Engine question (for the engineers!)

agree with 470four! anyone whos ever STOOD on the carbs on a VFR400 to get them into the intake stubbs will NEVER buy another v4...hahaha....

...il NEVER have another one.... ;-)

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Originally Posted by 470four

[Get me one while you're there!)
The only inherent failing with the V4 is that by design, they are a comparatively heavy engine & difficult to work on any sense... Two seperate cylinder blocks with all the necessary radiator hoses, extra coolant, carbs wedged in the middle & 3.2 miles of exhaust piping that looks like a bag of snakes make life difficult when Things Go Wrong... Sparkplug changes usually involve you wishing you had extra elbows/longer fingers & having to unbolt the radiator to get to the front two plugs!

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;D ;D Since when did the designer ever care about the poor smuck who had to service it.... just cram it in there......

470four actually used a great example to explain this question. I really don't understand why JonW threw all that degree level physics in SF's face when he acted for a simple explanation.

I quite like reading the scientific stuff, even if I don't understand it all. Anything that allows me to post poor mole jokes is good in my book!

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Originally Posted by Harry87

470four actually used a great example to explain this question. I really don't understand why JonW threw all that degree level physics in SF's face when he acted for a simple explanation.

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Just passin' on the pain! ;)

and dont forget the most important thing...."twin cylinders suck donkey pole" and fours are the best.... ;-)

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Originally Posted by jonnydangerous

and dont forget the most important thing...."twin cylinders suck donkey pole" and fours are the best.... ;-)

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No WAY!!! Two cylinders are far superior.... four is just too many.

If that's the case, how come there are no twins on the MotoGP grid then? :-?

Fours are better than ditch pumps, any day... ;D ;D ;D

Didn't say they were faster, just better. Look right, sound right, feel right.

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Originally Posted by Jon_W

Didn't say they were faster, just better. Look right, sound right, feel right.

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I like both, but then I would say that wouldn't I since I have both ;D ;D

but really really really would like a triple as well :D