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Offline circusboy90210

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engine codes
« on: January 04, 2009, 09:11:11 AM »
pleas explain how engine values function 8v91etc ..... pretty sure 6v76 would mean v6 6s87 means strught 6 but the other or am i off base ?
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Re: engine codes
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2009, 09:17:32 AM »
Depends on engine manufacturer and sometimes even product line.

The Detroit numbering you mention specifically pertains to the two-strokes.  The first number is the number of cylinders; no intervening letter is a flat configuration, and a "V" would be a V-configuration, and the last digits refer to the displacement of each cylinder in cubic inches.  Thus a 6-71 is a 426 cubic-inch (~7 liter) in-line six motor, and an 8V92 is a 736 cubic-inch (12 liter) V-8 motor.

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Re: engine codes
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2009, 11:57:46 AM »
more gruel please sir, thank you please may I have another? 8)

 

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