6-cylinder engine

[Lizard King]

Tis a shame. Bring back the old days.

[Porsche]

I'm not a just another V6 guy, I like orignal designs and such, that's why the I and Flat-6 are my choices. BMW has done majic with their 6's and any Porsche is a great example of Flat engine technology. (Excluding the 928 and few others) As for the Flat-8, I think Porsche may have done it with a Le Mans-type racer in the 70's not sure though. What does the 904 have? I want the 917-30's 5.4L Flat-12. 1160HP!!

[Racer 20]

They are all great IMHO. Most 6 cylinder engines can be tuned very high.

[flylwsi]

if you have seen the speedvision show on porsche racing history, it should be noted that porsche had flat tens w/ turbos on em that were pushin out over 1k hp...
flat tens! that is crazy....

[JD@af]

I too prefer the inline. If nothing else, I love the sounds they make. BMW inline sixes have enchanted me for a long time, just because of the way they sound when revved. I find it sad that so few manufacturers choose to work with them, although it is understandable, given contemporary packaging constraints. Even in the M3, the engine is tilted slightly to one side to fit in the engine bay, with the engine's relatively long stroke.

[Porsche]

I saw that thing on Porsche on SPDVSN. Was it the one with the guy at the castle driving almost every Porsche ever made? That's the one I saw, he was racing in old 1974 Carrera RSR's and 356 and so on. The guy was a good driver and he was taking a 962 Street Version on some backroads at like 150 km/h.

[flylwsi]

that is the one...
his name is alain de cadanet
he used to race porsche and ferrari shit back in the mid70s to 80s...
he is awesome...
he also did the show where he was racing around in ferraris... including the 333sp... damn...

[Porsche]

Saw that one too. He had the race models and that sweet 365 GTB/4 Daytona.

[blazedone]

When it comes to modding the I is definately easier to work with, and its dependatbility is great. I remember I asked one idiot what motor his car had and he said "V4"... the average non-automotive informed person assumes every engine type has a "V" before it.

[Porsche]

I did that once for a Very Short while a few years back. Is there actually such thing as a V4 or are there just Flat and I-4's? I know it sounds like a dumb question but I want to know now so I don't sound like a total dumbass later.

[JD@af]

There was a small, exotic sports car made in Spain (perhaps back in the '70s) that used a V4 engine. It might have been called a Toro or something (if you can find a Motor Trend database, I'm pretty sure you'll be able to find out more about it through them). Not very common, and almost silly to put four cylinders into the V configuration, as this is generally done to save space. Most four cylinder engines are small enough in inline layout that it's just not necessary to split the cylinder banks.

[Moppie]

Ford made a very unpopular V4 engine for the MK II capri in the UK, it was ment to be all flash and modern, and compact, and well balanced, but it turend out to be an unreliable dog. After only one year of production it was removed from the Capri options list, and placed into the early Ford Transit. Thier now a very rare and sought after motor, (for some silly reason).

Im a Big Straight Six fan, thier just so smoth, and like texan said, so incredably well balanced, and as far as im concerned they do when corectly tuned have a far nicer exhasut note than any V8 iv ever heard in similar levels of tune.
I would however like to see VAG's new W16 engine for the new Bugati, sounds like quite a monster. :frog:

[CraigFL]

The 1968 Saab Sonett had a V4 engine also....

[Porsche]

Thanks, there's some good reseaning for not making a V4 then. On an almost unrelated topic, Question; Can anybody tell me the largest Cylinder (#) of an Aircraft Engine That was ever produced?

[texan]

Porsche- That'd probably be the XR 7755 from Lycoming, 36 cylinders and about 127L of displacment....
http://www.aviation-history.com/engines/xr-7755.html