You are comparing apples to carrots. Diesel is a whole different ball game. And its well known an inline 6 gas or diesel will outperform a v8 of similar displacement. In stock form.
Agree, I had a 79 Toyota Landcruiser with a 2F straight six, Offenhauser intake with Holley 390 that would pull very hard from idle, made torque from 600 rpm you could almost hear the cylinders firing. A little unusual thing I had with that set up was a 2 piece exhaust manifold ran into duals, not necessary but something different.
