I have driven a few 8.2's in some GMC's mostly tank trucks. It did not compare to the small Cat engines. Ran very well empty, but loaded they were kind of sluggish. It was a short lived engine.
Roadway Express had some in their C-8000 Ford city tractors, as I think Cat went on a strike back then and Ford needed engines for the C-8000 cab over trucks.
I don't remember what issues they had, but they had problems, then it was dropped. I always thought it would have been a good swap into a pickup, but the turbo was on the rear center of the engine with a 3"/4" downpipe which would have been a problem at the firewall.
Thats all I remember as that was in the mid to late 80's . [img]smile.gif[/img]
Tom McCauley (DP Member #513)
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