"Keen "to replace V6 with inline Gas engines
I have been reading how European manufacturers are now urgently wanting to dump V6 engines. One Automotive commentator said they " were a mistake" .Jaguars new Diesel and Gas engines will be inline si...
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SoCalDesertRider wrote:FishOnOne wrote:The early diesel engines used in pickups were very anemic in horsepower too (GM 5.7, 6.2, 6.5, Ford/International 6.9 & 7.3 IDI, Cummins 5.9 12-valve), until they became turbo charged and got high pressure, electronic controled fuel systems, with direct cylinder injection.
A lot of those older I6 engines had a long stroke, but again very anemic in the power department.
If those old I6 gas engines had been treated to similar technology, they could have been power houses too. Now we have the Ford Ecoboost and GM Ecotech gas engines using that technology and producing lots of power in a small package.
Cummins has always been turbo charged, the earlier Cummins didn't have iner-coolers, but always turbos.
