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Re: What would be the qualities of a very small V-12?
| Jeff DeWitt | 14 Jul 2007 04:16 |
Cost of course. A V12 is much more complex than a V6, complexity =
money. The are also a lot longer, which makes them hard to fit under
the hood of most modern cars.
The extra cost of a V12 can be justified in an expensive luxury or
sports car, where the smoothness and cool factor of the V12 may make it
worth while, but in normal bread a butter type cars they don't make sense.
Jeff DeWitt
> Then, besides costs of implemetning a v12, why aren't small v-12s
> (i.e. 3.0L) more common?
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| Kaleidoscopic Perspectives | 14 Jul 2007 03:56 |
Then, besides costs of implemetning a v12, why aren't small v-12s
(i.e. 3.0L) more common?
What are the disadvantages?
> > What would be the differences between a 3.0L V-12 and a 3.0L V-6?
> > Suppose that all else being equal, except the bore/stroke are
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| Jeff DeWitt | 12 Jul 2007 23:10 |
> What would be the differences between a 3.0L V-12 and a 3.0L V-6?
> Suppose that all else being equal, except the bore/stroke are
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> Would the V-12 have more torque, efficiency, power, etc.?
All other things being equal V12 would be smoother, I think it would
have more torque, and it would last longer.
The reason it would last longer is because it's naturally balanced,
unlike the V6, that's a big reason why straight 6's tend to last so long.
Jeff DeWitt
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| Kaleidoscopic Perspectives | 12 Jul 2007 05:19 |
What would be the differences between a 3.0L V-12 and a 3.0L V-6?
Suppose that all else being equal, except the bore/stroke are
proportionately smaller (the V-12 has pistons one half the size of the
pistons of the V-6).
I heard that the V-12 is going to be more smooth. OTOH, the V-6 would
be more durable for some reason.
Would the V-12 have more torque, efficiency, power, etc.?
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