Inline 6

[A&J]

People, why are company killing the best things they make, the Inline 6! no primary or secondary imbalances, Overlapping Toque and power delivery not every 180 like those I4's... but 60° of overlap!

Just looking to hear the love for some of the best engines ever!

Straight-6

[VB-]

you must be an engineer right?

Edited June 19, 2009 by VB-

[GTRsean]

Wasteland thread, but: BMW still know how good they are, and ford....

I like my inline 6 too!!

[bahaimus]

Love 'em. Pretty much all makes and models, although I have to admit a penchant for the euro variety....

[Johnny]

yeah BMW are still on par, my e46 2.5l is so smooth with torque and the rb26 is one of the best engines areound....not to mention the 2jz.

any other good straight 6's?......anyone?

[R33_Dude]

I'm feeling the 1JZ love at the moment actually.

For a real straight six though - check out a L24/L26 with triple webers. Or one of those crazy tripple weber L32 strokers. They sound insane!

[bahaimus]

I'm hoping the Merc 6 I'm building for my 190E will be tasty when done - with a set of GTR throttles....

[Kranker]

4.0L TVR Speed Six motor from the Sagaris ..mmmmmm up to 305kw naturally aspirated

or for the real men the 4.2L supercharged out of the TVR Typhon 435kw

now thats a straight 6

[(OO)SKYLINE(OO)]

Inline 6 / Straight 6, one of the worlds most well balanced engines to be engineered.

[dnbosiris]

the 4litre falcon straight 6

[(B1) MR_fanny]

you must be an engineer right?

mmm...i dunno. I think an engineer would have picked up his spelling mistake in the heading Unless his name is How.

[madbung]

Don't forget the grand daddy of them all.

Jaguars xk engine began in 1949 and was produced until 1986, il6 dohc also had some impressive race wins ect along the way.

It really was the blueprint for any future serious six.

[GT-R32]

He may not be an engineer as all this info can be found on wikipedia, also it's quite commonly known the awesomeness that is the sound and inherit smoothness and balance of the Straight Six!

[typevu]

No I am not in love with Inline 6, nice fella but I prefer the love of my life to have boobs and no penis.

[sneakey pete]

For a real straight six though - check out a L24/L26 with triple webers. Or one of those crazy tripple weber L32 strokers. They sound insane!

There were a few turbo'd L engines around aswell. Supposedly built like a tank.

[zZzDanzZz]

you guys forgot the S20 in the original GTR

[FineLine]

Rotors sound like shit, 4 bangers sound like a fart. Good v8's rumble and get every body warm and fuzzy but nothing, Not even other in line six's raise the hair on the back of my neck like the roar of an angry RB.

Even the fabled 2J pales in comparison to the unmistakeable sound of a hot RB.

In line six's FTW!

[grigor]

60° of overlap!

Only if it's a 2-stroke.

6-cylinder 4-stroke is 120°.

[Phantom32]

INLINE 6'S FTW

the angry roar of my RB or the smoothness of my E39 2.5L...either way, the I6 is a fantastic platform for all applications!

[GT-R32]

Rotors sound like shit, 4 bangers sound like a fart. Good v8's rumble and get every body warm and fuzzy but nothing, Not even other in line six's raise the hair on the back of my neck like the roar of an angry RB.

Even the fabled 2J pales in comparison to the unmistakeable sound of a hot RB.

In line six's FTW!

20B rotary sounds similar to an inline six due to firing pattern. 4 rotor sounds like a screaming little V8!