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How is the Cummins engine for dodge a turbo diesel and its only a 6 cylinder?

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Josh asked:


Ive driven them and they are crazy powerful so how is it only a 6 cylinder i thought the more cylinders the more power

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8 Responses to “How is the Cummins engine for dodge a turbo diesel and its only a 6 cylinder?”

  1. Wrong again there Sparky. Its called torque, and low-end is a boon for a Diesel.

  2. The magic word is Turbo. Also you can make them even more powerful with a Bully Dog tuner, and a propane injection kit. You would be looking at over 400 HP.

  3. go here to see what your puny 6 cylinder does versus real engines

    Here what I recommend

    In engines, its not the number of cylinders, it’s the cubic inch displacement that counts.

  4. BIG cylinders and a turbo charger. Best diesels on the road in my opinion

  5. jrspencetrucking on October 5th, 2009 at 5:36 pm

    Not so much, I know the old addage is “no replacement for displacement” however think of a chevy 350 V8, 350 cubic inches. The 5.9L Cummins is 359 cubic inches but with 6 cylinders. Making for lots of torque. Not to mention a turbo.
    The turbo makes the difference too.

    Forget them Clatterpillars, get a real motor! Cummins!

  6. high quality and stand alone design

  7. its because of the amount of torque they was designed and built with,they are crazy engines on power they,ll out pull most v-8s and out run them on a long run and get better fuel economy also,cummins designed the engine to be real high on torque and low end horse power,that’s what makes the dodges the best choice when it comes to buying a diesel truck,they win hands down,good luck.

  8. ok for those of you who don’t know, torque is what actually gets the work done. horsepower is how fast an engine builds torque. so in fact you could have an engine rated at 1000 horsepower and only have 100 foot pounds of torque. it would build its torque very fast but wouldn’t pull or take off worth a crap. the cummins engine is only a 6 cylinder but the stroke of the engine is 4.72″ that is where it builds its torque and being turbo charged helps tremendously. the v8 design engines of chevy and ford have more cylinders but a shorter stroke witch is why there hp numbers are up there but the torque is not. just remember a longer stroke will always be higher in torque

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