favorite 4 banger

slightly off topic but i never found the 1.8T to be that impressive with my preference being with the V5 that saw too little use. In the Golfs, I've always reckoned the V5 to be the nicer to drive; the engine seemed to feel more eager to pull and was much smoother. Sounds better too.

by v5 are you refering to 5 valves per cylinder?

no the 1.8T is 5v as in five valves per cylinder. i think he was referring to the V5 as in a V6 less one cylinder. it is a good engine, very smooth and good power delivery, 170bhp.

in our golf it sounds like a diesel at idle, i think that's because shortly after we bought it it spewed out all its oil on the motorway and may have some internal damage, nothing too serious.

pretty sure its an I5 not a V5

Well V5 is not possible. You can't place 5 cylinders in the V style, they are inline 5. Above poster has a point, but it doesn't make any difference since car is still a 5 cyl car.

no, it's a V5. it can be done.

i think it's set up as a V4 then one end of the crank has only one connecting rod connected to it instead of 2

I would think that would be so unbalanced it wouldnt be funny

probably the volkswagon engineers tryin to get some attention or maybe the extra space was used for something useful like extra engine cooling.

Lotus Elise

Lotus Elise
wooooooooo! i thought i was the only lotus fan on AF

I like the elise i just dont agree in there choice of engine, then again thats just the right amount of power for how light the car is.

V5 is possible for the balance problem just use a counterbalance weight on the section of the crank shaft where there is only one rod. Its a poor design as far as reliability goes. Strangest engine ive ever seen was a horizontally opposed in a bobcat type machine, had dual cranks and the pistons used the same cylinder for combustion. Strange as hell sounded awsome.

hah, yeah at the same time the car i'd LEAST likely want to be in during a car crash is probly the lotus elise. it's probly tied with a pinto. :bricks1:

hah, yeah at the same time the car i'd LEAST likely want to be in during a car crash is the elise. probly tied with a pinto. :bricks1:

Dodge Stratus Se

dude ur a fag it a stratus come on dude theres way better out there fag :disappoin

dude ur a fag it a stratus come on dude theres way better out there fag :disappoin GO BANG:banghead: YOUR APPLE COBLLER YOU QUER!!!!!!

I think you know the answer to that. A Chrysler LeBaron GTC with the common block Turbo II. One of the most solid four bangers out there. YOU CANT BE SERIOUS:nono: TURBOED:screwy: I DONT THINK SO:disappoin

honda civic si, acura gsr, honda prelude, bmw m3 e30, and nissan 240sx

WTF thats whyone gives respect to Honda owners dipshits like this guy going around insulting everyone else. Chill dude its a forum everyone is entitled to there opinion. Me and polygon went through it every car company has there strong points, let alone the fact you didnt name off any engine models just cars.

honda civic si, acura gsr, honda prelude, bmw m3 e30, and nissan 240sx
you=banned. Grow up. When you get over your "OMG IMPORTZ ALL TEH WAY BECAUSE TURBO OWNZ!" attitude, maybe you can come back and contribute something.