6 cylinders do it in a straight line.
1/10/11, 10:02 AM
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6 cylinders do it in a straight line.
So, can we please get an inline 6 back in the Mustang?
http://jalopnik.com/5728047/six-cyli...e-second--mile
This is cool especially with the debate about fuel mileage, V6 EB and V8, blah blah blah.
http://jalopnik.com/5728047/six-cyli...e-second--mile
This is cool especially with the debate about fuel mileage, V6 EB and V8, blah blah blah.
1/10/11, 10:38 AM
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1/10/11, 01:06 PM
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Wow!
They do things differently "down under". That's why this 1965 Ford Mustang from Australia is powered by a heavily modified four liter turbocharged straight six engine from a Ford Falcon. Watch this odd pony run a 9.96 ¼ mile.
1/11/11, 11:33 AM
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I have a soft spot for good inline sixes, having owned two ('79 BMW 323i and currently an '01 M3). Their inherent smoothness, the result of perfect primary and secondary balance, makes showing them the whip a joy rather than something to be endured like straight fours and larger V6s. Spinning up the M3's S54 mill to 8K rpm -- pulling hard and smoothly -- is a peak automotive experience.
Sadly, very few I6s remain, mostly because the packaging is more difficult, especially in terms of meeting crash standards, due to their length. They also tend to weigh a bit more than comparable V6s.
On the other hand, the Stang's new 3.7 is an excellent mill and light years ahead of the ancient 4.0 it replaced. In C&Ds VIR hot laps, it even outran a 4.6 Stang GT's time, 115 mph limiter and all!
Sadly, very few I6s remain, mostly because the packaging is more difficult, especially in terms of meeting crash standards, due to their length. They also tend to weigh a bit more than comparable V6s.
On the other hand, the Stang's new 3.7 is an excellent mill and light years ahead of the ancient 4.0 it replaced. In C&Ds VIR hot laps, it even outran a 4.6 Stang GT's time, 115 mph limiter and all!
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