Baby, this engine hauls America’s freight on a daily basis and is the backbone of the medium-duty fleets all over the country. Why We Like It: What’s not to like about this engine?! If you’ve ever driven on a public highway you’ve probably passed 47 trucks running a DT-466 engine. Fuel Injection: Electronic high-pressure common rail.Engine Type: Four Stroke, Six Cylinder, Inline.Honorable mention on the best diesel engine of all time list isn’t too shabby. You need to tow something these engines have got you covered. The 4BT, 6BT and ISB 5.9L engines absolutely killed it in the torque rating capability. Why We Like It: This engine wasn’t the first Cummins Engine to bring some respectability to the medium duty diesel engine market but it surly refined it. What do ya’ll think? Did they hit the nail on the head or completely miss the target on this one? Honorable Mention: The Cummins B-Series This article is about what they came up with. The guys over at Capital Reman, have given it their best shot to rank the Top 10 Best and Worst diesel engines of all time. Good thing someone else is willing to take the bullet for me.
Well good thing I don’t have to be “The Decider”… I don’t need that kind of pressure. The debate is as old as Rudolf Diesel himself.
Diesel is awesome but what diesel truck engine out there is truly the BEST? Cummins guys will fight until their dying breath that the Cummins 5.9 is arguably the best diesel engine ever made while CAT or PowerStroke gents will look in disbelief at the verbal diarrhea spewing forth from their buddies’ mouths. You can’t go wrong with diesel and in this author’s humble opinion you’re already way ahead of the curve if you go diesel vs a puny gas engine. 10 Best and Worst Diesel Engines in HistoryĪh the elusive diesel engine: power, strength and the raw horsepower to get the things done.