Is V shaped engine better than normal ones?

[StefanK]

of course lar...u had hamburger for breakfast.....hahaha! How about lunch dinner and supper?

weiiii...ts say 200+ bhp....why u increase to 300+bhp?

 

to be fair. TS said 'over 200bhp'.

 

technically, it can be 300bhp. Maybe he humble leh!

 

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Edited March 16, 2014 by StefanK

[Nullifi3d]

I drive a over 200bhp V engine and tend to leave many cars behind at traffic lights even when I am NOT driving fast... is my car more powerful by engine type.

 

Seems like a self-fulfilling thread. How is going faster defined as 'better'?

 

My inline-4 52bhp machine can eat your 234843bhp car for breakfast lunch and dinner, and have spare room for dessert.

[Evillusion]

 

to be fair. TS said 'over 200bhp'.

 

technically, it can be 300bhp. Maybe he humble leh!

ok lar...dont suan liao...gibe him benefit of the doubt! But if i drive V6 over 300+ bhp i tell u i will be kaykiang as hell......hahaha!

 

Seems like a self-fulfilling thread. How is going faster defined as 'better'?

 

My inline-4 52bhp machine can eat your 234843bhp car for breakfast lunch and dinner, and have spare room for dessert.

sound like Honda CB 400 Super 4 nc23! Edited March 16, 2014 by Eviilusion

[Watwheels]

V engines are said to have better pickup.....the V is the trick. The rise and fall of the piston is very different from a straight lined engine. And the engine can be made smaller to the V configuration if u compare a V6 and a straight 6.

 

Maybe some brothers with automotive knowledge can put more lights on this and as always google is our best friend!

 

Not really the case coz got to look at the angle of the V design. IIRC VW used to have a narrow angle 3.2L V6 in the Golf R. The angle so narrow it's almost an inline-6. I think it's like 5 degrees apart. For example Audi's V6 engines the pistons are positioned at 60 degrees apart. I dunno about motorbikes V2 though.

[Vega]

 

Chey... I thought what powerful car [laugh]

 

 

powderful lah. tear normal cars more than enough.

[Vid]

 

powderful lah. tear normal cars more than enough.

 

Aiyo... many in-line 4 will tear it apart. Hamburger already eaten it for breakfast

[Evillusion]

 

Not really the case coz got to look at the angle of the V design. IIRC VW used to have a narrow angle 3.2L V6 in the Golf R. The angle so narrow it's almost an inline-6. I think it's like 5 degrees apart. For example Audi's V6 engines the pistons are positioned at 60 degrees apart. I dunno about motorbikes V2 though.

1st time i hear of V engine with with so little angle...but good info nonetheless! The audi one sounds just ride. I used to ride an RVF with 4 cylinders in a V configuration. Good pickup but if ride maciam racer the fc very cialat! Full tank can go 180km maciam 2 stroke sportbike! There is a V2 bike though...smaller cc!

[Yeshe]

No.

 

IL6/V12 is d best.

 

V8 i happy leow [laugh]

[Porker]

V engines are said to have better pickup.....the V is the trick. The rise and fall of the piston is very different from a straight lined engine. And the engine can be made smaller to the V configuration if u compare a V6 and a straight 6.

 

Maybe some brothers with automotive knowledge can put more lights on this and as always google is our best friend!

 

V is used because it is more compact. Pick up/acceleration has nothing to do with engine configuration. It has everything to do with torque and weight of the vehicle.

 

 

V8 i happy leow [laugh]

 

Then you wanna happy with me?

 

[Baal]

No.

 

IL6/V12 is d best.

Thats what I read online in terms of smoothness / least vibes, due to the inherent design.

 

And may I add, "most lao chap" sound ?

 

 

Edited March 16, 2014 by Baal

[Gonefishing]

 

My car below 110 bhp also tend to leave many cars behind at traffic lights.... I guess speed is relative to the object in comparison. I'm not fast, its just that others vehicle moving off slower so I appear to be faster....

its rare to find under 110bhp these days...

[Yeshe]

 

V is used because it is more compact. Pick up/acceleration has nothing to do with engine configuration. It has everything to do with torque and weight of the vehicle.

 

 

Then you wanna happy with me?

 

 

yours is v12, laggi happy [bounce1]

 

[Gs_1984]

I drive a over 200bhp V engine and tend to leave many cars behind at traffic lights even when I am NOT driving fast... is my car more powerful by engine type.

Nowadays still got cars in v engines with so little bhp? I think the current market trend is around 300bhp for a small v6 engine. If you can find anything lower than 250bhp in a v6, I think you are running on technology that are around 10 years old.

 

So if you are trying to Hao Lian, please at least make sure your stuffs got something to see. Don't take old things and try to show off leh, very dis-tasteful....

[Tigershark1976]

I drive a over 200bhp V engine and tend to leave many cars behind at traffic lights even when I am NOT driving fast... is my car more powerful by engine type.

 

Its just the layout of the engine... the V8, V12 engines is design to be in such a layout mainly due to space limitation. . The "V" type engines is more compact, and much "shorter" and normal straight engines. This allow the manufacturer to produce lower profile cars and at the same time, shorter car length without sacrifying passenger room. Usually, V shape engines is use when there are 6 or more cylinders, otherwise, straight in line would be simpler, more cost efficient, and fuel efficient due to its lightweigh construction.

 

The straight in line engines are not generally thought to be as smooth as the V type engine designs. especially in lower revs, but work well for smaller cars and do respond well to Tuning

Edited March 16, 2014 by Tigershark1976

[Evillusion]

 

V is used because it is more compact. Pick up/acceleration has nothing to do with engine configuration. It has everything to do with torque and weight of the vehicle.

 

 

 

Then you wanna happy with me?

 

i said my RVF 4 cylinder V engine was smaller than my previous CBR 4 cylinder in line what!

But one thing though i always thought torque=acceleration (pickup)....my bad though.

But one thing i hate about my RVF was the sound....maciam weak as though got not enough cylinder.

[Evillusion]

 

Its just the layout of the engine... the V8, V12 engines is design to be in such a layout mainly due to space limitation. . The "V" type engines is more compact, and much "shorter" and normal straight engines. This allow the manufacturer to produce lower profile cars and at the same time, shorter car length without sacrifying passenger room. Usually, V shape engines is use when there are 6 or more cylinders, otherwise, straight in line would be simpler, more cost efficient, and fuel efficient due to its lightweigh construction.

 

The straight in line engines are not generally thought to be as smooth as the V type engine designs. especially in lower revs, but work well for smaller cars and do respond well to Tuning

ya....wanted to write about the smoothness of the V engine.....but scared i was wrong. I think 4 ylinder V engine now is overkill.....the whiny sound in low rev sounds like someone vomitting.

[Vega]

 

I think this is the most power V shaped engine.

[Porker]

The straight in line engines are not generally thought to be as smooth as the V type engine designs. especially in lower revs, but work well for smaller cars and do respond well to Tuning

 

Inline 6 engines are naturally balanced. Look at the Youtube animations below - the straight six pistons movement and positions are symmetrical about the centre line.

 

V engines require balance shafts.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2y77vEKorI

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=SG&hl=en-GB&v=NNqmNqaZlKA