Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 13:18:43 -0500 From: ma_twain <ma_twainnospamo.com> Subject: Re: new saab motor for 9-3 series
Goran Larsson wrote: > In article <20050216.7A412A0.8489nospamveg.iwvisp.com>, > Everett M. Greene <mojavegnospamveg.iwvisp.com> wrote: > > >>inherently balanced whereas a 4-cylinder engine is one >>of the worst, if not the worst, in trying to get it to >>run smoothly. >> > > The four cylinder inline engine is far from the worst. It is > much smoother than a flat V2 engine (e.g. like a two cylinder > boxer engine but with both pistons moving in the same direction > all the time) or that terrible V2, with the wrong cylinder angle, > used by Harley Davidson. > > The noise and the vibrations of the Harley Davidson engines are its big selling point. That's what they mean when they say "It sounds like a Harley".