V12 firing order - 3 firing at once?
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>hope this is the place for a bit of engine geekery 
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Was just thinking about the firing order on a V12 (4 stroke) (as you do) and how this compares to a V8? Am I right in thinking that 3 cylinders will always be on the firing part of the cycle per stroke on a V12? Similarly it will be 2 cylinders actively firing per stroke on a V8? So, if it is a similar 5000cc engine, on the V8 it will be effectively 1250cc of 'push' for every stroke and on the V12 it will ALSO be 1250cc swept but happening a third more often in time (although rpm will be the same)?
Brain hurts a bit and apologies if that is nonsense!
< Was just thinking about the firing order on a V12 (4 stroke) (as you do) and how this compares to a V8? Am I right in thinking that 3 cylinders will always be on the firing part of the cycle per stroke on a V12? Similarly it will be 2 cylinders actively firing per stroke on a V8? So, if it is a similar 5000cc engine, on the V8 it will be effectively 1250cc of 'push' for every stroke and on the V12 it will ALSO be 1250cc swept but happening a third more often in time (although rpm will be the same)?
Brain hurts a bit and apologies if that is nonsense!
Penny on its way down..!
I always though all this talk of degrees was the physical angle the cylinders were at. It is however rather an angle of the crank big ends relative to each con rod connection?
So its more firing pulses per 720 degrees of crank rotation on a V12 compared to a V8 an never more than one cylinder firing at once...as per the distributor on my dads rover v8 once!
I always though all this talk of degrees was the physical angle the cylinders were at. It is however rather an angle of the crank big ends relative to each con rod connection?
So its more firing pulses per 720 degrees of crank rotation on a V12 compared to a V8 an never more than one cylinder firing at once...as per the distributor on my dads rover v8 once!
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