I donīt think, the inline motors are dieing. and also they are full of power!! just look at the BMW M3 which has an 6 cylinder inline motor and it produces 343 horsepowers. or even the new M3 CSL
I donīt think, the inline motors are dieing. and also they are full of power!! just look at the BMW M3 which has an 6 cylinder inline motor and it produces 343 horsepowers. or even the new M3 CSL
The size is what's bad about them. They are too long to fit into an everyday (FWD) car. They will never complete die out, BMW will probably continue to use them, and so will Nissan.
nissans already gotten rid of their RB series of straight sixes with their VQ series of V6's. i hope ford oz dont get rid of their 4.0L I6, that thing makes massive amounts of torque compared to the holden and mitsu v6's
The new Skylines will use the VQ engines? Hm... That just seems weird. I don't follow them much, but I figured Nissan would've stuck with the I-6.Originally posted by fpv_gtho
nissans already gotten rid of their RB series of straight sixes with their VQ series of V6's. i hope ford oz dont get rid of their 4.0L I6, that thing makes massive amounts of torque compared to the holden and mitsu v6's
the RB26DETT dates back to the R32 though
Straight sixes dont fit sideways in front wheel drive shit boxes very well. So the fewer rwd we see the fewer inline sixes I would imagine. As far a torque gos, straight 6's dont own the show.
BA Falcon NA 4lt OHC
182kw @ 5000
380nm @ 3250
Chev Monte Carlo NA 3.7lt OHV
179kw @ 5200
380nm @ 3600
Merc 3.7lt V6 SOHC
182kw @ 5700
350nm @ 3-4500
not much in it.
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Egg Nogg 02-04-2005, 05:07 AM
umm crisis, the chev monte carlo's standard engine is a 3.4L ohv v6 that makes 134kw and 278nm and theres a choice of a 3.8L ohv 149kw/305nm v6 that holden use and a supercharged version that hsv used in the xu6 that made 180kw/380nm
FPV
Check Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS in the Chev section of Ultimatecarpage. I dont like it, its front wheel drive. I was trying to test you proposition that in line motors produced greater torque than v6s.
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Egg Nogg 02-04-2005, 05:07 AM
wateva
Does anyone know of any issue other than length?
well the Leyland Princess 2200 had an inline-6 transverse engine, and they needed a very special way to connect the gearbox.Originally Posted by 770
Apart from that the I-6 is a naturally balanced engine, and BMW is using that capacity to the full extent. It is actually strange that Mercedes gave up on it.
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Thay are good becouse they have 7 main bearings,that's all.
No thats not all. Theyre also very smooth due to their firing order able to balance out almost all of the vibrations.Originally Posted by mehrshadvr4
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Something else I once heard is that an inline-6 can be regarded as half a V12. Both engine types are renowned for their smoothness and seamless power delivery.
Plus it sounds great if BMW's engines are anything to go by.
You probably know this already - as with most things automotive - but for trivia the Leyland Princess 2200 was preceded by Austin's Tasman & Kimberley X6, which was to my knowledge the world's first production car to employ a tranverse-mounted I-6 engineOriginally Posted by henk4
http://www.elevenhundred.com/kimberley
Another current issue concerning non-transverse I-6 applications is the resultant height of the motor which can mandate an unfashionably high bonnet line, to provide for a 'pedestrian-safe' crush-area between bonnet and engine
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