Talk:V engine

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In some configurations a special crankshaft is required to achieve even firing.

Special in what way? In all configurations the crankshaft needs to be designed for even firing, or you won't get it. In some engines, such as the straight-2, the crankshaft design is a compromise between mechanical engine balance and even firing. Andrewa 06:34, 25 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

The "V18" link leads to a redirect back to this page. Obviously, a page about V18s (I'm assuming there are some) would be nice, but in the meantime perhaps this ought to be delinkified or the redirect removed. It sure confused me for a minute. --P₁h₃r₁e₃d₁₃ 05:44, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This subject keeps appearing all over the place but even here is no information about the authorities behind the claims and what exactly is the generally accepted truth? I would also like to see more information about the german way of identifying separate pin crank V2s as boxers. As far as I can tell the boxers unique stability chraracteristics are achieved only by using a 180° bank angle. The separate pin v2s, despite using a crank similar to the boxers, have problems similar to the V-Twins. Could someone check this article thoroughly and find some kind of fact to backup the claims. In Finland we would call some of the information found in this article as "mutu-tieto", meaning an information which is based on writers feelings rather than facts... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.220.135.173 (talk) 12:11, 12 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

By definition, even within this wiki article itself, the V in a V-6 designation, or V-Twin, refers to the engine layout. The cylinders, when looking end on to the engine, form a V shape. That, by designation, means that there is no such thing as a 180 degree V engine of ANY kind, as that becomes a flat engine. Also, not all flat engines are boxer engines, as this refers to a specific configuration within the engine, where the boxer engines have separate crank journals for each connecting rod to each piston, and as far as I know, the majority if not all of the other flat engines share a single crank journal between each set of opposed pistons/cylinders. Other design characteristics not withstanding, a boxer engine IS a flat engine, just because of the physical layout of the cylinder banks, but not all flat engines are boxer engines.

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/there-s-a-big-difference-between-a-boxer-and-flat-engine-85305.html

Someone posted what would seem to be a discussion comment in the article referring to the german terminology. The comment noted that, rather than referring to all V engines as boxer engines German disstinguished between the two. Not knowing what is correct I left it there, however, someone with the appropriate knowledge should change it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.105.149.62 (talk) 23:17, 30 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Writer makes reference to "The Vee configuration generally reduces the overall engine length, height and weight compared to an equivalent inline configuration." which is not attributed. I take issue with the claim regarding weight, specifically. Inline engines have half the moving parts and require less material. This unattributed claim is counter-intuitive. Please reference or remove. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.126.138.4 (talk) 17:30, 22 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

1. Add information on connecting rod arrangements: conventional, fork-and-blade, and articulated
2. Add information on split-pin crankshafts
3. Add information on the effect of V-angle on even firing and smoothness

Sincerely, SamBlob (talk) 03:24, 30 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wouldn't it be favorable to have an entry/link to the deltic-engine also? --87.163.92.168 (talk) 15:40, 8 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

If Deltic engines are refered to as a V-engine is a bit questionable, but I tend to agree that it would be beneficial to have it as a supplemental info in See Also. Yiba (talk | contribs) 02:28, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I can’t find where it’s located 71.10.23.60 (talk) 06:53, 9 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I noticed that the page for a U engine has a GIF to help visualize how that engine works, but the V engine design does not. I understand that a V engine is in general more widely known, but it still helps if you are researching the basics of engine design (and figuring out the basics of topics was what encyclopedias were made for, which is still a use-case for Wikipedia). I don't have the knowledge to create this myself, but I figured I would at least make a thread for it here as a way to ask for such a thing. Thanks in advance. 2600:2B00:A910:9400:F694:AB4:212E:CFDC (talk) 00:33, 17 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]