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Re: Legos' V6's
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lugnet.technic
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Sat, 26 Feb 2005 03:48:06 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Nathan Bell wrote:
> Maybe I'm crazy, but don't most trucks with a 6-cylinder engine have the
> cylinders inline? Every Lego truck or crane has a V6. Their designs have been
> like that for over 10 years. Is this just because a "V" fits in well, or do
> European trucks actually have V6's in their trucks? As far as I know, most
> American Rigs have either a V8 or and inline engine. I thought inline engines
> were better for torque and V's were better for RPM's. I don't know very much
> about engines though.
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> Nathan Bell
Here in the US I don't think there is an inline 6 in anything other than the
full size dodge diesel pick-up and the new chevy trailblazer.
Gary
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| (...) One big user of the I-6 is the Jeep Wrangler. Though there has been much discussion lately if it'll switch to a V-6, though nothing is confirmed. Check (URL) it> out. Modeled after a real live Jeep. Mark (20 years ago, 26-Feb-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
| | | Re: Legos' V6's
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| (...) The inline-6 engine design is inherently perfectly balanced - hence most current north american truck diesel engines are inline-6 designs. For example, Cummins inline-6 diesels are used in everything from the Dodge Ram pickup, to normal (...) (20 years ago, 27-Feb-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| Maybe I'm crazy, but don't most trucks with a 6-cylinder engine have the cylinders inline? Every Lego truck or crane has a V6. Their designs have been like that for over 10 years. Is this just because a "V" fits in well, or do European trucks (...) (20 years ago, 26-Feb-05, to lugnet.technic)
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