Bruce Nunnally Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 Interesting write-up on V6 development. Once shunned as too shaky and quirky to be acceptable, the V6 engine is now one of the most popular engines in the world. Although the vee-type configuration has been around almost as long as the automobile, from V-twin to V16 versions, the idea of a V6 with its odd number of cylinders in each bank was apparently considered too daring. Nordyke and Marmon of Indianapolis experimented with a V6 for their Marmon car in 1905, but returned to more conventional layouts. The taboo was eventually broken, and once the V6 caught on, its combination of lower weight, compact dimensions and fuel efficiency made it popular with engineers faced with fuel consumption standards and the shrinking underhood space in front-drive cars Read More: http://www.canadiandriver.com/2010/04/30/motoring-memories-the-v6-engine.htm Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenJ Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 Thanks Bruce. Nice info! Regards, Warren There is no means of avoiding the final collapse of a boom brought about by credit expansion. The alternative is only whether the crisis should come sooner as the result of a voluntary abandonment of further credit expansion, or later as a final and total catastrophe of the currency system involved. - Ludwig von Mises Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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