realy? most over here have V8s
I'm talking about the Big trucks. The turbo diesel haulers, the brits refer to them as Lorries.
My dad has an 850 CI ( 13.7 liter) turbo diesel Inline 6 in his truck.
compared to V6, I6s are a lot cheaper, lighter and drain less energy, since you only need 1 cam
basically most will try to use an I6, but if engine compartement gets to small, they'll change to V6
I'm gonna have to argue otherwise on the "lighter" as many I-6's require extra weight to keep them torsionally rigid. This is why the I-6 died out in favor of small (and big) v8 engines. They weighed as much as the 6's but could handle more cubes and more power. I've heard the RB26Det and 2jz-GTE engines are nearly as heavy as a big block chevy which goes well into the 9 liter displacement category.
V6's are far easier to package, especially if you use a smaller push rod design.
BTW, someone made a comment earlier about I6's being better for revs or something. Back when BMW built the first M3, part of their reasoning for using the I4 instead of the I6 was because they couldn't build a crank at the time to hold up to the high revs to make the power.
Long cranks have strength issues. This is one of many reasons why straight-8's and now straight-6's have fallen out of favor. The only real benefit to an I-6 is their smoothness and natural balance.
I'd hate to be one of your teachers if you write a "V" like that.
Exactly, Each piston is separated by 15 degrees. As opposed to the more common 90 and 45 degree versions. I agree, you could technically say it is a "V6" (I'm not trying to be a dick looking for special attention). But when you've been inside one and worked on it, you see it's reall not.
That angle makes it a V. Though I know even the "dohc" version has the same number of cams the "sohc" version has. One could argue it's an I-6 because it has a single head, but we could go back and forth for decades on this.
It's got a V angle, it's a V6 IMO. And you know what they say about opinions...
