[SupraTitan]

Originally Posted by RedMunsta

Uh.. one of the best performing and most reliable diesels ever produced was the 8v92 with or without turbo by Detroit Diesel in the 80' and 90's. Detoit Diesel and Cummins both make V configuration Diesels. Technology has come a long way since the straight six days.

The most reliable, powerful, simple and strongest diesel used currently in a pickup truck currently is the Cummins, an I-6. An inline 6 uses 7 main bearings, a V6 uses 4 and a V8 uses 5, which one do you think would have the strongest bottom end. When an engine is producing in excess of 600 ft/lbs of torque for hundreds of thousands of miles this is a huge advantage for the I-6. You also get an even firing order with the inline 6, a powerstroke every 120 deg. of crankshaft rotation contributing to a perfect primary and secondary balance. A v config requires heavy counterweights on the crank. Also in a turbo configuration an Inline design allows the turbo to mounted closer to the head and capture more energy from the exhuast gasses, a V design requires the turbo to be much more downstream. The only advantage I can come up with for a V design is packaging size, thats about it.