6-cycl VS 4-cycl

[supergripen]

McLaren F1 BMW V12>Ferrari V12>M5 V10>Ferrari V8>M3 I6>TVR I6..
for 4pots Honda's B16B>Honda's K20C>Alfa TS.. no bimmer engines here!!

 

[supergripen]

jet engines..CFM56,flew these engines for 8 years and not even one engine failure. hehe OFF TOPIC!!

 

[fabianyee]

4 pot vs 6 pot... that would depend on what one look for in a car and what's ur driving style...

 

[Zoggee]

Originally posted by fabianyee@Aug 17 2005, 07:20 PM
4 pot vs 6 pot... that would depend on what one look for in a car and what's ur driving style...

I agree with fabian.... :yes: and cipek..!! BMW is not stupid la.

then how can you explain the weight distribution from the BMW ETCC and the BTCC cars

dun tok kok about 4 pot more balance ah...(Fabian,i dun mean you ah... :blush: i agree..!, it balance in term of handling) but lanciau la... :angry: 4 pot no torque wan..

if you guys wanna do comparison...go sepang la.. :aggressive: battle it out there la.. :aggressive: i dun mind being a part of it. :blush:

after driven Alvin's "always in the workshop 320i" wahlaueh...!! thats wat i call a car...and who says its not balanced? B)

if you got money then you can balance anything you want ma...

4 pot will always be a 4 pot...dun say you can do this and that.!! not much you can extract from a BMW 4 pot except from the legendary ..the M engine. :yes:

 

[3er]

The only pot i know is grass....

 

[The Necessary]

Originally posted by supergripen@Aug 17 2005, 01:13 AM
McLaren F1 BMW V12

Forgot about that one! What an oversight! That's truely a monster of an engine!

 

[The Necessary]

Originally posted by 3er@Aug 17 2005, 06:54 AM
The only pot i know is grass....

In which case, 6 pots are definitely better than 4... dude...

 

[shaifulo]

Originally posted by ALBundy@Aug 17 2005, 12:10 AM
In terms of 4 pot engines, my vote goes to HONDA

in its own way, alfa's 4pot is not bad too....the 2cam has been there for ages

 

[teejay]

Originally posted by ALBundy@Aug 17 2005, 11:50 AM
Off topic, a slight digression...

I think in the the near future (if its not happening already), BMW will be reknowned for the V8 engines!

aiyooo, non stop wif the V8,...V8......V8....

just get it over wif and plunk it down the hatch......then there will be a contender for the infamous 320iM........

see if V8 is > than M inline 6...... :nyehehe:

 

[Vanquish]

Originally posted by The Necessary@Aug 17 2005, 01:56 PM
Vanq,

did consider the Aston V12, but left is out because it's essentially 2 short block Ford V6s on a common crank!

Yeah ...

The fact that it's still a pair of Ford Duratecs married together does bother us a bit but listen to the awesome soundtrack / feel the performance ( both thanks to the petrolheads at Cosworth ) and all is forgotten. Spent almost half an hour being driven around Brands Hatch a couple of years ago in a V12 Vanquish ... that was some ride despite being just a front seat passenger. The same engine now in the DB9 with a 6 speed manual tranny gave its more expensive big brother a fright in the recent Autocar shoot-out.

P/S - the BMW S70/2 from the Macca F1 does deserve a special mention ... probably the finest V12 engine in a production car todate.

 

[kevster30]

Originally posted by Zoggee+Aug 17 2005, 05:23 AM-->QUOTE (Zoggee @ Aug 17 2005, 05:23 AM)

 

[teejay]

prolly the biawak or crocerdiley from the wakeboarding session.....ahem, dont think its his arse thats being bitten, try 180 degree of that...........


hahahahaha!!!!!!!

 

[chairoger]

6 pot better lar even though I drive a 4 potter. If not for Singapore's punitive road tax and the 6 potters that I found were all trashed within an inch of their lives, i would have gotten a 6 potter. Well, maybe next project.hehe :lol:

 

[kevster30]

Originally posted by teejay@Aug 17 2005, 11:55 AM
prolly the biawak or crocerdiley from the wakeboarding session.....ahem, dont think its his arse thats being bitten, try 180 degree of that...........


hahahahaha!!!!!!!

Hahahahahaahaaha :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

 

[pussy]

4 pots, 4 pots, 4 pots...

 

[535i]

Originally posted by pussy@Aug 17 2005, 08:48 PM
4 pots, 4 pots, 4 pots...

ci-pot ... ci-pot ... ci-pot ....

 

[OSFlanker]

2 rows of 4 pot is very good, 2 rows of 6 pot even better.

The BMW V8 4.0 motorsport engine in the M3 GTR and the McLaren F1 V12 are 2 of the best engines around!


I have owned 4-pot and 6-pot BMW. On the road, no question 6-pot wins in terms of power & smoothness. It's not exactly short of revs. Those (i.e. Albundy) that tried to tinker with the 6-pot found that the engine is already well tuned and balanced.

On track, does it matter to us? A properly setup racing car will be well balanced whether it's 4-pot, 6-pot or 20-pot!

 

[bmwky]

Originally posted by The Necessary+Aug 17 2005, 08:11 PM-->QUOTE (The Necessary @ Aug 17 2005, 08:11 PM)

 

[flash]

Outstation driving or where I can let her rip :yahoo: .... 6-pot minimum.

For those traffic jam conditions like driving in KL during peak hours :angry: .... 4-pot or less.

It would be ideal if we can engines that can turn off certain cylinders during periods of low-peak demand.

As for the weight balance of the car, not an issue, as I can adapt my driving style....

 

[OSFlanker]

Originally posted by flash@Aug 18 2005, 10:37 AM
............It would be ideal if we can engines that can turn off certain cylinders during periods of low-peak demand.....

This is already available on the BMW V8 4.4, one bank of cylinder is shut down at cruising. Saves about 5% petrol I think. I guess only V configuration can have this feature.