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inline refers to the orientation of the engine, inline it points down the car, transverse across.
straight means the pots are all in a long line.
V means 2 banks of pots in a v formation.
Flat is like a v engine opened up so the pots are opposite each other.
A slant is a straight engine (usually can be a v but not normally referred to as a slant then) slanted in the engine bay, i.e. tilted over, usually to fit a tall engine in to a low engine bay. The lotus 2.2 is usually slanted and the porsche 924 engine too.
There are also W engines which are a variation on a v.
And H engines which are basically 2 flat engines mounted over each other with a link beween cranks
straight means the pots are all in a long line.
V means 2 banks of pots in a v formation.
Flat is like a v engine opened up so the pots are opposite each other.
A slant is a straight engine (usually can be a v but not normally referred to as a slant then) slanted in the engine bay, i.e. tilted over, usually to fit a tall engine in to a low engine bay. The lotus 2.2 is usually slanted and the porsche 924 engine too.
There are also W engines which are a variation on a v.
And H engines which are basically 2 flat engines mounted over each other with a link beween cranks
wildoliver said:
inline refers to the orientation of the engine, inline it points down the car, transverse across.
Not necessarily. 'Inline' is usually used to simply mean the cylinders are all in a row, rather than a vee or boxer configuration.
To avoid confusion, the terms transverse and longitudinal should be used to denote the installation arrangement.
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