In twin-turbocharged V-shaped engines such as a V8 or a V6, each turbocharger is usually assigned its own bank of cylinders instead of one large turbocharger forcing air through complex plumbing to make its way around the engine bay to the required cylinders. Each turbo can spool up more ...
While the F80’s 805lb ft is still mightily impressive considering it has two fewer cylinders, and enough if you wanted to shift the orbit of, say, the Moon, the W1’s output of closer to a thousand torques promotes it to Martian territory. Seriously, what do you even do with this ...
In a multi-cylinder engine, the cylinders usually are arranged in one of three ways: inline, V or flat (also known as horizontally opposed or boxer), as shown in the figures to the left. So that inline four we mentioned at the beginning is an engine with four cylinders arranged in a ...
The core of the engine is the cylinder, with the piston moving up and down inside the cylinder. Single cylinder engines are typical of most lawn mowers, but usually cars have more than one cylinder (four, six and eight cylinders are common). In a multi-cylinder engine, the cylinders usual...
naturally-aspirated four cylinder – and build their car to that end. Alternatively, a racer might build a car with a large V8 engine, for example, to compete in one class, and then disable several cylinders on a later run to try and snatch records in lower classes as well.Continue readi...
of cylinders in this type of engine. This car engine layout features a shorter crankshaft, which helps cut down on the space the engine takes up. V-type engines are often preferred for vehicles that have a low hood. This type of engine is also known for producing moretorqueat a lower ...
the spark plugs whileconducting a compression testto test each cylinder. If two readings are consistently low in neighboring cylinders this is an indication of failure between these cylinders and the head gasket needs to be replaced. This is what the gauge will look like if the compression is ...
Although many drivers enjoy the sound of a V6 Mustang, there is a notable difference between the engine note of a V6 and a deep, throaty V8. The only way to exactly duplicate the sound of a V8 engine in your V6 Mustang is to perform an engine swap, but there are much simpler modif...
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What does VCM mean on a Honda engine? VCM (Variable Cylinder Management) is fuel-saving technology that automatically deactivates 1/3 or 1/2 of the cylinders, according to the driving conditions. Does Honda have cylinder deactivation?