Thread: Difference between a sraight six and a V-six
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Old 08-14-2002, 08:51 PM
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FWIW, the only engines that are 100% naturally, inherently balanced are inline 6's and V12's.

Inline 8's, V8's, etc. are not perfectly balanced, and will never be as smooth as an inline 6 or V12.

Inline 4's and V6's are very unbalanced and generally use counter rotating balance shafts to even things out.
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