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> OT: Which Engine Configuration has the Most Power?, Curious Minds Want to Know
Britain Smith
post Aug 25 2005, 05:16 PM
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I was discussing the engine layout of a Porsche motor in a horizontially opposed configuration and the question came up on which engine configuration produced the most HP/liter and why? I know that an advantage of a Porsche motor is that the center of gravity is really low, but does its configuration have any power advantages when compared to say a 90 degree V6 or an straight 6? For simplicity, lets keep the discuss focused on normally aspirated motors. What are you thoughts and why?

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post Aug 25 2005, 07:08 PM
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I believe that a radial engine is the most powerful air cooled engine, if you take into consideration RPM, single row has only one connecting master rod, smooth operation, low rotating weight per displacement! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)
Not very practical for a car! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sad.gif)
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Britain Smith   OT: Which Engine Configuration has the Most Power?   Aug 25 2005, 05:16 PM
lapuwali   Torque is more or less fixed by engine size and br...   Aug 25 2005, 05:40 PM
redshift   A six is better than a four, troll. ...   Aug 25 2005, 06:47 PM
porsha916   I believe that a radial engine is the most powerfu...   Aug 25 2005, 07:08 PM
J P Stein   ...   Aug 25 2005, 08:52 PM
messix   easy answer.... the one that is engineered to run ...   Aug 25 2005, 09:02 PM
jonwatts   Don't forget VW's VR6, with 35 degrees bet...   Aug 25 2005, 09:04 PM
bd1308   the worst engines in my experience balance wise is...   Aug 25 2005, 09:11 PM
Crazyhippy   Inline motors tend to make good tq, and are arguab...   Aug 26 2005, 11:12 AM
bd1308   i'll agree with that...i have friends that hav...   Aug 26 2005, 11:25 AM
goose2     Aug 26 2005, 11:43 AM
ArtechnikA   ...   Aug 26 2005, 07:32 PM
lapuwali   It wasn't the vibration that caused the landin...   Aug 26 2005, 07:51 PM
Rotary'14   Concerning rotary engines, I feel that mazda has c...   Aug 27 2005, 12:06 AM
jonwatts   Is anyone else who's reading this thread think...   Aug 27 2005, 01:30 AM
redshift     Aug 27 2005, 09:00 AM
messix   ...   Aug 27 2005, 09:57 AM
redshift   Uhh... yes someone has.. http://www.filmarchiv.at...   Aug 27 2005, 10:08 AM
grantsfo   I know this naturally aspirated rotary made 700 hp...   Aug 27 2005, 11:47 AM

 

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