Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 20:35:36 +0000 From: Colin Stamp <col.dustbinnospamp.plus.com> Subject: Re: new saab motor for 9-3 series
On 17 Feb 2005 18:56:47 GMT, Dave Hinz <DaveHinznospamcop.net> wrote: >On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 13:27:53 -0500, The Malt Hound <Malt_Houndnospamgt; wrote: >> >> I think that the problem with a V6 is really that it is 2 conjoined I3 >> engines. Because the vibration forces are applied at different angles >> they cannot cancel out. > >Yeah, I tried that approach, but got the "6 is bigger than 4" thing again. ... which you dismissed out of hand again. It doesn't matter how much you try to ignore it - it isn't gong to go away. I've never denied that a V6 is less well balanced than a straight 6, though I'll admit that's something I learned on this thread. From reading the other posts, it seems far less clear which is the best balanced out of a straight 4 and a V6 - and that's just from a moving-mass point of view. Add in the much larger combustion forces and it's no contest. Cheers, Colin.