not bad for an engine designed in and around WW2. Its a two stroke so its supercharged and turbo charged hence the crazy sound. Its also a modular engine meaning the rods, pistons etc was common whether 3, 4, 6, 8 cylinder etc. Completely bananas and I love it. Thank so much Glen Tuckey truckin. Loved them when I was a little boy, love em now.

[erwinklawuttke]

Two stick shifting in a country where most people cannot shift manually with one-stick-manuals

[GTPGuy]

Been watching this video for years now. Never get sick of the awesome sound those 2 strokes produce.

[BiffBallbag]

that thing sounds so angry, its beautiful

[surrealkitten]

I watch this from time to time still after 5 years and gives me chills every time. The sound of this truck is bone rattling.

[nickdangelo]

i've probably watched this video at least 300 times in the last few just never gets old.

[justcarcrazy]

Never before has "slow" looked so fast...

...or so complicated...

[JJC]

The second I started watching my first thought was "my God, imagine if this was a Detroit diesel"... I felt all warm and fuzzy as I heard the acceleration ❤️ 🚚

[DodgeDSweptline]

lol when you gotta pick up the wife and shes mad at you... bring this so you don't have to hear her XD

[camojoe]

"Hey bro, pass the AUX cable"

"Dont play crap, okay?"

[EMDSDR]

I never get tired of watching or listening to this video

[mikeyboy]

I worked in the Fire Department for 27 years and my Engine Company had a pumper with an 8V92 with 500hp. That thing hauled and was limited by only having a 3spd Allison. She pushed a lot of smoke but man it was fun to be a driver. 2 strokes rule.

[camaro]

This has got to be one of the coolest videos everywhere. Been coming back to it for over a year now just to hear that Detroit scream

[mauriceb]

Makes me tear up hearing and watching this. Grew up on the old Jimmies. Best thing to learn on at that time as a young whipper snapper. Full throttle always. All balls. Mad shifting on a 5x4. Real good stuff.

[michelpp]

Very well done. Perfect gear shifting equalizing the engine"s rotation to the gear box for smooth gear shifting. Great pro!

[midnightriderize]

No idea why this showed up on my feed, but love that old truck. When I started in the oil field in 1977 there was one old GMC (about 25 years newer than this one) that had the 4-53 Detroit engine. Always loved the sound of all of them. This brings back many memories.