Stroke length and related torque is why inline's are superior. It's just not as easy to swing a big crank in a v block. The other big factor is that the inline 6 vs v8 will have a bunch fewer moving parts. Fewer moving parts is generally better...
I don't think there's a soul in their right mind that would argue that the IH DT444 (7.3) was even half the engine compared to the DT466, even at similar power specs. Likewise you won't find too many to stump for the Cummins V903 vs any variant of the inline N855 engine. The 466 and 855 were just plain simply better engines. Not too many who are serious would elevate the 7.3 over the B5.9 Cummins either, for the same reasons. Despite the poor crate that Dodge wrapped around those trucks, there's a lot more of them left on the road around here than the 7.3's that died an early death. They might have had similar life expectancies... but my observation is that a lot more of them died very early in life compared to the Cummins... Wether that was a problem with lack of maintenance or whatever... I don't know... I just know there's a lot more of those old Dodge's on the go than there is Ford's with the 7.3...
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Today's Featured Article - History of the Nuffield Tractor: Part 2 - by Anthony West. In February 1953 production of the ETC T.V.O engine started, ready for the March 1953 press announcements. The new TVO engine had a number of improvements which resulted in a 10 per cent more power (43bhp as against 38 bhp on the earlier engine) and 10 per cent more fuel economy. Some of the improvements are listed below: Redesigned combustion chamber, improved spark plugs and positioning, plug size 14mm(earlier size 18mm).
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