Looking to Buy - 6 vs 8 cylinder?

[RHO]

I’m a rookie so apologize in advance if this is a silly question. Looking to make a new purchase. Do I grab a 2025 with the 6 banger or do I build a 2026 with the v8 coming back? Any general consensus on here amongst the gang of which is better/preferred? Pros and cons of each? Thanks in advance.

The Hurricane has some power , but they are pushing a small in line 6 so hard , it is only a 3.0 , I would go V8

 

[wvinson]

11k on my Limited -- 640hp smoking tires happy!

 

[HSKR R/T]

The Hurricane has some power , but they are pushing a small in line 6 so hard , it is only a 3.0 , I would go V8

It's not being pushed that hard. It's not a standard N/A engine that they put a turbo on. It was purpose built for boost, and a factory engine with a warranty is tuned to be safe and reliable. Not at the ragged edge.

 

[BowDown]

The Hurricane has some power , but they are pushing a small in line 6 so hard , it is only a 3.0 , I would go V8

I don't understand this logic at all. Some of you act as though they slapped a turbo on an N/A engine and called it good. 500+HP turbo 4&6 cylinders have been mainstream for more than 20+ years now.
An NA engine trying to make 500 hp will have more stress on it than am engine designed for boost. NA engines need RPM to make power and in the hemi's case or any other in block cam N/A V8, with OHV's a valetrain that can take the abuse which is more often than not the cause of failure; where are most of the hemi failures? Valvetrain related.

 

[RHO]

11k on my Limited -- 640hp smoking tires happy!

Glad you are happy they are still pushing a very small 6 to hard , just my take.

 

[RedFred]

Glad you are happy they are still pushing a very small 6 to hard , just my take.

If he has 640hp, that means he did a tune to up the boost and get even more hp out of it. Limited gets 540hp stock. And I am more than pleased with my 420hp in my Laramie. As far as the standard output hurricane, I wouldn't consider 420hp to be anywhere near pushing the limits of a 3.0 liter tt motor.

 

[RAL]

Glad you are happy they are still pushing a very small 6 to hard , just my take.

You realize that an engine only makes peak power at the top of its respective power curve - typically fairly high RPM (eg north of 5k rpm) and then only for a short period of time - a few moments- right? So even if you could argue that the hurricane is over stressed - and I agree with others who think this argument lacks merit when applied to an engine designed from the beginning for turbocharging — most of the time any engine is really just loafing along making only a modest fraction of peak power.

The reality for most owners is that a well maintained hurricane (or hemi) will outlive the rest of the truck, even if (heaven forbid!!!) one follows the factory oil viscosity recommendation.

 

[wvinson]

Glad you are happy they are still pushing a very small 6 to hard , just my take.

I'm enjoying every drive. This engine can handle it -- it's way overbuilt, and put together for turbocharging. It can handle it for sure.