2015 Lincoln EcoBoost vs the Ike Gauntlet
The EcoBoost performance was pretty impressive and I couldn't help notice how relatively low the RPM's were too. Link
Forum Discussion
mayo30 wrote:
Question.Isn't there a lot more stress and and wear on a 6 cylinder motor putting out the same power as an 8 cylinder motor?I know my 6 cylinder cummins were a lot beefier then the 8 cylinder diesels but that was years ago.
A very long answer short; yes.
When you put a big 8 cylinders worth of air through a 6 cylinder engine the rings are going to load harder against the cylinders and the cylinder pressures are going to go sky high. (comparative speaking)
The reason the Cummins parts were bigger is because they had to be. They are putting the same amount of power through 6 pistons as other manufactures are putting through 8. So things like rods and wrist pins and things like that have to be built bigger and stronger to hold the power put through them. Think how big and strong the rod would have to be if you put 350 HP and 800 ft/lbs through a 1 cylinder Cummins!! :E
