# Detroit Diesel Doing Work at Bonneville! **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [January 11, 2010, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/detroit-diesel-doing-work-at-bonneville/249666 "2010-01-11T19:41:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 32
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2010, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/detroit-diesel-doing-work-at-bonneville/249666/32 "2010-01-17T17:33:29Z")
> [@\*\*\*\*\*Official: Mighty Meet Thread\*\*\*\*\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-mighty-meet-thread/10918/1690): > > **the blowers on DD engines do not provide any boost, they merely provide air to the engine. They don’t generate suction like a normal engine because those DDs are 2 stroke. I’d love to hear that thing rip!** > > > > **All DDs from 12v + came with at least 2 blowers. 8v and below only had one. You’re 100% right on the marine / industrial. I can’t find a single example of a 16v being put in a truck from the factory, a few did come with the 12v’s though! They were generally 12v71s though and usually not the good, newer silver series. I could go on for days. 🙂 DO WANT.** > [@fs: toolbox for small pickups.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-toolbox-for-small-pickups/28324/3): > > 2 Stroke Deisels require the blowers to operate. They are not a means of power adding forced induction but a necessary component for the engine to take in air. The turbos hanging off that hoss look beast tho. I always wanted a crazy boosted Detroit in a old American La France Pumper… lol --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/detroit-diesel-doing-work-at-bonneville/249666)._