motors

[Guest mod]

what is better Inline 6 or v 6 ?

[Douglas]

Do they make an in line 6 anymore?

[Phi for All]

what is better Inline 6 or v 6 ?

Better at what?

[Guest mod]

which is the better engine out of the 2 and what is the diference between the 2

[YT2095]

the difference is in the positioning of the Cylinders.

 

3 aside in V the `V` type \\\///

 

and all in line on the "inline" type ||||||

 

the V types have a smoother crank shaft rotation due to the offset, but are a little harder to tune/time.

[Phi for All]

Inline engines leave a little more room to work in the compartment as well. I hate the fact that you can barely slip a screwdriver into most modern V-types to work on them. You practically have to yank them to change an oil filter.

 

Here's a link that talks about GM's Votec 4200:

Inline 6-cyl engine

[Guest mod]

so there is no performance difference between the 2 configurations of engines

[mmalluck]

I've always heard the the 'flat' or inline arrangment will give you more power. That's why you never see a v4. It would have too little power to be useful. You've got the space in under the hood, you might as well go with a flat setup.

 

Example:

The GMC Canyon truck is a flat-5 cylinder (yes five cylinders, I have no clue how they balance that thing) 3.5 liter engine that gets 27mpg highway and is rated 220hp.

 

The Toyota Tacoma is a v6 4.0 liter engine that gets 21mpg highway and is rated 245hp.

 

The Canyon gets 44hp per cylinder, where as the Tacoma only gets 40.8hp per cylinder. It should be noted that the cylinders in the Canyon are slightly larger, so maybe this isn't the best example over all, but it is worth another look.

[YT2095]

personaly I say YES there is, I`de go for the V formation anyday, the differences are subtle, but I`m thinking in terms of Bikes, and what`s good for a bike may or may not be good for a car (I can`t see too many reasons WHY this might be so, beyond access for servicing however).

 

gimme a V twin anyday