Ultimately, flat and cross-plane crankshafts do exactly the same job, the only difference between the two is the amount of rotation the shaft undergoes before the next piston is pushed all the way up the cylinder so that it fires. For a cross-plane crank, it takes 90 degrees and for a...
An engine with a cross-plane crankshaft tends to be a more characterful one – not just because of the noise, but because they deliver performance across a wider range of speeds. You can happily smash down a drag strip with a cross-plane engine, but it’ll be equally happy on a leisur...
If you want to go racing in the Mustang GT4, then forget the flat-plane crankshaft Voodoo V8 from the road-going Shelby GT350
The design of the crankshaft has a large bearing on the performance and power output of the engine. The firing order of the pistons, the angle of the pistons and general configuration of the engine will be reflected in the design of the crankshaft. By using a long or short throw crankshaft...
generally on the vehicle geometric center plane; the driving connection between the engine and the transmission gearing including a direct-drive, cross-axis gear assembly with a driving gear carried by the engine crankshaft at a location on the crankshaft near a midpoint between the crankshaft ends...