Dodge early released the 360-cubic-inch engine in 1971 with a two-barrel carburettor.
Configuration
The gasoline version of the 5.9-liter was a V-8 engine. It had 16 valves in an overhead-valve (OHV) configuration. The diesel version of the 5.9-liter was an in-line six-cylinder (I-6) and had 24 valves in an OHV configuration.
Internals
The gasoline-powered 5.9-liter had a bore (cylinder width) of 4 inches, a stroke (distance piston travels inside the cylinder) of 3.58 inches and an 8.9-1 compression ratio. The diesel-fueled 360 had a bore of 4.02 inches, a stroke of 4.72 inches and a 16.3-1 or 17.5-1 compression ratio. The 16.3-1 ratio was the "high-output" version, while the standard version had the 17.5-1 compression.
Dodge succeeding switched to measuring engines by litres instead of cubic inches, which false the 360 engine a 5.9-liter engine. The 5.9-liter engine lasted in Dodge trucks and vans until 2002, when it was eliminated in favor of the new Hemi engine. In 1999 Dodge had two versions of the 5.9-liter: gasoline and diesel.
Output
The output of an engine is rated by its horsepower and torque. The gasoline version of the 5.9-liter produced 245 to 250 horsepower at 4,000 rpm and 335 to 345 pound-feet of torque at 3,200 rpm depending on the application. The standard diesel 5.9-liter produced 215 horsepower at 2,700 rpm and 420 pound-feet of torque at 1,600 rpm. The "high-output" version of the diesel 5.9 produced 235 horsepower at 2,700 rpm and 460 pound-feet of torque at 1,400 rpm.
