I don know guys... a V8 cummins? It makes me a little nervous. I think they should just stick with the l6. A V8 if not done right could cause big problems. I look at ford and chevy wit their double breasted yamahas and the problems they have and the short life of some of those engines. I would be ver hesitant to buy one. But id probally have to get one just to try it. Maybe get it for my girl and see... anyone else thinking like me?

 

What is the lifespan of one of these engines? Transmission? I was always fascinated by them and then they were gone.

 

Nothing inherently wrong with an V8. Any engine "done wrong" will be problematic.

There are plenty of V8s on the market that last a LONG time because they are well done. I6 engines have their own design challenges: exhaust manifolds that don't crack or leak, intake manifolds that have balanced flow, heads that have balanced coolant flow, etc.

Unfortunately, they don't happen to be Diesels from GM or Ford.

Initially, the new 6.7L PSD seems very impressive. I'd love to try one out.


It all boils down to packaging, and a pickup application packages a V8 much better than an I6.

 

Technically speaking right??? Because I havent seen a diesel v8 fit better in a pickup than a good ol I6.

 

I'm with rip. I wouldn't even think about working on a chev or ford. I just put a turbo and studs in and it only took me 8 hrs total being a first timer doing it, try that with either of the other two.

 

whoopie 8 injectors to replace instead of 6.............there another grand

 

Its to much stress on the rods with the angles of a V8 ya know wat I mean. I've never worked on powerstroke but I've worked on duramax and its a pain in the *** to do simple things. All the crap you got to remove just to get down to the injectors. There won't be the same reliability and life span on those engines. It would be fun to drive and just to have but depending on how much it costs, and it won't be cheap, is it really worth the money is wat people need to decide

 

Got to reading around on a Lib site. Had the impression that the vehicle started to have too many problems at around 170k or so. Reliability. The motor is fine (except for overheating, not a motor problem).

 

the 5.0L V8 will be a much smaller package than the 6.6L Duramax or the 7.3, 6.0, 6.4 or 6.7L Powerstroke...

 

But when you are adding additional emissions equipment, and the new design trend of covering the whole motor with plastic, I'm still seeing this being a cramped compartment, especially with a v block configuration. JMO.

 

As would I, i mean sure everyone knocks the V configuations but they use to make a lot of them. even locomotives have v engines. I think for normal use it would be great.

 

Please explain this. Engine config has nothing to do with rod stress as far as I can tell. Angle doesn't matter, as far as I can tell. Please explain how it would.

jh

 

Light Duty Diesel was design to essentially be able to replace a Hemi in any given application. So it would package about the same as a Hemi.

JH

 

That "accessibility" that you like about the I6 is wasted space to the vehicle engineer. The vehicle could be made lighter, shorter, cheaper, more compact, etc if that wasted space wasn't there.

So packaging well is defined quite differently depending on whether you are maker or buyer of said vehicle.

 

Yeah, I know... I've followed the DOE updates on the 4.2L and 5.6L engines and they were always "billed" as direct replacements for current MOPAR engines...

I have a 2006 1500 Mega Cab 4x4, the Hemi fits about like a dime does in a soda can... I mean, they put an 8.0L V10 under the hood of these things, I'm not too concerned that a 5.0L engine would be a tight fit...

I remember you posting once that you actually saw a truck with one of the LD diesels in it during your travels at Cummins, have you run into anymore since then?