45Ricochet wrote:
Generally speaking a in-line Cummins will never have the HP a V8 diesel engine will put out.
Having said that I believe the newer ISX engines put out 600 HP which is just amazing to me. Of course they hold like 55 quarts of oil ( 14 gallons)
600 HP in a 15 liter engine is a lot less than almost 400 in a less than 7 liter engine. The over 2000 ft./lb of torque is pretty impressive though.
385/900 is very impressive. With the correct gearing it would move 80K at almost decent road speeds except on hills. Duty cycle would probably go in the toilet, which is why the 6.7 ISB in commercial apps is rated at considerably less hp.
