Posted by JMOR on December 13, 2013 at 23:48:04 from (72.181.173.171):
In Reply to: OT--V4 engine posted by Mike M on December 13, 2013 at 11:56:24:
Mike M said: (quoted from post at 15:56:24 12/13/13) Subaru still uses the flat opposed 4 cyl.
And for nosgalia buffs lets not forget about the slant 4 used in the IHC Scouts. 1/2 of the 345 V8
Pontiac Tempest had an even larger 1/2 V8 vibrator!
As for the V4, well that answer ought to be terribly obvious. Not a good solution, otherwise it would have flourished rather than died. Many factors: vibration, cost, commonality for production tooling, etc., etc. Oh, yes, while here, V, flat horizontal, inline are not a factor in torque. Torque is a matter of displacement, cylinder pressure, crank throw length(stroke) and relative rod length, not V, horiz, inline.
This post was edited by JMOR at 00:24:13 12/14/13.
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