The engine configurations thread
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cars, bikes, planes, you name it!!!
what internal combustion engine configurations are there, i will start off with the well known ones, what i am really interested in is the more obscure ones, and if possible, insert pictures and a quick resume of the vehicle and any insight you may have into why they thought it was a good idea...
This is probably car nerdery of the highest order, but i like this sort of stuff.
single - motoX bikes
inline 3 - little corsa
inline 4 - everything
inline 5 - volvo
inline 6 - bmw
v2 - harley engine
v6 - loads
v8 - loads
v10 - quite a few
v12 - loads
v16 - BRM F1 car
flat 4 - subaru
flat 6 - 911
wankel - rx8
rotary - planes
there are others i know, but you get the idea
over to you lot, release your inner nerd....
what internal combustion engine configurations are there, i will start off with the well known ones, what i am really interested in is the more obscure ones, and if possible, insert pictures and a quick resume of the vehicle and any insight you may have into why they thought it was a good idea...
This is probably car nerdery of the highest order, but i like this sort of stuff.
single - motoX bikes
inline 3 - little corsa
inline 4 - everything
inline 5 - volvo
inline 6 - bmw
v2 - harley engine
v6 - loads
v8 - loads
v10 - quite a few
v12 - loads
v16 - BRM F1 car
flat 4 - subaru
flat 6 - 911
wankel - rx8
rotary - planes
there are others i know, but you get the idea
over to you lot, release your inner nerd....
Flat 12 Ferrari Testarosa
And if were doing aircraft too (don't call them planes - thats something you smooth wood with)
The X24 engines fitted to the Avro Manchester
Hawker Typhoon had a 24H napier sabre engine
Deltic 18cylender Diesel as used in ships and trains
And if were doing aircraft too (don't call them planes - thats something you smooth wood with)
The X24 engines fitted to the Avro Manchester
Hawker Typhoon had a 24H napier sabre engine
Deltic 18cylender Diesel as used in ships and trains
Edited by PanzerCommander on Wednesday 4th July 13:05
V4, Lancia and Ford. I believe at least one of those was a narrow angle with a single cylinder head, a precursor to the VR6.
Did you have the Caddie / Cizeta V16?
Also inline 8s, which were very popular before the war.
EDIT: I also don't know of any planes with a rotary, though I'm sure someone made one somewhere. If you're thinking of the old circular engines popular on biplanes, Focke Wulfs and American WW2 planes, they were radials.
The Hawker Typhoon and Tempest often sported an H16 (some versions had a radial), as did a BRM F1 car.
The Messerschmitt BF109 had a V12, but it was upside down, so it could possibly be called an A12?
Did you have the Caddie / Cizeta V16?
Also inline 8s, which were very popular before the war.
EDIT: I also don't know of any planes with a rotary, though I'm sure someone made one somewhere. If you're thinking of the old circular engines popular on biplanes, Focke Wulfs and American WW2 planes, they were radials.
The Hawker Typhoon and Tempest often sported an H16 (some versions had a radial), as did a BRM F1 car.
The Messerschmitt BF109 had a V12, but it was upside down, so it could possibly be called an A12?
Edited by Alfanatic on Wednesday 4th July 13:02
Edited by Alfanatic on Wednesday 4th July 13:04
Greg_D said:
cars, bikes, planes, you name it!!!
what internal combustion engine configurations are there, i will start off with the well known ones, what i am really interested in is the more obscure ones, and if possible, insert pictures and a quick resume of the vehicle and any insight you may have into why they thought it was a good idea...
This is probably car nerdery of the highest order, but i like this sort of stuff.
single - motoX bikes, Lawnmowers
inline 3 - Smart, little corsa
inline 4 - everything
inline 5 - volvo, Audi
inline 6 - BMW
inline 8 - Bugatti
v2 - harley engine
V4- Saab/Ford
V5- VW
v6 - loads
v8 - loads
v10 - quite a few
v12 - loads
v16 - BRM F1 car, Cizeta, Rolls Royce (Johnny English prototype)
Flat2- Citroen
flat 4 - VW, Porsche, Subaru
flat 6 - 911
Flat 12- Ferrari, Porsche
Flat 16- Porsche (917 race engine development)
wankel - RX7, RX8
rotary - planes
W8 - Passat
W12 - Bentley's and the Phaeton
W16 - Veyron
there are others i know, but you get the idea
over to you lot, release your inner nerd....
I've added a few more; no doubt there are plenty of others... And of course jet engines are also internal combustion engines...what internal combustion engine configurations are there, i will start off with the well known ones, what i am really interested in is the more obscure ones, and if possible, insert pictures and a quick resume of the vehicle and any insight you may have into why they thought it was a good idea...
This is probably car nerdery of the highest order, but i like this sort of stuff.
single - motoX bikes, Lawnmowers
inline 3 - Smart, little corsa
inline 4 - everything
inline 5 - volvo, Audi
inline 6 - BMW
inline 8 - Bugatti
v2 - harley engine
V4- Saab/Ford
V5- VW
v6 - loads
v8 - loads
v10 - quite a few
v12 - loads
v16 - BRM F1 car, Cizeta, Rolls Royce (Johnny English prototype)
Flat2- Citroen
flat 4 - VW, Porsche, Subaru
flat 6 - 911
Flat 12- Ferrari, Porsche
Flat 16- Porsche (917 race engine development)
wankel - RX7, RX8
rotary - planes
W8 - Passat
W12 - Bentley's and the Phaeton
W16 - Veyron
there are others i know, but you get the idea
over to you lot, release your inner nerd....
Ariel had a square four engine (And I belive a rare honda?) Designed by Edward Turner I believe, who is also responsible for the Triumph speed twin and subsequent Bonneville variants.
As said, there are Radial engined planes but also Rotary, as in it looks like a radial, but the cylinders rotate round a fixed crankshaft.
BMW should get a mention for the original K-engines. Straight 3 (and later 4) cylinder, mounted longitudinally in the bike, "on its side".
There is a rotary engined mazda bus in a collection somewhere.
Thrust SSC has two big jet engines
Thrust 2 has one jet engine
Bloodhound has a jet and rocket combination engine
Some range extender engines are 2 parallel cylinders on their side.
Some ships have up to 14-cylinder 2 stroke diesels
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C3%A4rtsil%C3%A4-Su...
7,603,850 newton metres (5,608,310 lbf·ft) @ 102 rpm. Who said 2-strokes didn't have any torque!
As said, there are Radial engined planes but also Rotary, as in it looks like a radial, but the cylinders rotate round a fixed crankshaft.
BMW should get a mention for the original K-engines. Straight 3 (and later 4) cylinder, mounted longitudinally in the bike, "on its side".
There is a rotary engined mazda bus in a collection somewhere.
Thrust SSC has two big jet engines
Thrust 2 has one jet engine
Bloodhound has a jet and rocket combination engine
Some range extender engines are 2 parallel cylinders on their side.
Some ships have up to 14-cylinder 2 stroke diesels
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C3%A4rtsil%C3%A4-Su...
7,603,850 newton metres (5,608,310 lbf·ft) @ 102 rpm. Who said 2-strokes didn't have any torque!
Edited by crofty1984 on Wednesday 4th July 13:28
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