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1
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The position of various cylinders relative to each other.

A

Cylinder Arrangement

2
Q

The simplest cylinder arrangement there is. What kind of design?

A

Inline Design

3
Q

The most common number of cylinders used in automobile engines.

A

4, 6, 8

4
Q

This is when the engine’s cylinders are lined up in a row.

Popular in front wheel drive cars with sideways mounted engines.

Mostly found in medium to small sized vehicles.

A

Inline Design

5
Q

The arrangement of these cylinders are all designed in a horizontal plane.

Half of the cylinders are facing away from the other half with the crankshaft located in between.

Many refer to this arrangement as a “boxer” because of how back and forth they are.

A

Horizontally Opposed AKA Flat Design

6
Q

Horizontally Opposed AKA Flat Design’s advantage is what?

A

The vehicle’s gravity is more stable and easier to handle.

7
Q

The most popular design for 6 and 8 cylinder engines is that what?

A

V-type engine.

8
Q

The V-type engines have one WHAT connected to both sides of the engines.

A

Crankshaft

9
Q

In V-type engines, the rows of cylinders are faced at WHAT DEGREES away from each other.

A

60-90 Degrees

10
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Is the V-type engine generally BLANK and BLANK than the Inline Engine

A

Smaller and more Efficient.